Converting/Fixing STL File For CNC

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Upload the file here, or send it to support@carbide3d.com and we’ll walk through this with you at:

Tutorials

Note that there already tutorials on this sort of thing such as:

Import STL into v8

as requested on support… Given a file: [image] which has dimensions: [image] (note that the file was damaged and had to be repaired) We launch Carbide Create v8: [image] go into Job Setup: [image] and set things to match, then draw geometry to match the Stock size: [image] Then switch to the 3D Model tab: [image] Import STL File: [image] and set the dimensions as desired: [image] Apply [image] Show 3D [image] Done [image] If desired, trace the 3D model: [imag…