I’m having trouble getting my stl files to align properly. I make alot of handles so, I typically only scan one and then mirror the stl. file. I then select my geometry in carbide 3d and import the stls.
They never center themselves to the geometry properly. The toolmarks are always the greatest indication that something is off.
I’ve downloaded the latest beta version and when I create outline vectors, the vectors themselves are different (left handle vs right handle). This makes it nearly impossible to realign my geometry to the stl.
I may need more info. are we talking two sided machining and flipping the components over is causing a misalignment? or you are trying to align the STL within the workpiece?
It might be the height threshold that is causing my confusion. I wasn’t completely sure what its function was, so I would enter .0001”. My outline vectors would be similar but never the same.
It’s hard to tell from the pictures, did your outline vectors come out the same?
The stl.s never match the svg’s perfectly so I have to center them the best that I can. The svg is the physical dimension of the actual knife. It’s not a perfect science but it works.
You can click on the images to view them at full resolution.
No, the STL and the SVGs did not match up.
If the SVG is correct, then you’ll need to make up that difference somehow — I would suggest in the 3D modeling tool so that the STL import is reasonably accurate — it might be that modeling the SVG outline, then compositing that outline with the STL in some fashion will be workable.
