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Dorkmo: /* Tips */

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Tips

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	*https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonometric_functions		*https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonometric_functions
			*https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_(geometry)

	=External Links=		=External Links=

Dorkmo: /* Tips */

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Tips

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			*https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonometric_functions

	=External Links=		=External Links=

Dorkmo: /* External Links */

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External Links

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	File:SketchupCleanupAfter.png\|After		File:SketchupCleanupAfter.png\|After
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			=Tips=

	=External Links=		=External Links=

Dorkmo: /* Export */

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Export

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	By default, OpenSCAD uses a low resolution for curved primitives. To increase the resolution set the varibles [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/The_OpenSCAD_Language#.24fa.2C_.24fs_and_.24fn $fa $fs and $fn] before compiling.		By default, OpenSCAD uses a low resolution for curved primitives. To increase the resolution set the varibles [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/The_OpenSCAD_Language#.24fa.2C_.24fs_and_.24fn $fa $fs and $fn] before compiling.

			Tip: as you progress with your design, attempt to export periodically to test if it is a [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/STL_Import_and_Export valid 2-Manifold]

	==SketchUp==		==SketchUp==

Saucerful at 23:58, 13 March 2014

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	File:SketchupCleanupAfter.png\|After		File:SketchupCleanupAfter.png\|After
	</~~galley~~		</gallery>

	=External Links=		=External Links=

Saucerful: /* Cleanup */

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Cleanup

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	After installation, open the Plugins > Cleanup<sup>3</sup> > Cleanup... dialog (may need to restart SketchUp) and make sure Coplanar Faces > Merge Coplanar Faces is checked and run CleanUp.		After installation, open the Plugins > Cleanup<sup>3</sup> > Cleanup... dialog (may need to restart SketchUp) and make sure Coplanar Faces > Merge Coplanar Faces is checked and run CleanUp.

			<gallery caption="Cleanup³" heights="315px" widths="390px">
			File:SketchupCleanupBefore.png\|Before
			File:SketchupCleanupAfter.png\|After
			</galley

	=External Links=		=External Links=

Saucerful: /* Export */

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Export

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	OpenSCAD exports in several model file formats. The most widely supported is STL. Before each export one needs to compile (F6), which may take a couple of minutes depending on the complexity of the model. Then run Design > Export as STL. See [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/STL_Import_and_Export#STL_Export OpenSCAD OpenSCAD manual] if you have trouble.		OpenSCAD exports in several model file formats. The most widely supported is STL. Before each export one needs to compile (F6), which may take a couple of minutes depending on the complexity of the model. Then run Design > Export as STL. See [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/STL_Import_and_Export#STL_Export OpenSCAD OpenSCAD manual] if you have trouble.

	By default, OpenSCAD uses a low resolution for curved primitives. To increase the resolution set the varibles [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/The_OpenSCAD_Language#.24fa.2C_.24fs_and_.24fn $fa $fs and $fn] before compiling~~. For example <code>$fn = 24</code> is reasonable~~.		By default, OpenSCAD uses a low resolution for curved primitives. To increase the resolution set the varibles [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/The_OpenSCAD_Language#.24fa.2C_.24fs_and_.24fn $fa $fs and $fn] before compiling.

	==SketchUp==		==SketchUp==

Saucerful: /* Import and Cleanup in SketchUp */

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Import and Cleanup in SketchUp

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	By default, OpenSCAD uses a low resolution for curved primitives. To increase the resolution set the varibles [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/The_OpenSCAD_Language#.24fa.2C_.24fs_and_.24fn $fa $fs and $fn] before compiling. For example <code>$fn = 24</code> is reasonable.		By default, OpenSCAD uses a low resolution for curved primitives. To increase the resolution set the varibles [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/The_OpenSCAD_Language#.24fa.2C_.24fs_and_.24fn $fa $fs and $fn] before compiling. For example <code>$fn = 24</code> is reasonable.

	==~~Import and Cleanup in~~ SketchUp==		==SketchUp==
	~~Importing into SketchUp is as simple as File > Import.~~

	~~However~~, SketchUp will process the model in a way that leaves many superfluous edges. These slow down modeling performance in SketchUp. To remove them, install the SketchUp plugin [http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/cleanup%C2%B3 Cleanup<sup>3</sup>].		===Import===
			Importing into SketchUp is as simple as File > Import. Note that OpenSCAD's dimensions are unitless. The export/import process will take 1 unit in OpenSCAD to 1mm in SketchUp (regardless of SketchUp unit choice).

			For easier collaboration one can scale the OpenSCAD model before exporting. For example, 1 inch = 25.4 mm; so if one is modeling in OpenSCAD with 1 unit as 1 inch the following code will produce models with units that are compatible with SketchUp:

			<code>
			scale([25.4, 25.4, 25.4]) {
			// rendering code goes here
			}
			</code>

			===Cleanup===
			SketchUp will process the model in a way that leaves many superfluous edges. These slow down modeling performance in SketchUp. To remove them, install the SketchUp plugin [http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/cleanup%C2%B3 Cleanup<sup>3</sup>].

	After installation, open the Plugins > Cleanup<sup>3</sup> > Cleanup... dialog (may need to restart SketchUp) and make sure Coplanar Faces > Merge Coplanar Faces is checked and run CleanUp.		After installation, open the Plugins > Cleanup<sup>3</sup> > Cleanup... dialog (may need to restart SketchUp) and make sure Coplanar Faces > Merge Coplanar Faces is checked and run CleanUp.

Saucerful at 17:42, 12 March 2014

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	Files are saved as .scad		Files are saved as .scad

			=Collaboration=
			When collaborating one will often need to export from OpenSCAD and import into other tools like [[Sketchup]] and [[Blender]]. It is worth noting that [[FreeCAD]] includes an [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=OpenSCAD_Module OpenSCAD module].

			==Export==
			OpenSCAD exports in several model file formats. The most widely supported is STL. Before each export one needs to compile (F6), which may take a couple of minutes depending on the complexity of the model. Then run Design > Export as STL. See [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/STL_Import_and_Export#STL_Export OpenSCAD OpenSCAD manual] if you have trouble.

			By default, OpenSCAD uses a low resolution for curved primitives. To increase the resolution set the varibles [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/OpenSCAD_User_Manual/The_OpenSCAD_Language#.24fa.2C_.24fs_and_.24fn $fa $fs and $fn] before compiling. For example <code>$fn = 24</code> is reasonable.

			==Import and Cleanup in SketchUp==
			Importing into SketchUp is as simple as File > Import.

			However, SketchUp will process the model in a way that leaves many superfluous edges. These slow down modeling performance in SketchUp. To remove them, install the SketchUp plugin [http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/cleanup%C2%B3 Cleanup<sup>3</sup>].

			After installation, open the Plugins > Cleanup<sup>3</sup> > Cleanup... dialog (may need to restart SketchUp) and make sure Coplanar Faces > Merge Coplanar Faces is checked and run CleanUp.

	=External Links=		=External Links=

Dorkmo at 21:33, 11 March 2014

2014-03-11T21:33:37Z

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	written by Clifford Wold (you met him @metalab, he fixed your power cord). This uses CSG ([[wikipedia:constructive solid geometry\|constructive solid geometry]]) internally and can generate [[STL]] but also import STL (and use CSG on the resulting model). It also can read 2D designs in DXF and extrude parts of it into the 3rd dimension ([[wikipedia:extrusion\|extrusion]] can be linear or on different paths, so you can make, e.g., a torus by extruding a circle on a circular path).		written by Clifford Wold (you met him @metalab, he fixed your power cord). This uses CSG ([[wikipedia:constructive solid geometry\|constructive solid geometry]]) internally and can generate [[STL]] but also import STL (and use CSG on the resulting model). It also can read 2D designs in DXF and extrude parts of it into the 3rd dimension ([[wikipedia:extrusion\|extrusion]] can be linear or on different paths, so you can make, e.g., a torus by extruding a circle on a circular path).

			Files are saved as .scad

	=External Links=		=External Links=