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Steinie · Post by **Steinie** » 06 Oct 2015, 13:03

I thought you might be interested in the results.

bitkar · Post by **bitkar** » 07 Oct 2015, 12:50

no trueSpace there?

btw 123D is great, i checked that few years ago

Steinie · Post by **Steinie** » 07 Oct 2015, 16:03

123D Design link...FREE

http://www.123dapp.com/design"

RAYMAN · Post by **RAYMAN** » 21 Oct 2015, 14:12

Most popular doesnt mean best suited... !

You can be assured that cad and cad like Software is best suited but ist mostly not free so you have other results
in the list !!!

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 22 Oct 2015, 14:06

RAYMAN wrote:Most popular doesnt mean best suited... !
You can be assured that cad and cad like Software is best suited but ist mostly not free so you have other results
in the list !!!

Unless you're doing something like printing some kind of sculpture, in which case something like Zbrush might be better.

RAYMAN · Post by **RAYMAN** » 22 Oct 2015, 15:04

clintonman wrote:
RAYMAN wrote:Most popular doesnt mean best suited... !
You can be assured that cad and cad like Software is best suited but ist mostly not free so you have other results
in the list !!!
Unless you're doing something like printing some kind of sculpture, in which case something like Zbrush might be better.

Correct! Or any kind of sds object.....then a poly tool of any kind..will do it!

marcel · Post by **marcel** » 22 Oct 2015, 21:08

Popular is not an argument of choice for me. Never.

stan · Post by **stan** » 22 Oct 2015, 21:41

Cad software is only if you are wanting an accurate model considering stl turns my cad built models into poly on export. The free Repetier-Host software uses stl and you must make sure to use a hi face count to get rid of the faceted look on large curves. Don't know what the newer multi material printers use but surely a refined model will give better results even on sculptures.

Stl has been the printing standard until recently.

truespace has stl export so will be useful in 3d printing listed or not for awhile..

clintonman · Post by **clintonman** » 23 Oct 2015, 14:20

stan wrote:...

Stl has been the printing standard until recently.

.....

What's the new standard?

stan · Post by **stan** » 23 Oct 2015, 19:04

3MF(microsoft) and AMf (3dsystems)are newer multi nozzle printer files types.

jeffroig · Post by **jeffroig** » 08 Sep 2018, 22:41

Interesting topic, I think this is a matter of preference. I do all my design work in TS 7.6 and export everything out as STL.
I then will use sketchup to double check the dimensions before printing.
I use Cura to Slice/Export Gcode.
Sketchup is a fairly okay software for designing it, its interface can be frustrating but there are many video tutorials out there to help.

bitkar · Post by **bitkar** » 11 Sep 2018, 08:43

what about 123D or something from that family?

jeffroig · Post by **jeffroig** » 11 Sep 2018, 21:56

I have to be honest I have never used 123D, I am familiar with Lightwave,Poser and 3D Studio Max but other than 3D Studio non of them offer STL export.
My work flow for printing is like this.
1) Design in TS
2) Export out as 3DS file.
3) Import 3DS into Sketchup
4) In Sketchup do final inspection and measuring.
5) Export out of Sketchup as STL
6) Import into Cura and do Layers inspection
7) Save GCODE and start printing.

the_ant · Post by **the_ant** » 02 Jan 2019, 08:18

My work flow for printing is like this:

1) 2D in DraftSight (DassaultSystemes) if needed (then Export 2D polylines in Autocad ver.12 ascii-DXF)
2) Modeling in tSp (7.61beta8 with bridge: using modelside and some booleans in workside)
3) Create .stl with tSp
4) Import into Cura (for my Creality Ender 2 the ver.15.04 is very good) and do Layers inspection
5) Save GCODE and start printing.

One of results is my Avatar Upgrade!

bitkar · Post by **bitkar** » 02 Jan 2019, 09:44

gratz for the new avatar! :)

I see tS STL is pretty usable, thats nice.

Rhino169 · Post by **Rhino169** » 01 Jan 2020, 18:34

Long time no post!

I was just modelling and 3d printing from truespace 6.6 last night and today. I save as a .stl file to OneDrive and then download it from there into my 3d printer and print. I have a SeemeCNC Rostock Max v2 printer. It looks like they are on V4 now.

https://www.seemecnc.com/collections/3d-printers

It works great so far.

I have had the potential to have my design molded, but the guy at the injection mold shop couldn't use the .stl code. I believe he was using Solidworks. He has mentioned using .stp or .iges. I believe my TS6.6 can save files that way, but I'm not 100% sure.

Has anyone saved files to be used in the injection molding process before or to Solidworks?

Rhino169 · Post by **Rhino169** » 01 Jan 2020, 18:49

the_ant wrote: 02 Jan 2019, 08:18 My work flow for printing is like this:

1) 2D in DraftSight (DassaultSystemes) if needed (then Export 2D polylines in Autocad ver.12 ascii-DXF)
2) Modeling in tSp (7.61beta8 with bridge: using modelside and some booleans in workside)
3) Create .stl with tSp
4) Import into Cura (for my Creality Ender 2 the ver.15.04 is very good) and do Layers inspection
5) Save GCODE and start printing.

One of results is my Avatar Upgrade!
IMG_20190102_083924 x tSp 500.jpg

Is this Cura program free? Can it be used without signing up for anything?
Just checking.

the_ant · Post by **the_ant** » 02 Jan 2020, 09:22

Yes it is...and it's constantly upgraded ...nevertheless i work with the (oldest but simplest as wrote in the post) version in the free usb-key arrived with the kit of the printer.

lrdsatyr8 · Post by **lrdsatyr8** » 19 May 2021, 03:42

I've been using Truespace since version 2.0 and use it all the time for modeling for 3D printing. I love it's simplicity and intuitive interface that just makes more sense then some of the newer modeling programs available. Maybe I'm just used to the TS interface. The only complaint I have is when the models start getting high in polygon count, everything slows down and that's when crashes occur. Thank goodness for the Autosave plugin. When it's getting to the point it's bogging down at least I have a point I can restart from so I didn't lose too much work. A couple of things that I wish could be fixed is just before I export to STL I triangulate my mesh. However it tends to flip faces on the mesh and can be a pain to repair. If I forget to do so, and holes I've made in a solid tend to automatically disappear in the final export. Another thing I wish is that you could export to DAE format without having to turn the bridge on in the Model Side. If you've got a large mesh with alot of polys and have to turn the bridge on, it always locks up. The only way I've been able to get around it somewhat, is by saving the scene and then shutting down the program, then restart fresh and turn the bridge on and reload the scene and sometimes it'll work that way. Would be nice if you could just export directly without having to go thru all that! Just my thoughts. What do you all think?

RAYMAN · Post by **RAYMAN** » 19 May 2021, 04:26

Yes Clintonman is the one to ask here he made the collada exporter! The modelside plugins can be made via python! Might be a good idea to look into the Python based Collada exporter for Blender and adapt it to TS MS!

bitkar · Post by **bitkar** » 19 May 2021, 22:14

have you guys ever tried to use Meshlab to repair and polish OBJ files? Its awesome. I dont have a printer but it can be useful for fixing objects. I think it can read and write STLs and DAE too.

RAYMAN · Post by **RAYMAN** » 20 May 2021, 15:39

Yes I have..but I make my printables with Moi 3d and they mostly are tight and dont need repair!

Cannikin · Post by **Cannikin** » 06 May 2022, 00:03

Wow! It's been a while! Good to see the Truespace community is still around

I use Truespace 7.6 for all my 3D model printing needs. For me, it's just so much easier to use than other programs out there.

My workflow goes like this:

1. Model my 3D print in Truespace using inches. I leave the scene in Meters but use inch measurements as if they were meters.
2. I made a 'inches to millimeters' conversion button for my Stream Deck. Makes model size conversion real easy.
3. Export as .stl
4. Import into Cura
5. Print away!

I print on a couple of Ender 5 pro's and an Ender 5 Plus. It's a fun hobby!

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