[michael101]

michael101 on December 24, 2014 at 1:53 pm #1781

Hi

I am planning to print a model from 3D warehouse. But I am unable to find a STL file for the model. I understand that 3D warehouse’s .skp files cannot be directly used for printing. There must definitely a work around for this. Can some body share with me, what would be the best way to do this and are any special settings I need to keep mind for the same?

[Genie]

Genie on March 18, 2015 at 2:22 pm #1888

Hello Michael

STL files are indeed required for 3D printing. SKP files are Sketchup files. You can use the following method to achieve the necessary conversion.

(a) Install Sketchup.
(b) Install the extension from the following link
https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/sketchup-stl
(c) Once this extension is installed, Under the file menu you would notice the options of Import STL and Export STL.
(d) Both import and export options can be used to convert the files between SKP and STL formats

There are no special settings required for conversion