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Trying to rotate a stl (mesh)
brian_sweet
Member Posts: 12 ✭
I am at a loss. I have created various dice in OpenScad with the help of a program/script someone created. Exported the STL and now want to import the STL into Onshape and add "fin" supports for resin printing. I got the idea from a YouTube channel that did it in Fusion 360 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v39yWYqIQ4 I don't use that, and have limited knowledge is Onshape. The key is to import the mesh, then get it so a point on the dice a few mm from the top plane and the edges of the die are angle up from the top plane. Then a plane is created to the edge of the dice and a skinny slot is sketched to the edge. The center line of that slot is projected to the top plane and then a slightly larger slot is sketch on the top plane and a loft is extruded between them. My challenge is I can't figure a way to rotate the mesh file to create the sketches.
Here is the die I imported https://cad.onshape.com/documents/7cf26fb4ad71595c5e1a85bd/w/33854ff6034b23ace0b5e22c/e/e1227b68d92ba75ad4431511
Any pointer or videos that might help me learn to work with mesh moving would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to use Fusion to do this process.
Here is the die I imported https://cad.onshape.com/documents/7cf26fb4ad71595c5e1a85bd/w/33854ff6034b23ace0b5e22c/e/e1227b68d92ba75ad4431511
Any pointer or videos that might help me learn to work with mesh moving would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to use Fusion to do this process.
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The solution worked for me!
I drew a vertical line for an axle to rotate around.
Then I measured the angle between one side of the object and the plane the axle was drawn on. I copied that number and pasted it in when I used the Transform-Rotate tool.
A combination of Transform-Rotate and Transform by Distance tools eventually got my imported STL object to be square with the Right and Front planes..
Thank you dirk_van_der_vaart !!!