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best practise for changing dimensions of imported STL
craig_mcinnes444
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I have imported an STL file of some aluminium 20x20 profile. This part defaults to 1000mm long. I believe trying to scale a part of different lengths was the wrong way to go, and I should make multiple parts of all the lengths I need?
If that's true, how do I go about this? I created a sketch and used the "use/project" tool to get the end profile of the 20x20 onto a new sketch.
From there I extruded it to create a small 100 mm piece.
But I struggled to see the best way forward with creating lots of different lengths from it. I tried copying the sketch, but got myself into trouble.
Am I heading down the right path for such a task?
Thanks in advance for your time and replies.
Best Regards
Craig McInnes
If that's true, how do I go about this? I created a sketch and used the "use/project" tool to get the end profile of the 20x20 onto a new sketch.
From there I extruded it to create a small 100 mm piece.
But I struggled to see the best way forward with creating lots of different lengths from it. I tried copying the sketch, but got myself into trouble.
Am I heading down the right path for such a task?
Thanks in advance for your time and replies.
Best Regards
Craig McInnes
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Now create another part studio and derive the sketch you projected and extrude to required length.
Repeat the step by creating another part studio.
I continually extruded and same sketch over and over choosing to make a new part each time, so I quickly created 50, 250 and 500mm lengths as new parts.