Hello,
I'm using QCAD version 3.21.2.0
I'm having difficulty printing my QCAD designs in 3d even after exporting a new .svg or .dxf
Screens and files are attached.
Thanks in advance for the help.
3D Printing from QCAD
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3D Printing from QCAD
- Attachments
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- attempt to import svg, bad render
- 123d screen.JPG (145.4 KiB) Viewed 4686 times
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- 2d grill.dxf
- other exported piece of the drawing (to print)
- (101.51 KiB) Downloaded 323 times
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- 2d flex.dxf
- exported piece of the drawing (to print)
- (106.31 KiB) Downloaded 322 times
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- new duct blaster attachement 5.6.18.bak000.dwg.bak000.dxf
- original drawing
- (959.86 KiB) Downloaded 334 times
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- screen of failed import
- cura screenshot.JPG (203.9 KiB) Viewed 4688 times
Re: 3D Printing from QCAD
Please ellaborate:
- How do you intend to 3D print a 2D drawing (where does the height information come from)?
- How did you proceed to get to that point of the screenshot? Did you convert the QCAD DXF to STL? If so, how?
Generally speaking, 3D printing software expects files that define 3D objects (i.e. surfaces made from triangles). This can for example be STL.
As far I know Ultimaker Cura cannot import DXF or SVG. This also probably wouldn't make much sense since both DXF and SVG contain 2D primitives (lines, arcs, circles, splines, etc.) and not the required 3D triangles.
- How do you intend to 3D print a 2D drawing (where does the height information come from)?
- How did you proceed to get to that point of the screenshot? Did you convert the QCAD DXF to STL? If so, how?
Generally speaking, 3D printing software expects files that define 3D objects (i.e. surfaces made from triangles). This can for example be STL.
As far I know Ultimaker Cura cannot import DXF or SVG. This also probably wouldn't make much sense since both DXF and SVG contain 2D primitives (lines, arcs, circles, splines, etc.) and not the required 3D triangles.
Re: 3D Printing from QCAD
Thanks for the response Andrew
The intention was to export a 2D svg or stl for cura or 123design. From there, I could use the program to manually extrude the 2d points into a 3d model and print.
I used every export option on QCAD and none of them worked as an import for Cura or 123Design.
But I think you're saying that Cura can only read STL's, correct?
Thanks again.
The intention was to export a 2D svg or stl for cura or 123design. From there, I could use the program to manually extrude the 2d points into a 3d model and print.
I used every export option on QCAD and none of them worked as an import for Cura or 123Design.
But I think you're saying that Cura can only read STL's, correct?
Thanks again.