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General Mach Discussion / Re: mold making Mach3mill scaling
« on: April 20, 2012, 02:43:51 PM »
First NOONE creates molds that would not account for part shrinkage IF it mattered. (;-)
Scaling will work BUT you have to be aware of WHERE the reference point of the scaling takes place IF you are going to repeat the process at a different scale. You really would need to be at teh exact center of the part for the scaling origin and that may be almost impossible to do in 3d space.
A one shot scale is fairly easy IF the resulting final part position does not need to be exact. BUT if you are needing to repeat it at a different scale at teh exact same position THAT is a toughy
It is NOT an easy process to master(;-)
Just a thought, (;-)
Scaling will work BUT you have to be aware of WHERE the reference point of the scaling takes place IF you are going to repeat the process at a different scale. You really would need to be at teh exact center of the part for the scaling origin and that may be almost impossible to do in 3d space.
A one shot scale is fairly easy IF the resulting final part position does not need to be exact. BUT if you are needing to repeat it at a different scale at teh exact same position THAT is a toughy
It is NOT an easy process to master(;-)
Just a thought, (;-)