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tasos
Sun, Apr 19, 2015 2:46 PM

Hello, i want to ask in what unit the program calulates the dimensions of an
object .
example :
cube({10,10,10])
Is this means that cube 10mm by 10 mm by10mm,or by anthor unit like cm ?

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Andrew Plumb
Sun, Apr 19, 2015 3:02 PM

OpenSCAD (and the STL file format) are dimension-less, so “10” means whatever you want it to mean.

That’s why you need to specify your units when you upload models to services like Shapeways.

On Apr 19, 2015, at 10:46 AM, tasos tasoulis45@hotmail.com wrote:

Hello, i want to ask in what unit the program calulates the dimensions of an
object .
example :
cube({10,10,10])
Is this means that cube 10mm by 10 mm by10mm,or by anthor unit like cm ?

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OpenSCAD (and the STL file format) are dimension-less, so “10” means whatever you want it to mean. That’s why you need to specify your units when you upload models to services like Shapeways. > On Apr 19, 2015, at 10:46 AM, tasos <tasoulis45@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, i want to ask in what unit the program calulates the dimensions of an > object . > example : > cube({10,10,10]) > Is this means that cube 10mm by 10 mm by10mm,or by anthor unit like cm ? > > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/Calulate-REal-Dimensions-tp12424.html > Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org
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Ivo
Sun, Apr 19, 2015 3:04 PM

OpenSCAD does not need to work with a specific unit of distance, you can make
that decision for yourself.

When importing an STL created with OpenSCAD, the importing program will
typically ask how to interpret the units in the file, as cm or mm for
instance.

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Peter Falke
Sun, Apr 19, 2015 3:23 PM

Presently, most people interpret one unit of OpenSCAD to 1mm.

2015-04-19 17:04 GMT+02:00 Ivo ivo.knutsel@gmail.com:

OpenSCAD does not need to work with a specific unit of distance, you can
make
that decision for yourself.

When importing an STL created with OpenSCAD, the importing program will
typically ask how to interpret the units in the file, as cm or mm for
instance.

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Presently, most people interpret one unit of OpenSCAD to 1mm. 2015-04-19 17:04 GMT+02:00 Ivo <ivo.knutsel@gmail.com>: > OpenSCAD does not need to work with a specific unit of distance, you can > make > that decision for yourself. > > When importing an STL created with OpenSCAD, the importing program will > typically ask how to interpret the units in the file, as cm or mm for > instance. > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://forum.openscad.org/Calulate-REal-Dimensions-tp12424p12426.html > Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org > -- stempeldergeschichte@googlemail.com <karsten@rohrbach.de> P.S. Falls meine E-Mail kürzer ausfällt als Dir angenehm ist: Ich probiere gerade aus kurze Antworten statt gar keine Antworten zu schreiben. Wenn Du gerne mehr lesen möchtest, dann lass es mich bitte wissen. P.S. In case my e-mail is shorter than you enjoy: I am currently trying short replies instead of no replies at all. Please let me know, if you like to read more. Enjoy!
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MichaelAtOz
Sun, Apr 19, 2015 9:56 PM

Except for some really backward peoples who use inch or thou (inch/1000) or
worse describe that as a mil (not to be confused with mill).

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