I just grabbed a copy of Google Sketchup to try and design a tool for use at work. My intentions will be to send this out to a place like ponoko.com for 3d Printing. I'm not a CAD engineer nor have I done any 3d modeling in the past, so I'm pretty new to this.
I've managed to create the attached file, which is a start for what we're looking at making, however I am not sure if the 3d printer will create a hollowed out model since the inside is empty. I created the core shape by making a circle then pulling it up, which I thought would create a 3d fill, but it appears as if my model is empty inside, and i don't want to send it out just to get a flimsy shell of a tool out. I've tried triple clicking and converting to a component, which gives me the cubic volume of the tool, but I'm still not sure if it will come out "solid" or not. All the shapes/edges were created by pushing and pulling, which I assumed made them 3d.
can anyone check this and tell me if it would indeed be a solid, or if I'm doing something wrong? Since the board doesn't allow .skp files, you'll need to rename it to .skp
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I just grabbed a copy of Google Sketchup to try and design a tool for use at work. My intentions will be to send this out to a place like ponoko.com for 3d Printing. I'm not a CAD engineer nor have I done any 3d modeling in the past, so I'm pretty new to this.
I've managed to create the attached file, which is a start for what we're looking at making, however I am not sure if the 3d printer will create a hollowed out model since the inside is empty. I created the core shape by making a circle then pulling it up, which I thought would create a 3d fill, but it appears as if my model is empty inside, and i don't want to send it out just to get a flimsy shell of a tool out. I've tried triple clicking and converting to a component, which gives me the cubic volume of the tool, but I'm still not sure if it will come out "solid" or not. All the shapes/edges were created by pushing and pulling, which I assumed made them 3d.
can anyone check this and tell me if it would indeed be a solid, or if I'm doing something wrong? Since the board doesn't allow .skp files, you'll need to rename it to .skp
Thanks.
Battery Cap Tool-c.skp.txt
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