Many of the really small chamfers and rounded corners I had ended up being unnecessary at this scale though. The 'WARD' text on the rear end actually came out very nice on the final model. I knew it wouldn't be able to hold all the detail (license plate for example) but I wanted to try. You can see some parts of the model I really exaggerated, in hopes of getting a better print. You also have to take into account the maximum size the printer can handle. I wanted to print the bus at 19' long, but that was just too much money, so the final print was 12'. You should be able to get a ball park price from your printer early on, but they will probably need the actual. Size will also affect your final price for the print. I could have adjusted them, but I didn't realize it. Same thing goes for small attachment points, the reflectors I had on the front of the bus' fenders were just too small to work. Or you can size the details up so they are printable. No reason taking the time to build small details that you can't end up printing. STL file SCALE - HOW BIG IS YOUR PRINT?ĭetermine final print size early! By knowing how large your model will be, you will know what details you can exclude since they are just too small. Some even have guides that would help you prepare your final.

This would have saved me quite a bit of time, and I wouldn't have had to stitch all the different pieces together.as you'll see later.Ĭheck to see if your printer has guidelines and tolerances list online. Some printers will accept multiple water tight meshes that are intersecting, and they'll come out as a single piece. You want to do this to help determine the scale/size of your print, what material you will be using, and any other information they may be able to give you that will help with the model.

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