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    <title>tema Re: 3D drawing, alignment en AutoCAD Forum</title>
    <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6294535#M122189</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Many thanks for your response.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Intended units are mm.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The two screws are different in terms on orientation as in my simulation I need to rotate them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Many thanks for the dwg files. I can see that you have managed to change the files so that they fit together. I am new to autocad so will take on your comments and see if I can do it by myself.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Just one more question with regards to the barrel, I am unable to convert it into stl format as its a mesh. How can I convert this please as I need it to be stl file for my simulation. When I try to convert it to a solid I am unable to do so and when I try to convert it to STL I am unable to so.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;thanks in advane for your assistance. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 22:23:04 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2016-04-26T22:23:04Z</dc:date>
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      <title>3D drawing, alignment</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6293944#M122103</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;hello guys,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I am trying have three drawings: a barrel mesh, 2screws which are solid. When I try to fit them together it seems that one of the screws is not aligned into the barrel correctly, its actually located outside. I thought that simply moving the barrel in either the y or z direction would solve the problem but it didnt, same with moving the screws. Please can you kindly help me align the screws into the barrel. I desperately need these aligned for my simulation.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;thanks in advance for your help.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 17:32:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2016-04-26T17:32:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 3D drawing, alignment</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6294310#M122151</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;What are the intended units for your geometry (it is tiny)?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;When creating solid models you should have delobj variable set to 0 (off) and put the generating geometry on a hidden layer.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;If you had done this - you could use the axis of revolution/helix to align the parts.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Are the two screws the same, or are they different?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;You should create your geometry with logical reference to 0,0,0 and the X,Y or Z axis (Cartesian Coordinate System).&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;If I create a line starting at absolute (0,0,0) it should be the axis of your screw.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;(preferably with the axis on Z)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;IMG src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/235183iAE1604C7E7AFE688/image-size/original?v=v2&amp;amp;px=-1" border="0" alt="Axis.png" title="Axis.png" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 20:56:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6294310#M122151</guid>
      <dc:creator>JDMather</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2016-04-26T20:56:06Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 3D drawing, alignment</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6294535#M122189</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Many thanks for your response.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Intended units are mm.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The two screws are different in terms on orientation as in my simulation I need to rotate them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Many thanks for the dwg files. I can see that you have managed to change the files so that they fit together. I am new to autocad so will take on your comments and see if I can do it by myself.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Just one more question with regards to the barrel, I am unable to convert it into stl format as its a mesh. How can I convert this please as I need it to be stl file for my simulation. When I try to convert it to a solid I am unable to do so and when I try to convert it to STL I am unable to so.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;thanks in advane for your assistance. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 22:23:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6294535#M122189</guid>
      <dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2016-04-26T22:23:04Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 3D drawing, alignment</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6294630#M122200</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Your document units (accessed with command -dwgunits with the preceeding - sign) indicate that you are working in inches.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Your parts are not likely to print to the correct size.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Are you a student?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;If so, why are you using AutoCAD for this design rather than Autodesk Inventor. &amp;nbsp;(Students can get Inventor for &lt;A href="http://engineersrule.org" target="_self"&gt;free here&lt;/A&gt;.)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;You might try Thicken of your surfaces into solids.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Is there a reason you did not create the Barrel as a solid to begin with?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 23:50:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6294630#M122200</guid>
      <dc:creator>JDMather</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2016-04-26T23:50:24Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 3D drawing, alignment</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6294640#M122201</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Many thanks for your reply.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I have changed the units to mm.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I require the barrel to be a mesh in my simulation and the screws to be solid.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I do have autocad inventor, I tried to convert the mesh to stl using this and I am also unable to. Maybe becuase I have not used it a lot. Can you give me basic instructions how I can use inventor to convert the mesh to stl file.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Since I will be using Autocad for the screws and Inventor for the mesh, would I come across problems that I was having earlier in terms of alignment and orientation etc?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks in advance for your assistance.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:17:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6294640#M122201</guid>
      <dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2016-04-27T00:17:36Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 3D drawing, alignment</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6295677#M122263</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;amundozah1 wrote:&amp;nbsp;
&lt;P&gt;I have changed the units to mm.&amp;nbsp;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;
&lt;P&gt;When I check your file - it appears to be .088in or 2.235mm.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I wouldn't use AutoCAD for this design.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Unit awareness is just one reason.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I recommend starting over in Inventor.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:16:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6295677#M122263</guid>
      <dc:creator>JDMather</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2016-04-27T14:16:37Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 3D drawing, alignment</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6296699#M122375</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;thanks for your response.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I will redraw the barrel using Inventor.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;However,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;1) Can you give me basic instructions how I can use inventor to convert the mesh to stl file.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2) As I will be using Autocad for the screws and Inventor for the mesh, would I come across problems that I was having earlier in terms of alignment and orientation etc?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;thanks again for your help, very much appreciated&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2016 22:06:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6296699#M122375</guid>
      <dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2016-04-27T22:06:45Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 3D drawing, alignment</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6298089#M122452</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;@Anonymous&lt;/a&gt; wrote:&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
....2) &lt;STRONG&gt;As I will be using Autocad for the screws&lt;/STRONG&gt; and Inventor for the mesh&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Why?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:43:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6298089#M122452</guid>
      <dc:creator>JDMather</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2016-04-28T13:43:11Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 3D drawing, alignment</title>
      <link>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6299880#M122601</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;thanks for your response.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The company that supplied me with the elements that make up the screws advised me to use cad as the 3d drawing were generated using autocad. I then also draw the barrel on autocad. From your advise I will re-draw the barrel in Inventor and also the screws. Finally, please c&lt;SPAN&gt;an you supply me basic instructions how I can use inventor to convert the mesh to stl file. thanks a lot for your help.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:25:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/3d-drawing-alignment/m-p/6299880#M122601</guid>
      <dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2016-04-29T08:25:42Z</dc:date>
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