Hi, So i downloaded an stl file for an adapter to attatch to a smartphone, however i wanted to stretch it to fit my phone but the problem is that the circular arc will also increase in size if i scale it, is there any other method available to do what i want without using the scale option.
Hi, If not this could you tell me a software which i could use. I am doing this for the project and i dont want to spend a lot of time learning on modelling. I dont think i can create a new one because i separated this and one and right now i just want to change the size and piece all the parts back together.
Learning how to do this in Meshmixer very likely takes longer than than re-designing this in Fusion 360 from scratch.
This object would seem ever so slightly more complex than a cube.
hey @Anonymous , i selected the portion and used the face transform option in the deform menu that comes up, I just had one question, when i was increasing the size basically it incremented by 1.25cm every time, is there any way i can change this to a smaller dimension say to increase by 0.5 cm
The OP's time.
If you have experience in Meshmixer this would likely be a quick fix there as well. I work more in Blender and would be able to do this in Blender vert quickly well.
However, the point is that a lot of people that come with these problems to this forum have no experience in any of this whatsoever and they will needlessly extend their leaning phase. The key to these problems is not the tool. It is knowledge. The knowledge in this case is what datatype this is.
Few people seem to understand the difference between CAD geometry and meshes.
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So it's up to the guys giving advice to point out this very difference until it is common sense.
In this thread it was explained by Jeff why working with meshes in a CAD app is not a good idea.
I've explained this many times in other threads. It's there for everyone to read.
You also participated in this thread and could have easily linked to it.
Yet you did not!
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Don't you think it's some kind of contradiction to state little understanding of different object representations and at the same time a needlessly extension of ones lea(r)ning phase ?
I can see that point!
My assumption was that's the OP wanted to learn Fusion 360 and for this simple mechanical object I think , re-designing it would probably be the best option. If that user then moves to another app and also runs into trouble there then he's sort of back to square one and hasn't gained much ground in learning either application.
I am sure at some point in time the user will come across another object that is not easily re-designed in Fusion 360. Then we can discuss other options, workflows and applications and learn why.
Where was I bashing you ?
In my first reply I recommended for you to re-design the piece. I'd be happy to help with that if you would share the model. There is even the chance of a quick hack in Fusion 360.
You did not share your desire for a quick hack until just now. If you had shared that in the initial post I might not even have participated in this thread. I prefer to spend my voluntary time here on this forum with users that want to learn more about modeling in Fusion 360 (and other applications where needed).
