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4.
Exit the
Edit Mode
(
Tab
). This is a good time to save (
Ctrl
+
S
) the changes.
Export an STL of the ring by navigating to the
File
|
Export
|
Stl (.stl)
menu
options. Name the exported file
Test Ring.stl
. Then print the test ring and
try it on:
It might come as a surprise that the ring probably doesn't it. If printing in ABS, the
plastic shrinks, as that is one of the properties of ABS. Or there may be a print setting
such as filament diameter that isn't correctly set. Also, internal rings are known to
be a little small. Whatever the reason, this ring size isn't going to work; so it's a good
thing that it was tested while the ring was still small.
Resizing the test ring
Now we are back to Blender to make a new test ring. This time, instead of starting
from scratch, reload the project and resize the existing ring. Care has to be taken
when resizing the ring to insure that it doesn't extend below the XY plane.
1.
Unhide the
Finger
cylinder by clicking on the eye icon in the
Outliner
on the
line for the
Finger
object.
2.
Select All
(
A
) objects.
3.
Begin the
Scale
(
S
) operation.
4.
Press
Shift
+
Z
to lock the scale operation to all but the z axis.
5.
Type
1.03
to scale the selected object just slightly larger.
6.
Press
Enter
to end the scale operation.
