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Re: CIMcoder: Encoder Mount

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Originally Posted by JamesTerm View Post
My question to you is... do you use exact measurements in the CAD, and do you solve for precision loss of your 3D printer... if so how? I'm still trying to work-out an elegant work-flow to keep exact measurements in CAD while converting to STL with the adjustments (e.g. equations or something along these lines).
I did end up using exact measurements for this part. I printed it using my team's Ekocycle, while I hate the price of filament it does a very nice job of printing. Since the Ekocycle prints in PET I found that with exact measurements all the bolts would grip the print, cutting their own threads.
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Anthony Cardinali
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