manual for roland and z- print files STEPS 1-4

STEP 1

First of all you need an object to model.
You can do this in programs like Rhinoceros
Once you have your modelation ready you can start the process.
We did this hammer handles which will be our example for this handbook

STEP 2

Now you have to open the icon called mesh. Once on mesh you open the first option which is mesh from surface or polysurface and then select all the surfaces that you will be working with. Then in options of polygonal mesh you select how many polygons you want in your mesh, the more you select the quality will be better but the file will be heavier. In this case we select less than half polygons

STEP 3

Now you are ready to export your file. Go to the archive menu and select export selection and choose stl (stereolitography). In options of exportation create a tolerance between .01 and .001 this will also affect the weight of your file.
Click on the binary system. Now your are ready to go to the viscam view program

STEP 4

Open the viscam view program and open your stl file. Here you will see how many unmatched edges does your file has. For Z-Print its very important that your file doesn't have any, for Roland this wont be a problem. Just check that the number of polygons haven't affect the quality of the surface of your object