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    Mar 22, 2012 - Any Sketchup Pros care to help a newb out? #1

    Hey Guys
    I made a part via sketchup and had it sent to shapeways... yadda yadda yada... the part came back nice, but I made a newbie mistake and I need to try to fix it.

    Basically, I made a 20mm x 10mm rectangle, as part of my object for a 20mmx10mm bit to fit in... and the tolerances are too tight, I need to make the hole a little bigger to fit the part easier.
    My problem is, I learned just enough "sketchup" to make the part, and that was 6 months ago.

    Trying to "fix" it now is just making it worse....

    Uggghhh.......

    Any help?

    Cheers
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    Mar 22, 2012 - Re: Any Sketchup Pros care to help a newb out? #2

    Would you please put up a pic so I or some one might be able to help you.
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    Mar 23, 2012 - Re: Any Sketchup Pros care to help a newb out? #3

    Fair enough...


    The rectangular hole needs to be 20.15mm x 10.20mm
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    Mar 23, 2012 - Re: Any Sketchup Pros care to help a newb out? #4

    Send the file over and I'll adjust it. Faufresh@yahoo.com
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    Mar 23, 2012 - Re: Any Sketchup Pros care to help a newb out? #5

    and away we go...

    Thanks!
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    Mar 23, 2012 - Re: Any Sketchup Pros care to help a newb out? #6

    otherwise I can draw it up in solidworks for you.

    edit:
    Oh and I just remembered you can go to autodesk.com and download inventor for free. It's REALLY easy to use, click the rectangle or circle or whatever you want to draw, click and drag a size, go to dimension and give it a size and extrude.
    Last edited by Canadianghandi; Mar 23, 2012 at 8:33 PM.
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    Mar 27, 2012 - Re: Any Sketchup Pros care to help a newb out? #7

    Canadianghandi said: View Post
    otherwise I can draw it up in solidworks for you.

    edit:
    Oh and I just remembered you can go to autodesk.com and download inventor for free. It's REALLY easy to use, click the rectangle or circle or whatever you want to draw, click and drag a size, go to dimension and give it a size and extrude.
    Yeah, but that's only a 30 day trial, and a thousand dollars to buy

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