WIMorrison Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 This is inspiring and one of the things I would like to do with my CR-10 Mini. Can I ask a few questions, please? I assume you are drawing up the models yourself, what programme are you using to draw them but most importantly how are you getting the surface textures? the first items I want to print are tunnel mouths - there aren't any decent ones available in H0e, but I need to be able to place dressed edging stones and rough-cut stone for the rest of the faces and retaining walls. I am fairly new to 3d printing but am getting the concepts and am eager for advice from undoubted experts such as yourself! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdollins Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 All of these designs were done with Autodesk Inventor Pro. No other drafting programs. The texture is a big problem. You can download the STL files from charles.dollins.org/buildings/ and look at them in the stl viewer program to see how they are done. But I have to say that every slicer and every printer will give you different results as far as texture is concerned. I am sorry I took so long to reply to this. I am trying to get more people to do this type of stuff and so post on different forums. I have developed a texture based on the Versailles pattern for stone work It is cut stone, repetitive, but without continuous mortar lines. They will not let me post it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_B Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 All of these designs were done with Autodesk Inventor Pro. No other drafting programs. The texture is a big problem. You can download the STL files from charles.dollins.org/buildings/ and look at them in the stl viewer program to see how they are done. But I have to say that every slicer and every printer will give you different results as far as texture is concerned. I am sorry I took so long to reply to this. I am trying to get more people to do this type of stuff and so post on different forums. I have developed a texture based on the Versailles pattern for stone work It is cut stone, repetitive, but without continuous mortar lines. They will not let me post it. They? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdollins Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 I am not sure but I think I tried to attach an STL file and could not do it. As we have just seen it is difficult to keep malware out. One way to do that is to keep exe files out. There may be other file types that can cause difficulty. I just don't know. The "they" above is whoever wrote the code for this site. I don't know them and I do not know how to write that code. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dufus Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Hi Charles, I am glad to see that you have found a way of sharing stl files. It does appear that you can't attach them here which is a shame. It is very refreshing to see someone making files freely available and I have down loaded a couple of them to have a look at. I want a building similar to your shoe store and it might be a better place to start with your design than start from scratch. I have recently drawn up and printed a beam engine to put inside the bottom of my water tower. I do try to light up the interior of buildings on my layout, but there is little point if there is nothing to look at inside. My local model railway club (Kings Lynn) have asked me to print a second one for their exhibition layout. My view is, I have the model that I want, I invested the time for my own needs, if others want a copy of the files they are welcome to them. Thanks for posting these, Regards, Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMorrison Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I must be missing something where is the link to download these files? A couple look very interesting to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdollins Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Please go to the url charles.dollins.org/buildings/ You can download the STL files for all of the buildings. There are no instructions but I posted photos of all sides of the building so the various pieces should be identifiable. If anyone has a building that they want the STL files for and it looks interesting to me I might be willing to produce the STL files for it Another slight problem is the joints at the corners of the buildings. Some of them require the sanding or filing a 45 degree edge. This is not difficult in ABS but is in PLA because of the increased hardness of PLS it is difficult. Since I now only print in PLA I am now incorporating the correct angle for the joints. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMorrison Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Charles This is extremely kind of you, I also use PLA as it is easier to print but I may get some ABS to try on your files. Can I ask how you draw up the STL files? What software are you using to created them? Many thanks Iain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdollins Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 The half timber was about half 123Design and Inventor Pro both from Autodesk. All the rest are done using Inventor Pro. All of my prints are thin (1 mm) so warping can be a problem. ABS warps and PLA does not. They both glue well with MEK. Printing a 45 degree bevel on the bottom of ABS produces warping. Much less so with PLA. PLA is impossible to cut with a knife so I use a Dremel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdollins Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 I will add a stone terrace house to my web site. It is exactly like the brick terrace house but in stone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdollins Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 These are photos of British style terrace houses of the early 1900s. The same building in stone. The STL files for these buildings can be downloaded free at charles.dollins.org/buildings/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdollins Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 I do not know how to remove one of the duplicate posts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdollins Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 The above is a model of a manor house with no known prototype. Note the balusters and the segmented dormers. The STL files can be downloaded at charles.dollins.org/buildings/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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