3D Printing Workspace

1. Load model → 2. Choose face → 3. Set X/Y sketch coordinates → 4. Select M3–M6 → 5. Place and adjust the yellow center marker.

Use this sidebar for precise placement. The model stays visible in the large workspace on the right. Files stay in your browser.

Open STL or GLB

Printer & file settings

Build volume (mm) Printer profile

Reference profile — no printer hardware selected.

XYZ

Load a model for orientation fit assessment.

Checks 90° axis permutations only, not arbitrary tilted printing, clearances or supports.

File coordinate units STL has no embedded units. Confirm the file's intended units. Remember units for this file in this browser

Confirm the intended export units against CAD dimensions.

Model scale calibration · known real size

Load an STL or GLB to inspect its dimensions.

Reference dimension Actual design dimension (mm)

The real physical dimension must be confirmed before scaling. The original file is never modified.

1 · View & model orientation

3Dconnexion — Official SDK

SDK transactions: not started.

Driver-integrated SpaceNavigator navigation. Click Connect, then focus the main 3D viewport; no WebHID permission is required.

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Legacy WebHID diagnostics (optional)

Enable six-axis navigation

Pan speed Rotate speed Zoom speed

Reverse rotation direction

Translation X / Y / Z: 0 / 0 / 0; Rotation X / Y / Z: 0 / 0 / 0

Connect your USB SpaceMouse, then move the cap. Verify all six axis values before enabling camera navigation.

Legacy WebHID is for diagnostics only. Use either the official SDK or WebHID, not both.

Orientation and navigation

CAD ruler · Two-point measurement

Load a model, activate Ruler, then click two points on the surface to measure in the current model scale.

Point-to-point straight-line distance. STL units are assumed until verified against a known CAD dimension. This does not certify the model scale.

Viewer background

Pan: right-mouse drag, or activate Pan · Drag for left-mouse dragging. Zoom: mouse wheel. Corner picking uses a highlighted object-snap target.

2 · Sketch plane & coordinates

Orthographic / sketch-plane positioning

Source model vertical axis This changes the model orientation, not the camera labels. Y-up models are rotated +90° about X so physical top becomes +Z. Existing insert guides clear when changing axis. STL does not store named Front/Top views. If TOP shows the model front, select the view showing the physical upper face, then click this button. The model is reoriented without modifying the source STL. Existing placement guides are cleared. Show sketch-plane grid & origin Select an orthographic face, then pick the actual intersection of two straight, perpendicular edges. The fillet/chamfer will not define the origin.

Load a model to establish the local coordinate origin.

X (mm) Y (mm) Grid mm

Snap insert centers to sketch grid Enabled: insert drag and coordinate placement use grid intersections relative to the selected (0,0,0) corner. Uncheck for free positioning.

Coordinates use the selected physical right-angle corner as local sketch origin (0,0,0), in millimetres. Chamfers and fillets are excluded from the corner snap.

3 · M3–M6 insert placement

M3–M6 heat-set insert planner Insert thread

Hole Ø mm Insert L mm Wall mm

Blind hole depth (mm)

No insert guide selected.

Selected insert · origin dimensions

X distance (mm) Y distance (mm)

Select an insert center and establish the physical 90° sketch origin. Enter mm or cm, then press Enter (or Tab) to move the center.

Multiple inserts · Alignment & spacing Reference insert (fixed)

ΔX / horizontal ΔY / vertical

Center-to-center distance: —

Select a target insert and a different reference insert. ΔX and ΔY are signed center-to-center offsets in the active sketch view. Editing a value moves only the target.

Yellow numbered center points stay visible from every view. Select one, then drag in an orthographic view. Dragging reprojects the guide onto the model surface facing that view and updates its insertion direction. This changes only the guide, not the STL.

Choose a size to preview dimensions. Place is enabled after loading a model.

Guide only, not a cut hole or actual brass insert. Check manufacturer dimensions, wall thickness, clearance, material and test printing before changing CAD solids. Placement defaults to surface normal, requiring review of insertion direction.

Advanced · Hole / boss tools

Parametric hole & boss geometry Target placement

Select a placement to generate a separate, closed-manifold parametric tool.

Boolean operations — guarded

Load a model, place an insert guide, then preview a boss or cutter. The source must be a closed oriented manifold.

Checks projected clearance to the model bounding rectangle, NOT actual local wall thickness, load-bearing strength or insert fit. All operations are local and non-destructive. STL output is a new, unapproved manufacturing candidate. Non-manifold source geometry is blocked.

A boss is an annular solid with an insert bore. A cutter is a cylinder for subtraction. The solid boolean engine is Manifold WASM, loaded locally on demand; mesh integrity is checked before and after every operation.

Diagnostics · Clearance

Local wall-clearance inspection

Place and select an insert guide first. Probe measures the distance to the next intersected model surface along the insertion axis; this is not a certified wall-thickness measurement.

Diagnostic only. For a thin enclosure shell, the first inward hit may be a cavity or opposing wall rather than local solid thickness. No insertion or manufacturing approval is issued if the source is non-manifold.

Diagnostics · Build volume & mesh

Print-volume precheck

No model loaded.

Mesh integrity diagnostics

Load a model to enable diagnostics.

Counts open boundary edges, non-manifold edges, degenerate triangles, and inconsistent adjacent triangle winding. Uses coordinate welding with 0.00001 mm tolerance. A closed candidate is not a guarantee of a watertight, printable, or self-intersection-free solid.

Precheck only: does not validate watertightness, wall thickness, supports or printability. Autodesk Fusion toolpaths and slicing are not connected; no G-code is generated.

Drag to orbit · Click face

Load a local model to begin.