Placing Models Onto The Build Platform - 3D Printing Systems UP! Desktop User Manual

3.Operation
Scaling the model: Click "Scale", choose or input a scaling factor in the text box, and
then either scale the model uniformly by clicking the scale button again, or choose the
axis around which you want to scale if you only want to scale in one direction.
Example1: Scale up the model uniformly by 2.0 times.
Procedures: 1. Click "Scale"; 2. Input 2.0 in the text box; 3. Click "Scale" again.
Example2: Scale up the model by 1.2 times along the Z axis only.
Procedures: 1. Click "Scale"; 2. Input 1.2 in the text box; 3. Click "Z axis"
Unit Conversion: This option is provided as a convenient way to convert metric
models to imperial, and vice versa. To convert an imperial model to metric, select the
25.4 option from the scale menu and click "Scale" again. To convert from metric to
imperial, select the 0.03937 option and click "Scale".

3.2.5 Placing models onto the build platform

Appropriately placing your models on the platform can have an effect on print quality.
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