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Send mm (or Named Units): Inch STL Files That Quietly Scale Cavities

Inch-unit STLs that land 25.4 times too big. How RUUIPON checks units before CAD lock, MOQ 20.

Kyler Yang · Founder11 min read
Send mm (or Named Units): Inch STL Files That Quietly Scale Cavities

The earring was 18 mm in the listing and 457 mm in the STL because the file was inches and nobody wrote units. We will not cut that master and then argue about shipping a door-size tray. Units are an RFQ field.

RUUIPON CAD lock assumes millimetres unless you say otherwise. Shenzhen since 2018. MOQ 20. Drawing deposit ~$50 if we must remodel after a units miss you only catch on the sample.

Checking STL units in millimetres before cutting a silicone mold master
Write 'units mm' in the same email as the file name.

25.4x Is a Units Bug, Not a Factory Upsell

We compare bounding box to your stated OD. If the box is 25.4x your listing, we stop. We do not "just scale it" without your written OK, because a jewelry bail scaled down with the body may go below a tearable island.

How We Catch It Before the Master

You sendWe do
OD in mm in the email + STLCompare bbox
STL only, no ODClock stops
STEP with explicit mmPreferred
Onshape export inches defaultCall it out

Photo-to-mold path: from photos. 3D master article already exists: 3D printed master. This URL is units only.

Export Settings That Save a Week

Export STL in mm. Put units in the filename: sku-earring-18mm.stl. If Fusion is set to inches, change it before export, do not "scale in the slicer" and send us the print file.

One Line to Put in the Email

Units: mm. Intended OD: [x] mm. Pour. Qty. contact.

FAQ

Can I send inches if I write INCHES in caps?
Yes. Named units beat a silent default.

Will you convert?
After you confirm the intended OD. We will not guess.

MOQ?
20 trays per design after we agree the millimetres.

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