<p>Just like for any reduction or drawing, if you scale one part and not the other, their relative proportion is changed, so yes, aesthetic, matching, functionality are affected: scale everything in the same proportion. Nothing specific to 3D printing here.</p>

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2015-10-15T11:16:19.893Z
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<p>So I need to print out <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/object/engine-1406" rel="nofollow">this</a> model, however with default sizes, one of the pieces is too large for my printer (M3D). I will need to scale it down.. the question is, do I need to scale the rest of the individual objects (pieces) in the same proportions, so I will be able to assemble all the parts afterwards ? This might be a bit of a stupid question, but I don't have any experience with 3D printing yet.. thank you.</p>

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(A belated) Welcome to Computer Graphics SE! I'm afraid questions about 3D printing are not on topic here, as this site is about computer graphics programming and research. Unfortunately, I can't think of any better Stack Exchange to redirect you to either. There *is* [a proposal for a 3D Printing SE](http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/82438/3d-printing-and-rapid-prototyping) in the commitment phase though, so you might want to keep an eye on that.
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# Scaling models for 3D print

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-15)

So I need to print out [this](https://www.myminifactory.com/object/engine-1406) model, however with default sizes, one of the pieces is too large for my printer (M3D). I will need to scale it down.. the question is, do I need to scale the rest of the individual objects (pieces) in the same proportions, so I will be able to assemble all the parts afterwards ? This might be a bit of a stupid question, but I don't have any experience with 3D printing yet.. thank you.

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> **username_1**: (A belated) Welcome to Computer Graphics SE! I'm afraid questions about 3D printing are not on topic here, as this site is about computer graphics programming and research. Unfortunately, I can't think of any better Stack Exchange to redirect you to either. There *is* [a proposal for a 3D Printing SE](http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/82438/3d-printing-and-rapid-prototyping) in the commitment phase though, so you might want to keep an eye on that.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-10-15. Score: 1

Just like for any reduction or drawing, if you scale one part and not the other, their relative proportion is changed, so yes, aesthetic, matching, functionality are affected: scale everything in the same proportion. Nothing specific to 3D printing here.


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