How to scale your 3d model in Cura's Slicer

I had a few requesters asking how to scale a model to an exact size, and exactly how the scale features in cura work, so in this video i go into it in depth, and show you several ways you can manipulate and scale your stl to the desired size/shape. theres a lot here in just a short time, so stay with me, its pretty self explanatory once you know the basics!

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[eightfab]

Thanks man!! Was looking for that for about 15 mins. Youtube to the rescue!

[frankieduda]

Do you have any videos with tips on slicing settings for resized files? My prints are fine when I leave them as-is, but when I double the size they fail every time. Any advice or videos available?

[immortalmonsterhybrid]

i cant really see the yellow numbers just a heads up on that it looks cool though.

[kelpike]

I cannot seem to find the video that you mentioned that shows how to get the thumbnail extension. Could you post a link.

[davidaugustine]

where is the video for extension for the cool trick how to attain on the site? its at 1:36 in this this video

[mammolese]

But once you do all that, has to be saved somehow? Because I do save the newly changed image but then when I reopen the file comes back to the original measurements.

[sirgallant]

Maybe stupid question but when scaling them. Does the measurement start at the white box or is it the total measurement? I have a print on here and it says it's 3" tall but I can tell if that 3" from centre making it 6" total, or 3 inches total?

[elidari]

Hi where do you find the STL program to view STL item on my computer thank you

[yurushii]

I'm printing a model that is one foot. With uniform scaling on, what will be the numbers I type in?

[Hi-hgbg]

I have a problem
Whenever I try to click on the scale icon it just closes out cura no matter what

[SnarkySolarGuy]

The point where he tells you how to scale your object is at 3:40

[thegraffitiwriterknowsas]

this is a great video and really well made! i got a question though im trying to scale down a trash can and the layers become too thin and even disappear in some spots. do you know how i can fix this?

[John-pgve]

Do I need to change any other settings? I increased on model by 25%, sliced it but the print is very rough compared to the smaller version. Any ideas would be appreciated. I'm using an ender 3pro and cura

[Fullmetalobiwan]

Question. I have a sword that is in different pieces. Is there a way to scale all 4 pieces of the blade to the same scale?

[bob-nykn]

How did you customize your build plate with your name/logo?

[joshuavanreusel]

Are the measurments the smallest or the widest side of the print ?

[randybourque]

Good video but the colors you choose for your Cura suck Yellow Black and Grey are very hard colors to show.
FYI

[Chris-vcdh]

hi
after scaling a part of wing for rc plane the outer skin cant be printed it just prints the inside but before scaling it is all good, any ideas?

[billkar]

Thanks for the video! I have a problem with Cura.. There are times when i load .STL files, that i know others have managed to print well, but they load larger than their actual size on the program!
Anyone know what can cause this? I don't want to start scaling objects within Cura, just to load them as they're supposed to be loaded. Thanks in advance! My Cura version is 4.11.0

[specforged]

I’m a noob, but how do I know if it’s scaled to the exact dimensions as I drew it in fusion 360? It automatically scaled it to %1000 but the dimensions aren’t the same as my drawing. Thank you for any help!