Prusa i3 MK2S SketchUp Dynamic Model (automatic bed/hotend position)

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I decided to post the SketchUp model file I use to build/measure most of my printer parts off of. Most of the printed parts are copies of STL, OpenSCAD and DXF releases from the original Prusa Git. The license is GNU GPL v3. All other parts (screws, nuts/bolts, shafts etc.) and electronics were built by me for this model, but all credit goes to Josef Průša for his awesome work. Please support the developer and buy a kit! This is a Dynamic Model, I've added a remote control which you can use the "Interact" tool on to move the axis to a number of fixed (and programmable) positions. Also, if you select the printer and open the dynamic components options, you can re-program/set the coordinates you want for the 4 programmable buttons as well as the auto-home position. This is what I typically do after copying in a new part to make sure the head/components won't hit anything I've designed to mount on the printer. It's saved me numerous print hours when things wouldn't end up fitting. Be careful with moving/editing parts within the dynamic axis manually, I've "blown" this drawing up a couple of times myself. Oh! Almost Forgot! It's probably a little important to mention... This model is scaled up 1000x. Due to SketchUp's small dimension issues, this is the easiest and most reliable way I've found to work at all times. It doesn't change the final file size, gets rid of component scaling issues, zoomed edges disappearing, and everyone's favorite error drawing a small circle with too many faces... The model units are set to meters instead of millimeters, just make sure you scale the export appropriately. The MK2S has a fairly large print bed, but not quite 1000x large. If your exporting or importing STLs, it's really easy (and imho better) to import/export scaled rather than scale once the import is done. You never have to worry about units or scaling; it's just automatic. You only have to do this once if you'd like to work this way, and it'll save in the SketchUp preferences: * Import: In the import window, open the options menu and select Meters in the scale section. * Export: In the Export STL plugin, select Meters as the export unit. Warning: It's not a small file; ~1.5M edges and nearly 1M faces, so depending on your system, it'll likely take SketchUp a few minutes to open it. My laptop with an i7-6820HQ, 64GB of memory, a NVidea P4000 8GB video card, and a 1TB Evo950 NVMe drive becomes near unresponsive and takes ~50 seconds to open it. This "thing" is provided as is atm; however, suggestions/corrections are always welcome. Items To Note: * When you attempt to move the axis dynamically, it could take a few seconds to update. There are a large number of components that need to move in the background. * Make sure you close/shrink the outliner pane when moving the axis else... you could be waiting a while for it to update...