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Holes being filled during process

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 3:47 am
by Courty
Got an issue with a couple of files i'm trying to print.

The STL has various holes through the model ranging from 20mm to a couple of mm

when I try to prepare the file, all the holes get filled with a plug. tried lots of setting changes but don't seem to be able to get it to render properly

Tried the file on Makerbot and Autodesk123 and they render it OK ?!

I tried printing just to make sure its not a bug in the viewer but the plug prints too

Any ideas as i'm seeing this in a few files from the same source

Paul

Re: Holes being filled during process

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 6:16 am
by CompoundCarl
There's a bunch of problems with your mesh. Go repair it first: https://modelrepair.azurewebsites.net/

Re: Holes being filled during process

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 9:59 am
by garyl
I have the same hole filling issue but it does it for only one layer. It does it for one layer when the layer is set @ 0.2mm, when printing at 0.1mm layer it does not do it. When I set the layer to 0.3mm it even fills the large holes. There is nothing wrong with the model mesh.

Re: Holes being filled during process

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:22 am
by JoeJ
How can you say there is nothing wrong with the mesh? I can literally see holes and isolated surfaces just from looking at it in the software. Both S3D's repair checking tools and Netfabb's both identify many errors with your mesh.

Re: Holes being filled during process

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:51 am
by garyl
Sorry I was talking about my own files. There is another thread about the same issue viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3354. When I adjust the layer from 0.2mm to 1.9mm the holes open up again but like I said its only happening on one layer in my model.