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Posted: **Fri Oct 28, 2016 6:15 pm**

Hello,

I am attempting to print this knife. When i slice it with Cura, it slices fine. But, when i slice it with simplify, it adds air to my print. Eg, the one piece turns into several separate pieces.

I have included some pictures.

https://s3.postimg.org/6hos2vo03/Curaslicer.png
https://s3.postimg.org/6vq42h83n/s3dslicer.png

Here is the FFF

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Posted: **Sat Oct 29, 2016 1:37 pm**

It will be much easier to help if you include a factory file (File > Save Factory File)

Posted: **Sat Oct 29, 2016 7:36 pm**

Its hard to tell from the picture....but this is either errors in the mesh that is causing this.....or the knife is made up of interleaved meshes.

My money is on the latter issue...which can be easily resolved by clicking "Separate Connected Surfaces" on the Mesh dropdown menu. This will split the model up into the separate meshes.....and the knife will then print okay.

If its the former, see this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=6271

Posted: **Sat Oct 29, 2016 11:39 pm**

CompoundCarl wrote:It will be much easier to help if you include a factory file (File > Save Factory File)

I did. Its included in the post?

Posted: **Sun Oct 30, 2016 7:30 am**

Qdeathstar wrote:I did. Its included in the post?

I only see a FFF profile in your post. That is not the same as a factory file.

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