Simplify3D User Forum

Hi All,

Despite trying to stop it from bridging, the large opening in the middle of my part is getting filled when I slice. It oddly starts on the 2nd or 3rd layer. I've included two screenshots below and the factory file. I sliced a near-identical part earlier in the day with no such problem. I do remember this behavior from about a month ago right after the switch to 4.0, but I just moved along at the time.





https://www.dropbox.com/s/c1datkwo0uikb ... ctory?dl=0

You need to run the shape file through one of the online repair services....there are issues in the mesh!

That was it, repaired online and it slices correctly now.

Thank you! A mesh in need of repair was the absolute last thing on my radar. I did not know how EASY it was for a mesh to get corrupted or have print issues. My usual tool chain is Solidworks > NetFabb Basic > S3D, and the objects I create are relatively simple. All I did in NetFabb was slice the part into 3 across some seemingly solid boundaries.

I will no longer assume a mesh's integrity despite its simple origins. Thanks for the unintended lesson :^)