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Slic3r doesn't handle hole in box interior

Posted by Reef 
Slic3r doesn't handle hole in box interior
March 18, 2013 06:30AM
I'm working on a box with a 12 mm deep bottom with 15 mm holes 10 mm deep in it. Slic3r consistently creates G code that ignores the holes. KIsSlicer handles it just fine.
Slic3r also complains about the model being non-manifold but Blender reports that the model IS manifold.
Anyone seen this before?
BTW I am a long-time C/C++ programmer and would be glad to help out. I use Embarcadero RAD Studio and a variety of open source tools.
Re: Slic3r doesn't handle hole in box interior
March 18, 2013 11:29AM
Try running it through cloud.netfabb.com to see if that fixes it - I often find that if slic3r complains about an stl being non-manifold then it will have problems slicing correctly. I suspect that the file is broken, but I don't know why blender thinks it's ok.
Re: Slic3r doesn't handle hole in box interior
March 18, 2013 09:50PM
Thanks. I'll try that and get back to you on the result. I would be glad to post the file.
Re: Slic3r doesn't handle hole in box interior
March 19, 2013 10:04AM
Thanks for the tip about the cloud.netfabb.org. I submitted the file to them and they fixed it! Now Slic3r handles it just fine.
I did notice that the triangle count went from about 6,000 to 16,000. I'll open the file up in Blender again to see what changes were made.

Reef
Re: Slic3r doesn't handle hole in box interior
March 19, 2013 01:07PM
Cool glad you got it sorted. There's a useful python script to automate the process instead of using a web form: [www.dropbox.com]
Re: Slic3r doesn't handle hole in box interior
March 19, 2013 02:20PM
Reef, the poor STL format sometimes causes loss of manifoldness at export time, even if your original mesh is correct. You can try exporting in OBJ format. I recommend to download the free Netfabb Studio Basic to quickly check whether a given STL file is valid or not. You can use that to double-check the Slic3r warnings if you suspect it's not telling the truth. smiling smiley
Re: Slic3r doesn't handle hole in box interior
March 22, 2013 02:35AM
Thanks, The feedfack STL_fixed. work nice!thumbs up
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