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Re: Are there automated ways to fix non manifold holes?

2013-09-20T15:11:29Z

BTW, since 2N2R5 told me about Solid Inspector, my models have been much cleaner.

Re: Are there automated ways to fix non manifold holes?

2013-08-29T15:56:35Z

I might take exception to the statement that cloud netfabb is fool proof. Not from this fool it ain't! Every time I've run something through them it comes back looking like a child's scribble, with sealed up (intentionally designed) holes plus ramps and other oddities that I have no clue of origin.

Of course, I am not your average fool so perhaps it has met its match.

Re: Are there automated ways to fix non manifold holes?

2013-08-18T20:57:15Z

yes! thanks to this thread, I can print the Mecanum Wheels

thanks for posting the info.

I'll download and mess with Meshlab but could.netfab worked for these wheels.

Re: Are there automated ways to fix non manifold holes?

2012-12-10T22:49:52Z

cloud.netfabb.com is foolproof, but meshlab lets you do more manually.

If you're just looking for simple cleanup use netfabb

Re: Are there automated ways to fix non manifold holes?

2012-12-10T22:49:27Z

Meshlab is a tool, Netfabb is a service.

There is no knowledge required to use Netfabb. Submit your mesh and let it do the cleanup.

Meshlab is another animal entirely.

Re: Are there automated ways to fix non manifold holes?

2012-12-10T22:36:58Z

solidoodlesupport wrote:

IanJohnson wrote:
Run it through cloud.netfabb.com
Meshlab is also great for cleaning up models.

Which is a better tool to become familiarized with?

I just want to learn 1 tool for 3D printing and modeling!

Re: Are there automated ways to fix non manifold holes?

2012-11-01T19:19:15Z

IanJohnson wrote:

Run it through cloud.netfabb.com

Meshlab is also great for cleaning up models.

Re: Are there automated ways to fix non manifold holes?

2012-10-29T22:04:34Z

Sometimes if you ignore it it goes ok but other times it gives some very funky shapes.

Re: Are there automated ways to fix non manifold holes?

2012-10-29T18:42:06Z

Thanks Ian, that made a big difference. Cemetzel, usually I ignore those too but this time it was making the slicing go a very very long time and when it finished the gcode had a huge block in the top of the model that wasn't supposed to be there.

Re: Are there automated ways to fix non manifold holes?

2012-10-29T17:53:27Z

Run it through cloud.netfabb.com

Re: Are there automated ways to fix non manifold holes?

2012-10-29T17:26:09Z

I ignore those and it prints fine still

Are there automated ways to fix non manifold holes?

2012-10-29T17:01:24Z

I'm still pretty new to 3D design so please bear with me. I get this message when I use Slic3r on a figure that I made in Daz3D and converted to an STL in MeshLab. "12:33:27.003 : Warning: The input file contains a hole near edge 2359.000000-2360.000000 (not manifold). You might want to repair it and retry, or to check the resulting G-code before printing anyway." I tried selecting and deleteing the non manifold vertices in MeshLab but I still get this message. Is there something else I can do to fix the issue?