1 Topic by Mr.Factotum (edited by Mr.Factotum 2013-08-31 19:37:02)

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Topic: Slic3er Slices Nothing???

I am trying to print one of the gears from thingiverse thing http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:27233

And When I go to slice the gear, nothing appears on the g code preview. See Below

Shows up in preview
http://imageshack.us/a/img14/828/mw84.jpg



But Not in Gcode Preview or any Useful Code
http://imageshack.us/a/img534/5583/e5l7.jpg




Any Ideas?

2 Reply by 2n2r5

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Re: Slic3er Slices Nothing???

The object isn't manifold. Try updating to the latest version of Repetier Host. It will tell you when there is a problem with the model. You can try running that through netfab basic which is a free repair tool.

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