hi guys.
Ive been over and over this one and cant find whats going wrong. every file I output for 3d print is showing as hollow when its opened by the printer, which means they wont print.
can anyone shed some like on whats wrong or how to fix the problem?
I really need to be able to export .stl files from zbrush without needing to get them fixed by a beureau service, I just cant afford it.
so why would zbrush export a hollow file? and how can it be solved?
thanks
Steve
mb some trouble with normals.
DoubleSided - “onn” ?
u have to check for an errors ur model and fix them in external programm.
Im sorry I dont follow your post, are you saying double sided should be on or off?
It must be ''off ‘’ in order to see what’s wrong with normals…
Can u make a screenshot of ur exported model?
this image shows one of the .stl files as viewed in magics, where I would normally repair the file.
however it says 1 shell, no inverted normals, no bad edges, no holes. its should print fine, but its still hollow!! Im really stuck to know what to do next.
steve
hmmm… Magics see nice program for checking.
Only what i can think is that ur model has very little thikness. And so there is
a hollow inside it. May be u do retopology and set Skin “Onn”…
it has no internal skin, so there is no thickness it just spans the entire model, as we are printing at 60mm tall in this case all parts should print equally well, its only parts under 1mm thick that wouldnt print.
I dont believe I need to retopologise, it would be easier and faster to have them reskined using a bureau service like CADspan, they do a fantastic job but, Im trying to avoid that route due to cost, there are 16 models in total.
so if its just one single sided mesh how comes its showing as hollow!?
anyone?
ok. Try then, in Zbrush, select ur model, “Flip Normals”…DoubleSided - “Off”.
Export to .stl. May be ur printing programm inverse all normals?
… i never face this problem. u unlucky :lol:
nope, that just shows up as inverted normals, which also makes the part unprintable…