STL File Solid Mesh Issue

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Mike3D
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STL File Solid Mesh Issue

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After multiple attempts and numerous tutorials, I still cannot make a solid mesh from STL file. I am attempting to 3D print the model, and I was able to get the hood into a solid mesh and convert to a part, but the hull is giving me issues. I also attempted to smooth out the file slightly to simplify the mesh as well but no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

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Roy_043
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Re: STL File Solid Mesh Issue

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The mesh contains strange visual anomalies and technical faults. You can check for faults with the Mesh_Evaluation command. The command can also be used to repair meshes, but in the case of the hull the repaired mesh has many holes and cannot be used to create a solid from. Maybe a program like Blender can be of use here?
Mike3D
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Re: STL File Solid Mesh Issue

Post by Mike3D »

Thanks Roy,
I’ll look into blender and give it a shot
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