Implant .STL Won't Convert to GCode

[DrZ234]

I made this to organize dental implants in my office:

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:535234/#files

When I put it into Slic3r, it hangs on "Generating Perimeters" when I try to export GCode.

Any advice?? I made it in Sketchup and exported with .stl plugin.

Thanks!

[old man emu]

Why didn't you just download the stl from Thingiverse? By redrawing it in Sketchup, you just re-invented the wheel.

The stl files from Thingiverse usually slice and print without problems from the word, "Go!"

Old Man Emu

[Mjolinor]

The one on thingiverse doesn't slice, at least not in Cura anyway.

[DrZ234]

Why didn't you just download the stl from Thingiverse? By redrawing it in Sketchup, you just re-invented the wheel.

The stl files from Thingiverse usually slice and print without problems from the word, "Go!"

Old Man Emu

I made it from scratch in Sketchup, then tried to slice it and didn't work. Then I uploaded it to Thingiverse so I could try to get som help to get it to slice

[old man emu]

I made it from scratch in Sketchup, then tried to slice it and didn't work. Then I uploaded it to Thingiverse so I could try to get som help to get it to slice

Ahh! Then the problem is likely to have its origin in you drawing. Is it possible to go through the drawing history in Sketchup to see it you can see an error?

I have had a look at your file using Rhino 5 and saw that all the elements had not been joined to make one object. I joined them and produced the attached stl. Try slicing it.

OMEs repair attempt.stl


Old Man Emu

[DrZ234]

Ahh! Then the problem is likely to have its origin in you drawing. Is it possible to go through the drawing history in Sketchup to see it you can see an error?

I have had a look at your file using Rhino 5 and saw that all the elements had not been joined to make one object. I joined them and produced the attached stl. Try slicing it.

OMEs repair attempt.stl


Old Man Emu

Thanks ill try that when I get home.

Here is the sketchup file too if it helps:

https://db.tt/s8NGmYwA

[Roxy]

Of course opinions are going to vary. But I would do this in OpenScad.

height=30;
n_boxes_in_x=5;
n_boxes_in_y=7;
size_of_box=30;
wall_thickness=3;

cube([n_boxes_in_x*size_of_box+wall_thickness,n_boxes_in_y*size_of_box,wall_thickness]);

for(i=[0:n_boxes_in_x]) {
    translate([i*size_of_box,0,0]) cube([wall_thickness,n_boxes_in_y*size_of_box+wall_thickness,height]);
}

for(i=[0:n_boxes_in_y]) {
    translate([0,i*size_of_box,0]) cube([n_boxes_in_x*size_of_box+wall_thickness,wall_thickness,height]);
}

And guess what??? Its going to slice just fine because OpenScad doesn't have that bad behavior!

[DrZ234]

Of course opinions are going to vary. But I would do this in OpenScad.

height=30;
n_boxes_in_x=5;
n_boxes_in_y=7;
size_of_box=30;
wall_thickness=3;

cube([n_boxes_in_x*size_of_box+wall_thickness,n_boxes_in_y*size_of_box,wall_thickness]);

for(i=[0:n_boxes_in_x]) {
    translate([i*size_of_box,0,0]) cube([wall_thickness,n_boxes_in_y*size_of_box+wall_thickness,height]);
}

for(i=[0:n_boxes_in_y]) {
    translate([0,i*size_of_box,0]) cube([n_boxes_in_x*size_of_box+wall_thickness,wall_thickness,height]);
}

And guess what??? Its going to slice just fine because OpenScad doesn't have that bad behavior!

Can you make it 6x6in and the boxes are. .75x.75inches. And the height 1.5"

[DrZ234]

The SCAD doesn't work either! Get's stuck at generating perimeters...

[Roxy]

Can you make it 6x6in and the boxes are. .75x.75inches. And the height 1.5"

It would be easier if you used metric units.

These are the numbers I used to get close to what you specified:

height=45;
n_boxes_in_x=7;
n_boxes_in_y=7;
size_of_box=21;
wall_thickness=4;

cube([n_boxes_in_x*size_of_box+wall_thickness,n_boxes_in_y*size_of_box,wall_thickness]);

for(i=[0:n_boxes_in_x]) {
    translate([i*size_of_box,0,0]) cube([wall_thickness,n_boxes_in_y*size_of_box+wall_thickness,height]);
}

for(i=[0:n_boxes_in_y]) {
    translate([0,i*size_of_box,0]) cube([n_boxes_in_x*size_of_box+wall_thickness,wall_thickness,height]);
}

The SCAD doesn't work either! Get's stuck at generating perimeters...

Attached is the .STL generated by this code. It slices fine. It slices very quickly.

Attachment 3354 ------- Attachment 3355