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

[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

[Mjolinor]

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

[old man emu]

OpenScad or Rhino ... it depends on how your mind has been trained.

With OpenScad, you need to study the way that the software accepts directions. With CAD programs like Rhino, that part of the job has been taken care of by the various tools, you only have to get the hang of using the tool, without the need to know the ins and outs of how the tool is made.

I will admit that knowing what was being created in this example, and having an image of it, it was relatively easy to follow the OpenScad coding.


As an aside, I sliced my drawing and Pronterface said it would take 48 metres of filament and 12 hours to print.

Have you thought of going to your local hardware store and buying a multi-sectioned storage box?

Old Man Emu

[Roxy]

As an aside, I sliced my drawing and Pronterface said it would take 48 metres of filament and 12 hours to print.

Have you thought of going to your local hardware store and buying a multi-sectioned storage box?

Old Man Emu

Holy Cow! I just pulled my design for a 5x5 box into PronterFace and it was saying 41m of filament???? That's crazy!!!

[DrZ234]

Holy Cow! I just pulled my design for a 5x5 box into PronterFace and it was saying 41m of filament???? That's crazy!!!

Is that possible. It's just a box...maybe I should make it thinner

[DrZ234]

Is that possible. It's just a box...maybe I should make it thinner

Here it is, wont convert to GCode.

Is it really going to take up so much filament??

Any way to reduce amount of filament, make it hollow or out of hexagons or something?
Test3.stl