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08-03-2016, 10:56 PM #1
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Need to remove internal Faces within a surface
I have a color 3d Systems printer which is printing with powder. I am trying to print a a map of a county which is covered with hexagons of different height. The print consists of say 400 hexagons covering the map.
The problem I am running into is that with the software I have (3D Edit Pro that came with the printer) combines some of the hexagons into larger surfaces (sort of like tetris shapes), so I end up with a composite of objects containing multiple hexagons attached to each other. The software leaves the internal surfaces between the hexagons, which appears to be messing up the print. I need to go in and remove these internal faces between the hexagons to create a hollow surface for each object in the print. This is very time consuming.
Does anyone know of software that would remove these internal surfaces? If I could interpret the model file, I could write code to remove these myself, but I would prefer to use an existing app if possible.
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08-04-2016, 07:25 AM #2
You can open your stl for the multi-hex model in MeshLab and use Filters > Cleaning and Repairing > Remove Duplicate Faces.
Printer will print perfect...
06-14-2024, 10:44 AM in Tips, Tricks and Tech Help