Re: Getting 3d printable models out of 3d graphics in Mathematica
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- Subject: [mg121046] Re: Getting 3d printable models out of 3d graphics in Mathematica
- From: Yves Klett <yves.klett at googlemail.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:51:21 -0400 (EDT)
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There are all kinds of thingies like overlapping/intersecting/degenerated faces/edges, open/multiple shells, holes and such that can make your life hard. Some 3D-modelling programs offer the option to reorient face normals in a consistent fashion and some allow for "repair" of STL meshes. I used Rhino3D for this purpose, but the result is not always optimal. Unless you know exactly why some interpreter has problems with your geometry, solving this will be hard. Regards, Yves Am 24.08.2011 09:14, schrieb Roger Bagula: > On Aug 23, 2:47 am, Roger Bagula <roger.bag... at gmail.com> wrote: > Yves Klett > I don't think that will help. > Maybe if I don't use > EdgeForm[] or Mesh->None > ( which I use to make the graphic look better) > the model would be stronger? > Shapeways certainly is giving me trouble as they won't print > most of good my models. > Roger Bagula >