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What can I do about internal walls that can't be seen? (self.3dprinting)

submitted 1 year ago by scutiger to c/3dprinting

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I have a model I want to print that has multiple layers of internal walls. They are useless and can't be seen in the finished product, like a hollow cylinder inside another hollow cylinder.

I can't seem to figure out how to prevent the slicer from including those useless parts. I've tried with Cura and PrusaSlicer. Is there another tool I should be using for this?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I agree with others about the model editing. Things to think about:

Where did this model come from?
What was it's purpose?
How was it intended to be produced? (Injection molding has different pros/cons and design constraints.)

Hollow leg structures suggest to me that this was meant to be injection molded bc injection doesn't handle large, solid volumes very well. A 3d model from a game would just be surfaces. A 3d print intended model would just be a solid object.