Has anyone encountered this issue
My printer is filling in parts of my mesh that it shouldn’t.
I made a part that was designed to have a hole in it but for some reason the printer keeps filling that hole in. I tried printing without struts and still it filled it in. I have no idea why.
Printer printing where it shouldn’t
- LePaul
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Re: Printer printing where it shouldn’t
Details? Pictures?
- Roberts_Clif
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Re: Printer printing where it shouldn’t
Would be easier to answer your question with pictures to give us an ideal what we need to see.
Normally when you have a hole that is being filled in, is because the outer shape was created as a solid.
Post images and give more details, this would greatly help us in solving the design with a hole being a solid...
Normally when you have a hole that is being filled in, is because the outer shape was created as a solid.
Post images and give more details, this would greatly help us in solving the design with a hole being a solid...
Re: Printer printing where it shouldn’t
unfortunately, I don't have a pic of the print gone bad. once it was done I wound up drilling out the extra material but here is a pic of the blend itself.
that rounded area is supposed to be a hollowed-out portion of the print but it keeps filling with pla, no matter how i orient the print-
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Re: Printer printing where it shouldn’t
A 3D printer should only print where you have placed your model on the board in the 3D software. This is a hardware issue for sure.
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Re: Printer printing where it shouldn’t
Can you show a screen capture of the Model sliced, I assume you are using supports everywhere an showing the supports will show this.
When using Prusaslicer you can add a modifier that you use can to tell the slicer not to add supports around the holes.
If you need help we can help you get it setup.
When using Prusaslicer you can add a modifier that you use can to tell the slicer not to add supports around the holes.
If you need help we can help you get it setup.