Edit: Uploaded STL.
Hi,
Newbie here, I’m trying to create an STL file with Blender. The final rendered 3d object seems file but when I print, it looks pretty weird - it seems like there are missing lines, exactly like how the printing steps (the picture with red lines) show in the screenshot below.
I’m not sure if this is a print setting problem, or a problem with the STL file? The print setting is:
Thank you!
dinasour.stl (2.9 MB)
Post the STL and we’ll look
If you can post the original blender file/project or share that in some way, that might be helpful too, but yes the first step is to share the STL. I personally don’t use Luban to slice, so I can try and slice it with Simplify3D and see what’s up with it too.
How thick are those lines? I noticed luban has a problem slicing thin lines.
I was going to post the same thing. Luban knows the nozzle is 0.4mm, and won’t attempt to print any line that is narrower than that. Cura has a similar limitation.
Comparing the two images, it seems all of the thicker lines are being printed.
Using your STL, if I scale it up by 180% (and move it around to fit on the plate), more of the lines will print. So I’m pretty sure it’s a line width issue. Make your narrowest line at least 0.4mm wide. If that’s not possible, you can get smaller nozzles, but that’s a more advanced topic.
Thanks for looking this issue for me, really appreciate it! Guess I’ll have to re-do the STL file!
Yea, I just measured the thin lines, they are as small as 0.16mm. Nice model though! Hope your update to it goes well.
Thanks! It was actually my first time trying to create an STL file. It was basically from a picture converted into svg, then extruded up using Blender. Lots to learn!
What tool did you use to measure those lines? I tried in Luban and TinkerCad, but I was only able to eyeball it.
Fusion360 with the inspect tool, just kinda random sampling things that looked small.
