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Thanks for the response! My student has been having trouble trying to create a rotating ring for a word lock. The product is meant to have a hollow center and is a duplicate of the rings shown below, but keeps infilling. I signed into the forum and asked him to post images and describe in detail his issues. Sorry there was not enough information. To answer the questions, we are using an Ultimaker 3 with the Blue PLA filament that comes with the printer. We have tried many different prints, changing small details along the way via Cura. One detail was layer thickness, ranging from .1, .15,, and .2. The model was created in Sketchup. Yesterday, the student believed there was an issue with hidden geometry, but we did not get a chance to try printing again. We also tried reduced the amount of infill, and once got a hollow object that was too weak throughout. I don't have the .stl or .skp files available right now, but if it helps to have the student send them on Monday, I will do so. Thanks for the assistance... I'm trying to get more 3D printing occurring at my school, so solving these issues helps keep forward momentum!
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Thanks for the response! My student has been having trouble trying to create a rotating ring for a word lock. The product is meant to have a hollow center and is a duplicate of the rings shown below, but keeps infilling. I signed into the forum and asked him to post images and describe in detail his issues. Sorry there was not enough information. To answer the questions, we are using an Ultimaker 3 with the Blue PLA filament that comes with the printer. We have tried many different prints, changing small details along the way via Cura. One detail was layer thickness, ranging from .1, .15,, and .2. The model was created in Sketchup. Yesterday, the student believed there was an issue with hidden geometry, but we did not get a chance to try printing again. We also tried reduced the amount of infill, and once got a hollow object that was too weak throughout. I don't have the .stl or .skp files available right now, but if it helps to have the student send them on Monday, I will do so. Thanks for the assistance... I'm trying to get more 3D printing occurring at my school, so solving these issues helps keep forward momentum!