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1 hour ago, tinkergnome said:

 

Lol, "Meshmixer" and "intuitive" are terms that i would not use in the same sentence...🙂

 

In Meshmixer:

- "Edit" -> "Separate Shells" (the object browser shows up with a list of separate shells)

- select a single part

- "Export" as *.stl

 

Or in a recent version of Cura:

- go to the Marketplace and install the "Mesh Tools" plugin from @ahoeben

- this gives you a new menu entry:  "Extensions" -> "Mesh Tools" -> "Split model into parts"

 

 

Thanks for the suggestion.  The MeshMixer works well.  I did also install the Mesh Tools plugin, appears in the extensions menu but unfortunately it crashes Cura 4.0.0 when I try to use it.

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel

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Okay, downloaded and installed MeshMixer.

 

Imported the STL file.

 

It displays all the separate parts.

 

But I can't see ay intuitive way of selecting each and saving as a separate STL.

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel

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How very peculiar.  Why was the functionality removed?  I always thought that features got added with new versions not taken away.

 

I'm assuming that meshmixer is a different application.

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel

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3 hours ago, geert_2 said:

I think in older Cura versions it was possible to "split object in parts" or something similar? This would split a model into all its parts, and these would all be distributed on the build plate separately. Then you could delete the unwanted parts one by one, and only keep the desired ones.

 

You would have to redo this whole sequence of splitting and deleting for every part, so it is a bit cumbersome, but it could be a temporary workaround to get a job done.

 

I don't know if this is still possible in the newest versions of Cura (I haven't tried)?

 

 

Just to be clear though, I'm not talking about breaking down a single model into parts.  The model is already in parts, the problem is that they are all in a single STL file.

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel

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Hi,

 

Very new to 3D Printing and Cura.

 

I have downloaded a model from Thingiverse that I would like to print.

 

The model is in multiple parts that will need to be assembled when printed.  Perfectly happy with this but the STL file has all parts on the bed at the same time.  The parts are distinctly different and separate just all combined in the STL. 

 

I like to print them separately because

 

i) I prefer a number of shorter prints

ii) the support requirements for each part is different

 

Is there a way in Cura to separate each of these parts into their own STL files?

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel