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Something is wrong with your model. Cura only knows how to print solids but some CAD software creates all kinds of non-solids which can't be printed. For example a cube with only 5 sides. Also the STL file is a collection of triangles and each triangle says which side faces air and which side faces plastic. Some CAD software gets this backwards. Most CAD software will not let you do this. Sketchup is a very popular CAD program that has this problem - it lets you create just flat "walls" that are infinitely thin or that are backwards. I'm going to guess you are using sketchup (although I know of 2 others) because it's popular for architecture.
Here are some tips for sketchup (I have other tips for other cad packages):
In sketchup it's important to make sure surfaces are white, not gray. Right click on gray surfaces (in sketchup) and select "reverse faces".
Cura has an amazing plugin to test your model to see if something is wrong with it and can repair a very few of the many potential problems:
In the upper right corner of Cura click "marketplace" and make sure you are on the "plugins" tab and install "Mesh Tools". Then restart Cura. Now right click on your model, choose "mesh tools" and first choose
"check mesh", then "fix model normals" and "fix simple holes" to see if that helps. Cura doesn't fix most issues so...
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Cura 5.7 is here and it brings a handy new workflow improvement when using Thingiverse and Cura together, as well as additional capabilities for Method series printers, and a powerful way of sharing print settings using new printer-agnostic project files! Read on to find out about all of these improvements and more.
S-Line Firmware 8.3.0 was released Nov. 20th on the "Latest" firmware branch.
(Sorry, was out of office when this released)
This update is for...
All UltiMaker S series
New features
Temperature status. During print preparation, the temperatures of the print cores and build plate will be shown on the display. This gives a better indication of the progress and remaining wait time. Save log files in paused state. It is now possible to save the printer's log files to USB if the currently active print job is paused. Previously, the Dump logs to USB option was only enabled if the printer was in idle state. Confirm print removal via Digital Factory. If the printer is connected to the Digital Factory, it is now possible to confirm the removal of a previous print job via the Digital Factory interface. This is useful in situations where the build plate is clear, but the operator forgot to select Confirm removal on the printer’s display. Visit this page for more information about this feature.
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Something is wrong with your model. Cura only knows how to print solids but some CAD software creates all kinds of non-solids which can't be printed. For example a cube with only 5 sides. Also the STL file is a collection of triangles and each triangle says which side faces air and which side faces plastic. Some CAD software gets this backwards. Most CAD software will not let you do this. Sketchup is a very popular CAD program that has this problem - it lets you create just flat "walls" that are infinitely thin or that are backwards. I'm going to guess you are using sketchup (although I know of 2 others) because it's popular for architecture.
Here are some tips for sketchup (I have other tips for other cad packages):
https://i.materialise.com/blog/3d-printing-with-sketchup/
In sketchup it's important to make sure surfaces are white, not gray. Right click on gray surfaces (in sketchup) and select "reverse faces".
Cura has an amazing plugin to test your model to see if something is wrong with it and can repair a very few of the many potential problems:
In the upper right corner of Cura click "marketplace" and make sure you are on the "plugins" tab and install "Mesh Tools". Then restart Cura. Now right click on your model, choose "mesh tools" and first choose
"check mesh", then "fix model normals" and "fix simple holes" to see if that helps. Cura doesn't fix most issues so...
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