Cura not slicing a large file

[JessJ 0]

Hi everyone,

I have been using cura for a while now, this is my first post. I can manage most prints and they are flawless with cura.

However, I have had an issue where I am wanting to use an stl which is approximately around 750mb. However, when I go to slice, it says 'processing; and then 'slicing'.

The issue is that the slicing bar doesn't move even after 6 or 7 hours there is no progress. 

The computer is no slouch, its an i7-6700k with 16GB ram and an Nvidia 1070 card running windows 10 and using cura 4.8

[Framar 39]

Never ran any file as big as yours. If you have the CAD file you can try different saving or exporting settings that would reduce the file size (by using a more coarse STL setting).

[GregValiant 1,489]

That's a big file.  Can you scale the model down in Cura?

As a check - if you throw out all the supports and infill and keep the settings as simple as possible will it finish slicing?

[DivingDuck 105]

It's maybe also a good idea to check Cura's log files whether there was an error or warning during processing the model.