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My 3D print file is being filled in when Cura slices the model: How do I fix this?
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.
There are also a few tools in Cura to visually show non manifold issues. For example "x-ray view". Go to "prepare" view first and then change to xray mode. Anything red is a problem.
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What software did you use to edit it? blender? sketchup? Your model has problems - either the normals are wrong (normals tell cura which side of every surface is plastic versus air) (and sketchup and blender are notorious for messing up the normals) or your model is not manifold: https://github.com/Ghostkeeper/SettingsGuide/blob/master/resources/articles/troubleshooting/missing_parts.md#non-manifold-meshes
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.
There are also a few tools in Cura to visually show non manifold issues. For example "x-ray view". Go to "prepare" view first and then change to xray mode. Anything red is a problem.
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