Blender model not fully showing up in Cura

[itsupikiokami 0]

 I'm not fully tech sob about all of this but I'm trying to make a led ceiling wedge to reflect light up towards the ceiling and not towards the floor just like this restaurant but my model does not seem to export fully into Cura why and how may ask to fix problem. PS I'm aware that I still need to fix the measurements for this model so it fits perfectly in place where I need it also I'm using 3M tape not screws to hold in place of locations. Please and thank u LED COVER.stl

[Dustin 129]

What version of UltiMaker Cura are you using?
In 5.1.0  it appears to load fine for me..

It is REALLY tiny.. and the model appears to be broke.. 

 

[itsupikiokami 0]

Its bigger on my end and I'm not sure how to tell the version other then the printer itself (Ender-3 v2) 

[itsupikiokami 0]

[itsupikiokami 0]

I don't know how to fix the model

[RogueWave 15]

Looks like problems I experienced with Blender, by the dots, squares and color in the model displayed in Cura....

Suggest making a 2D sketch and then extrude it. Makes a better model than using too many Bool Tools operations.

Try export in Blender to OBJ file or STL file .....sometime help from little to almost good

Help more provide different views of model in Blender to maybe understand the problem more...

 

 

 

[itsupikiokami 0]

It broke when I export to (STL) and I don't how to fix and I'm far from capable messing with 2D sketch = I'm not good at. (OBJ)? I only know blender, unity and Cura

[RogueWave 15]

In Blender Click on File, look down on list click on EXPORT and show all export formats STL and Wavefront(OBJ) are the best to use..... Try OBJ

 

[itsupikiokami 0]

Sadly still broken I was up all night remaking the model and didn't work

[itsupikiokami 0]

 

 

[itsupikiokami 0]

And yes I've tried both STL and OBJ

 

[RogueWave 15]

Explain "still broken" in words and photo please

 

[itsupikiokami 0]

when in blender -------------Before-------------------

[itsupikiokami 0]

When in Cura----------after--------------

[itsupikiokami 0]

If I recall that shows me everything that is getting printed

 

[tinkergnome 927]

On 2/3/2023 at 12:08 AM, itsupikiokami said:

I don't know how to fix the model

 

Basically... make it manifold! 🙂

The model from the first post shows all kind of problems. It's not manifold, has overlapping geometries in many places, missing faces and not connected edges in other places. Such an object can't exist in the real world.

 

for example:

 

 

A proper model for 3D-printing is much harder to make in Blender than in a CAD-Software. But it's not impossible - here (for example) is a brief summary of some crucial things to consider:

 

https://github.com/rlguy/Blender-FLIP-Fluids/wiki/Manifold-Meshes

 

 

[RogueWave 15]

Exactly what happens when using too many Bool Tool when creating a model......

[itsupikiokami 0]

rip