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Posted (edited) · Cura is auto-filling in vertical holes on my models.

Cura is automatically filling in any vertical hole when I slice my file and I've tried everything to fix it. I've turned off remove all holes, extensive stitching, etc... as well as updated Cura to the most recent version. This is happening with multiple files, some of which I've gotten online with no reports from others facing the same issues, some I've created myself, which makes me think it's not an issue with my models. I've tried fixing the normals (didn't work, I don't believe it's a model problem), and these models will slice correctly with other programs such as Slic3r and PrusaSlicer.

 

The files also work at certain print angles, but not others, weirdly enough. The model is usually filled when the hole is vertical (perpendicular to the plate). I've attached images of pre-slice, post-slice, and a changed orientation of one of the models having this issue.

 

I've been using Cura for close to a year with no issues until this started happening and it's making printing a nightmare. If anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it.

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    Posted · Cura is auto-filling in vertical holes on my models.

    Make sure Mesh Fixes > Remove All Holes is turned off (if you can't see it, just search the quality settings).

    If it is, then if you could share a Cura project file (.3mf, get it set up then go to File > Save Project) with a model with a hole in it that gets filled in we can have a look at it. I ask for a project file instead of just a model because the project file contains your printer and quality settings.

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    Posted · Cura is auto-filling in vertical holes on my models.

    Hi! I appreciate the reply, but appears to be turned off for me unless I've been a total idiot haha.

     

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    Posted · Cura is auto-filling in vertical holes on my models.

    This is as received:

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    This is with "Remove all Holes" turned off.

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    Posted · Cura is auto-filling in vertical holes on my models.
    15 hours ago, MCourie said:

    Hi! I appreciate the reply, but appears to be turned off for me unless I've been a total idiot haha.

     

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    This is showing the setting visibility

     

    A setting that is not visible still has a value. Make the setting visible in the Print Settings ("sidebar"), and then change its value there.

     

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    Posted · Cura is auto-filling in vertical holes on my models.

    Oh I've been a dunce! I appreciate everyone's help, thank you all so much!

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    Posted · Cura is auto-filling in vertical holes on my models.

    Welcome to the club, we've all been dunces before.

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    Posted · Cura is auto-filling in vertical holes on my models.
    Just now, ahoeben said:

    Welcome to the club, we've all been dunces before.

    I'm actually a gold level member. And about 1/3rd of the way to Diamond. Once a dunce, still sometimes a dunce.

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    Posted · Cura is auto-filling in vertical holes on my models.

    I was awarded this so many times that my teachers had it bronzed and gave it to me as a graduation present.

     

    stl.stl

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    Posted · Cura is auto-filling in vertical holes on my models.

    @GregValiant What dunce made that? It's solid, you can't even wear it.

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    Posted (edited) · Cura is auto-filling in vertical holes on my models.

    Yes.  But if know someone that has a 3D printer, and if they have access to a piece of slicing software (like maybe Smart Avionics 4.20.26) they will know to use a setting called "Spiralize Outer Contour" and set to zero bottom layers, and make it into a light-weight hat that will fit my head.

    If you asked them nicely, they could do an operation called "scaling" and adapt the size to fit any head.

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    Posted · Cura is auto-filling in vertical holes on my models.
    10 hours ago, GregValiant said:

    they will know to use a setting called "Spiralize Outer Contour" and set to zero bottom layers, and make it into a light-weight hat that will fit my head.

    Would probably be one of the weakest hats I've ever seen, possibly even worse than the paper crown things that come in Christmas crackers (bon-bons in some parts of the world, I don't know) - at least they're not brittle. Or too flexible to stand up under their own weight and start delaminating if they were printed with TPU.

     

    Also I don't think whoever gave themselves the power to issue duncedums really thought enough about the design. The letters need to be extruded further, they're almost impossible to see (and probably would be in a darker colour). And the font, while it's good that they went with something sans-serif, still gives the dunce too much credit. A script font (but nothing crazy like Comic Sans) would probably be more appropriateimage.png.23c75e80564204eff359cfae6ad9cd90.png

    Also they really need to fillet the top of that thing. You don't want your dunce getting any ideas and poking someone's eyes out.

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    Posted · Cura is auto-filling in vertical holes on my models.

    Only a real Dunce would put more effort into it.

     

    BTW, St. Paula the Patient did something yesterday (which I won't go into) that provided an excellent reason for me to make her wear it.  It does want to come off so I gotta make a chin strap.  After that, I'm done.

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