3D printingtroubles

[Anonymous]

I am having  

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problems this morning trying to print in 3D. when I send to print service under the output tab, i am asked to select the object. When I right click on the object then left click to enter, it asks me to select object again. It is as if the object isnt recognized asa 3d object. How do I make it a witertight mesh like it asks for. I made the object using the extrude command. Not sure where to turn.

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Thanks.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I am having  

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problems this morning trying to print in 3D. when I send to print service under the output tab, i am asked to select the object. When I right click on the object then left click to enter, it asks me to select object again. It is as if the object isnt recognized asa 3d object. How do I make it a witertight mesh like it asks for. I made the object using the extrude command. Not sure where to turn.

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Thanks.

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You should be left clicking to select, then right click to enter.

[Anonymous]

Ok. I am directionally challenged. I am left clicking on the object then right clicking to accept. That part I am doing correctly. I just stated the wrong way. Message says no watertight meshes selected.
My apology for the confusion.

Bryan

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[JDMather]

Do you have a solid body?

Does List or Properties return 3D Solid?

Can you attach the dwg file here?

[Anonymous]

I teach high school and am just about 5 minutes ahead or 5 minutes behind
my students. I ahve attached the drawing and maybe you cantell me what
needs to be done. I have tried to join the parts but this does not help.
Any advise is appreciated.


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Bryan Bates
*Industrial Technology Instructor*
*Conway Springs High School*
*620-456-2963*

[JDMather]

I do not see attachment.

Are you replying from a phone or from a web browser?

What is the size of the file?

If it is too large to attach here - right click on the file name and select Send to Compressed (zipped) folder.

Attach the resulting *.zip file here.

If it is still to large to attach here - post back for instructions on using A360 drive to host the file.

[Anonymous]

Try This attachment.

Thank You,

B Bates

[JDMather]

Propterties indicates that you have Region and several Surfaces.

You must have a solid to create an stl file for 3D printing.

Run the surfsculpt command and select all to get a solid for exporting.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Try This attachment.

Thank You,

B Bates

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There are no solids in that file, lots of surfaces though.

[Anonymous]

Thank You. That did it. Now my question is why did only some drawings turn out like that whily others did not.

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[JDMather]

An understanding of Surface Modeling vs Solid Modeling is required.

You might start with the AU presentations linked here

http://home.pct.edu/~jmather/content/CAD238/AutoCAD_2007_Tutorials.htm

unfortunately the information is a little old as I seldom use AutoCAD anymore.

If you do a lot of mechanical type work - I recommend that you look into Fusion 360 or Autodesk Inventor.