Closed polysurface make it printable

Hello,

I use grasshopper to make my model and turn into rhino is closed poly-surface. How can i make it printable?

Thanks,

Watson

.gh and .3m attached file

Attachments:

Watson circle try printing.3dm, 1.2 MB
Watson start overJC.gh, 16 KB

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Permalink Reply by Markku on November 4, 2017 at 11:20pm

Hi,

I started from your 3dm file in your first post and got next captures..

In Capture_1.png geometry is exploded and there is two surfaces which intersect. From Capture_2.png can be seen that green curve is original based on measurements and all others are offseted or produced by revolution. In Capture_3.png there is new geometry done with previous green "original" curve and that is what I think you are after.....

For printing there are thin structures which make difficulties and still have to convert to solid. Solid conversion may need some manual work. Cleaning those curve loops inside geometry, maybe slice to parts....

Printable... What accuracy? size? material?

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Capture_1.PNG, 138 KB
Capture_2.PNG, 22 KB
Capture_3.PNG, 23 KB

Permalink Reply by Joseph Oster on November 5, 2017 at 7:43am

"Cool"? But you apparently didn't understand what I said about internalizing data from the plugin, or just don't want to bother?

Permalink Reply by Watson on November 5, 2017 at 1:25am

I might use SLS printer and it's about 100mm*100mm. material not sure yet just need to be printable.

Permalink Reply by Markku on November 5, 2017 at 2:59am

Llittle manual trimming to green curve in previous Capture_2 picture an revolve surface and cap holes --> closed polysurface.

Attachments:

Watsoncircletryprinting_M.3dm, 1.2 MB

Permalink Reply by Markku on November 6, 2017 at 7:54am

.3dm file above is printable. First saved as .stl file and then prosessed with Simplify3D slicer. print time estimate 7 hours. Diameter of model ~100mm.

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