Questions tagged [meshmixer]
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Efficient way to create a "mold" of a solid object in Meshmixer?
Currently I have a model of a fingertip finished in my project, however, I would like to create some sort of "cap" that if printed would fit on top of that finger. Is there a good way to achieve this in meshmixer?
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How to make symmetric Low-Poly objects in meshmixer?
I've made low-poly objects using Reduce function in Meshmixer. My objects are symmetric and I want to keep the symmetry in the low-poly because it's more beautiful, But the software doesn't necessary keep the symmetry.
using mirror function results…

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Vary line with Z-axis for imported SVG file
I have an SVG file of a line drawing. When I import it into Tinkercad it generates a 3D version with the width of the lines remaining constant along the Z-axis (as expected). I would like to generate a similar STL but with the line width narrowing…

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precise transformation using meshmixer
I am trying to do some edits on an STL file. I am trying to use meshmixer for this. I am essentially trying to move a hole in the following picture
and widen the hole on the bottom of the part. I was playing around with meshmixer and it seems that…

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Does anyone know why Meshmixer does this when I bring a brush to a figure?
Does anyone know why Meshmixer does this when I bring a brush to a figure?

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How to replace color A into B using Meshmixer
I have a .mix file with multicolored objects. Using Meshmixer, I would like to change the surface color A into color B without modifying the rest of the colors.
In theory, this could be done by first selecting only the surfaces matching the color A,…

Imsa
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With remesh tool in Meshmixer; What happens to the details of the model?
I have an organic but more complex STL model. It is so detailed and every detail is important to us.
We have a remesh tool in Meshmixer. It says:
With Meshmixer, you can create an even tessellation using the Remesh command. Click the Select Icon in…

Fatih Hamırcu
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Meshmixer create solid
I have this .stl that I downloaded and I need to create a solid of this 3D. However, if I click "Make solid", it doesn't work.
How can I do? I think the problem is the black layer but I don't know how to resolve.
Before make solid:
After make…

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How to fill big holes that Meshmixer couldn't inspect?
How to fill these holes in mandibular jaw in order to 3d print it?

Fatih Hamırcu
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Meshmixer size of model
I've created a model in Sketchup and exported the file as a .stl
Since the model is 80cm x 24 cm i need to cut it in meshmixer. But when i open it in meshmixer it appears tiny. Why doesn't it open as the real size?

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Meshmixer or Blender thickness feature
I ran the thickness gave these errors. Now what should I do to fix the errors with Blender or Meshmixer?
Blender thickness analysis:
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With meahmixer:
enter image description here

Fatih Hamırcu
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Fill hollow part of body in the 3D model
Sorry, I'm new in 3D printing and modeling and I need help.
I bought a 3D model with a hollow part of the body that doesn't print on my printer normally (with very high resolution (layer is 0.12 mm, the nozzle is 0.4 mm) because the walls are very…

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Meshlab creates weird bubbles when using poisson surface reconstruction
my task is to create a watertight surface out of a point-cloud (It's the model of a dam).
For this I'm using MeshLab.
First thing I did was importing the .ply-file into Meshlab and normalize it.
This looked like this:
So far so good. For Remeshing…

Samuel Dressel
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