Fixing impossible STL's with Meshmixer 3.1.118 BETA

Meshmixer has come a LONG way and now can fix terrible files like the big boys! In this vid I'll show you how I use Meshmixer to repair game files using the make solid tool as well as join parts together using the improved boolean union tool.

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[donnymiddlebrook]

I'm just getting into 3D printing and this vid, 5 years later, is still very helpful.

[RCONSTRUCT]

3D printing enthusiasts can use Meshmixer 3.1.118 BETA to fix and prepare models for printing.

⦁ 💻 Software: Meshmixer is a powerful tool for fixing STL files, with features like "Make Solid" and Boolean operations.
⦁ 🖨 Fixing STLs: The "Make Solid" tool can repair unprintable models by offsetting and adding thickness to fix errors.
⦁ 🔧 Boolean Operations: New Boolean Union functions allow combining separate shells, fixing geometric designs.
⦁ 📦 Reducing Triangles: Meshmixer's "Reduce" and "Remesh" tools help simplify models, reducing file size without losing detail.
⦁ 🧐Inspecting & Repairing: Inspector tool identifies and fixes errors; manual repairs may be needed for complex models.

[z.maulerant]

Came across this yesterday and it helped save my blue rose STL file since it had a whole bunch of gaps! Thank you for pointing out this tool since I couldn't find any other tutorial that showed it. I was about to edit it in blender but this is SO much easier!

[yendou]

after 3 months of trying everything and nearly giving up, this works🤗 thank you so much, the offset was the only thing i didnt play with because it usualy crashed before getting to this value

[roussel]

5 years later you still helping people like me, I printed a Zenitsu model for my girl, thank you bro

[reignandbongao]

I'm an Architecture student, when I'm making a model to be printed I completely switch programs to fusion 360 or something to avoid janky mesh from something like sketchup does. BUT this isn't something my classmates do when giving me the files to print stuff at 3 days before the passing date.

[bradykirk]

Angus, thanks for all of your help with these vids. If you're ever in the Vancouver BC/Seattle WA area let me know, I owe you a beer!!!

[techster]

Hi Angus I personally love your videos, I also subscribed. I am a newbie for 3D printing and your the person I always come to. Thanks for making these videos :D

[luizzzzzzzzzzzzzz]

Hugely helpful as always! Can't wait for the whole fixing video. Thank you, Angus!

[sidevon]

Good to see you doing mesh mixer again. I would like more of these and OnSpace if you get the time. Ta.

[milhooz]

Hey Angus, did you do the video about the long and tedious way of fixing the file? I'm interested and can not find it in your channel!

Thanks for the videos, really helpful!

[Roompje]

this is the meshmixer I always wanted! thanks for showing it off :D

[spikekent]

Superb insight as always Angus.
Good to see you on Anthonys stream earlier too.
Thanks mate.

[normabarr]

Nice! I just discovered Netfabb cloud solution is no longer free to upload and fix those separate shells and the full version of netfabb is not cheap!. I am also a huge meshmixer fan so thanks for another great video, great timing and as usual explaining what the complex options actually do!

[JaimeFriasJr]

Thanks, I was struggling with my friend file. When I saw the file was mostly surfaces I was regretting helping him, but this program just save me a lot of time. Thanyou a lot!

[RisingMooon]

so i just found this video but can't seem to find the video that was referenced that was supposed to come out shortly after. I'd like to see it for the longer method, hmm

[mikelaffosse]

Hi Angus, just got my flexion extruder (with a nice makersmuse discount!) thanks so much for that review, I love it! If you use flexible material you need this!! Thanks again

[saywhat]

Helpful stuff and definitely a time consuming process to learn and do with good results. I like the separate part idea as opposed to all the support printing and thus it would be great if this or any software could easily add "snap together" mechanisms to the end of parts so you could assemble without glue the parts that you deconstruct.

[SiriusXification]

"3D_Map_killmenowedition.stl"
How about a story time?

[logiclrd]

It's been many years but YouTube just saw fit to recommend this to me now, in June 2022 :-) I thought I might point out that STL files can contain multiple independent manifolds, and the slicer will effectively union them as part of the slicing process without needing complex geometry. So, you can probably get away with just moving the different parts to intersect and then exporting it like that. It doesn't need to be a single mesh. :-)