hello,
using the partdesign workbench i have constructed 2 bodies and made the boolean common of both bodies. when i try to export the result to an .amf-file for printing, a small binary file (342 bytes) is created which is unsuitable for printing.
what could i have missed?
thanks for your answer.
i'm running freecad version 0.19 on debian buster.
additional info: when try to export as .stl, a file with the following content ist created
MESH-MESH-MESH-MESH-MESH-MESH-MESH-MESH-MESH-MESH-MESH-MESH-MESH-MESH-MESH-MESH
^@^@^@^@
unable to export boolean common of two bodies to an amf file
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Re: unable to export boolean common of two bodies to an amf file
Hard to guess without a file...
Did you use the Part Design Boolean and select the actual Body objects?
Did you check the geometry with the Part Geoemtry check (with the BOP option selected) to make sure the geometry is valid?
So many questions...
Did you use the Part Design Boolean and select the actual Body objects?
Did you check the geometry with the Part Geoemtry check (with the BOP option selected) to make sure the geometry is valid?
So many questions...
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Re: unable to export boolean common of two bodies to an amf file
i have created a simple demonstration - see attached amf.FCStd. please select cutted-cube, export as amf and have a look at the result.
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Re: unable to export boolean common of two bodies to an amf file
I opened the file, selected the Body called Cube, and exported as .amf.
When I open it in Cura it is exactly what the model shows in FreeCAD.
When I open it in Cura it is exactly what the model shows in FreeCAD.
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Re: unable to export boolean common of two bodies to an amf file
Usually you can also get a correct export by selecting the Tip of a body, instead of the body itself, but not in this case apparently.
Re: unable to export boolean common of two bodies to an amf file
selecting the body did the trick (i used to select the tip).
thanks a lot.
thanks a lot.
Re: unable to export boolean common of two bodies to an amf file
This is obviously an error with the PartDesign boolean.
Besides that, if your model is of similar structure, you should not use a boolean, you should use a pocket instead, or to be more general: use the inverse operations, i.e. Pad <-> Pocket, Revolve <-> Groove, AdditiveXY <-> SubtractiveXY.
Besides that, if your model is of similar structure, you should not use a boolean, you should use a pocket instead, or to be more general: use the inverse operations, i.e. Pad <-> Pocket, Revolve <-> Groove, AdditiveXY <-> SubtractiveXY.
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