Imported .stl, how to keep interior detail?

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Imported .stl, how to keep interior detail?

Post by D3dl3g »

so stage 2 of my UPS CAD saga...
i want to recreate a "battery caddy" and whilst most of it is relatively simple... a block with various pockets removed im struggling to get the intriror features of the electrical connectors to not get filled with extrusion material.

Heres my goal, or something very similar
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and these are the connectors i need to keep "empty". (i dont care about the outside profile, infact id prefer that to be intergrated into the final item.)
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Any advice warmly recieved.
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Re: Imported .stl, how to keep interior detail?

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Hello!
  • Please have a closer look at the thread linked in the big red banner at the top and provide your full FreeCAD information.
  • The screenshots are from your current model, showing the connector, correct?
  • What stops you from continuing with the rest of the part?
  • Could you share your FC file?
Thanks!
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Re: Imported .stl, how to keep interior detail?

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Dimensions ?
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Re: Imported .stl, how to keep interior detail?

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@M4x @Shalmeneser

Apologies, i overlooked the file!
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Re: Imported .stl, how to keep interior detail?

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@M4x @Shalmeneser

My dudes, i figured it out, i just needed some hours to plough into it.


Thanks to those that DL the file and took the time.
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Re: Imported .stl, how to keep interior detail?

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Great you're able to continue your work on this project.

But I think that you still have some work to do. Some things aren't working yet. I wasn't able to recompute your file. The treeview shows an error and I guess that you're looking for a single Part/Body, not for several Parts which happen to be positioned like they belong to a single Part/Body, correct? I've taken a screenshot to make it a little bit clearer.

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Re: Imported .stl, how to keep interior detail?

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thank you @M4x, yes, i need to do a little bit of housekeeping with the items on the left.

i also noted the error and know what caused it. i am in the process of fixing that (and redo-ing some of my work), there are some features i need to change due to the way this will/wont 3D Print the way i would like it to. i am learning better ways to "CAD" and this program, i think, is way more powerful than i will ever use.
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Re: Imported .stl, how to keep interior detail?

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Alright, please don't hesitate to ask for help here!
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