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Export to .STL / .3MF for later 3D-printing.

Jan Öhman
Fri, May 6, 2022 10:38 AM

Hi!

Thought to create some objects in openSCAD, to print later.I do not have my own 3D printer (yet).
One I talked to, wanted to get the drawings in .STL or .3MF. (I don't know the difference).

If I had my own printer, have I been able to print directly from openSCAD?
(Without some export?)
In the openSCAD, no errors or problems occur.butThe drawings I tested to export from openSCAD have given one or another error message.One message .:WARNING: Object may not be a valid 2-manifold and may need repair! 

Another message .:WARNING: No top level geometry to render 

What to do?

Hi! Thought to create some objects in openSCAD, to print later.I do not have my own 3D printer (yet). One I talked to, wanted to get the drawings in .STL or .3MF. (I don't know the difference). If I had my own printer, have I been able to print directly from openSCAD? (Without some export?) In the openSCAD, no errors or problems occur.butThe drawings I tested to export from openSCAD have given one or another error message.One message .:WARNING: Object may not be a valid 2-manifold and may need repair!  Another message .:WARNING: No top level geometry to render  What to do?