ABSTRACT

Exports to standard tessellation language (STL) should almost always have the Export Quality set as high as possible. To do this, move the slider all the way towards "More Polygons". Once entertainment design practitioners designed model is complete, it is time to export to STL. Once entertainment design practitioners have an STL file, they are ready to move onto the next step in the printing process – fixing and, finally, printing. When printing using selective deposition lamination technology any feature thinner than 2mm can become soft and flexible instead of rigid. Autodesk Meshmixer has developed many useful analysis tools for individual features, found in the "Analysis" menu panel. Among others, there are also "strength" and "stability" inspection tools that study and report the strengths and weaknesses of the physical properties of the model. Many programs have auto-cleanup tools that can analyze and inspect the model in order to fix holes and heal the mesh.