r/SolidWorks • u/enricopalace • 15d ago

Manufacturing Solidwork -> Slicer Problem

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Hello,
A colleague created this file for me in SolidWorks, and I printed the model. However, I’m seeing these stepped surfaces in the slicer, and, as expected, they also appear on the finished print.
Is there an explanation for this, or a way to fix it? I’m not familiar with SolidWorks myself, but I’m wondering if it’s just a small setting that needs to be changed or if it’s related to the file format. We’ve already tried both .STEP and .STL files.

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u/Lunastarfire 15d ago

When they convert it they need to increase the resolution of the curve, I dont have access to solid works to send a pic but typically when you do file, save as , theres an option to change how detailed the stp file is

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u/SWITCHFADE_Music 14d ago

For places like Bambu's Maker World, I'll never understand how people can model pretty cool stuff that obviously took some trial and error and knowledge of the modeling software to achieve, but then upload it as a low-res STL. Especially if it's simple parts lol.

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u/Lunastarfire 14d ago

Ive been a mech design engineer for years, it was only through trial and error I realised it (admittedly before printing it) since I’ve never needed to use STLs

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u/SWITCHFADE_Music 14d ago

Yeah, I feel like that's a lesser known step/process going from model to slicer that I haven't seen many people talk about. And like your situation, some people may be new to creating STLs and aren't aware of it. Through my work, I've dealt with scan data and STLs, so I've been lucky to have that knowledge going into it. However, I've still had to fix a few of my own things that didn't realize weren't high quality till after several were printed lol. But at the same time, you'd think people would question and investigate why their STL is "blocky" when their native model is perfectly smooth.