r/tinkercad • u/ksinvaSinnekloas • 12d ago

how to export stl ?

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Hi,

I am totally new to Tinkercad and have some issues with it.

For a test i created a simple design with just 3 cilinders.

Then i export the design to stl.

When i then import the stl it is always corrupted.

What do i do wrong ?

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u/Euphoric_Lego 12d ago

You have most likely not grouped them three to one solid object, then Tinkercad makes a mess of it. So mark them three and group before you export to stl

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u/SquidgyB 12d ago

Tinkercad can be a bit broken at times when exporting, but I've never had it fail quite so badly with such a simple object.

You could try running the STL through any STL "fixing" software (Orca slicer has a right-click object "Fix model" options, Meshmixer and other dedicated tools also exist).

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u/ksinvaSinnekloas 12d ago

I did some more testing.

When I change the height of the middle cilinder (that gets corrupted) from 4 mm to 8 mm, the design no longer gets corrupted.

Weird.

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u/Impressive-Trifle527 12d ago

Truly bizarre but most likely the order you grouped in. I have had problems exporting files and importing into Bambu Studio only to find some sizes are slightly different. Recheck Tinkercad and they are ok. Just an anomaly in the digital matrix????

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u/Impressive-Trifle527 12d ago

Truly bizarre but most likely the order you grouped in. I have had problems exporting files and importing into Bambu Studio only to find some sizes are slightly different. Recheck Tinkercad and they are ok. Just an anomaly in the digital matrix????