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Reviewing Printability Analysis
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Select any model line
Navigate to the image in the upper right corner and click Open Viewer
Click the printer symbol to show the detailed analysis.
In this example you can see that the warning is because of thin wallsThe written descriptions will show any problematic aspects of the model in terms of Optimization, Thin Walls, Multiple Shells or Size.
The model will need to either be adjusted in the original CAD application to work on the platform, or it will need to be submitted as a manual request to the 3D Service provider. You can access a guide to several of the most common problems here.
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Printability warnings are always indicators. You are free to submit your orders for production or discuss directly with the printing services using comments to decide whether the part can be printed or needs to be redesigned. |
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The thin walls indicator does not take into consideration details smaller than 0.5% of the total model area. Refer to the next section to discover how to handle thin wallsThin walls are colored in red in the viewer’s Wall Thickness Analysis view. |
Investigating Thin Walls
As noted above, areas that are too thin can cause problems in the final print. Small areas with thin walls are not a problem in most use cases. Large thin areas or thin walls that also need to carry weights are indicators that a design should be reconsidered.
Select any model line.
Navigate to the image in the upper right corner and click Open Viewer
Click the eye symbol to show the detailed analysis.
All Printable Areas are shown in green, Questionable Areas in yellow and Problematic Areas in red.
To evaluate this, enable the Wall Thickness Analysis view in the View Options tab.
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