Combining Components

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Here is what I am trying to do. I have a component I had to slice because it was too large. So I sliced it then I thought I would add some clips or tabs to it in order to snap it together. I built the naps out just fine. I then saved it from sketchup with the snaps, and I imported it to netfabb to test for errors. THere was no errors so I put in in slic3r to get the gcode for it. I got the gcode and uploaded it to a simulator. It only prints the tab and not the item I attached it too.

Does anyone know any good tutorials for something like this?

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Pictures would help to see the issue. Try attaching a screenshot of design and printed part. Im unfamiliar with slic3r but does it give you a sliced preview where you can see each layer?

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sometimes if you import to stl in sketch you have to make sure all components and group are closed, else you loose some in the stl!

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I would run it through makeprintable. It will show you the model and possibly fix it.

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Since you created the drawing and exported it using Save to STL - while in Sketchup.

You can import that STL file back into Sketchup.

If there is a problem with your STL, you will see it in the imported STL.

THEN

If there are no errors in your STL in Sketchup, you should be good to go.

I do this with all of my Sketchup models.

I have never had any trouble, once the STL is good to go in Sketchup.

I also use the Solids Inspector plug in to confirm my drawing is actually solid with volume.

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I hope this helps in some manner

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