| Help with TopMod [message #32846] Wed, 17 August 2011 15:18 UTC |
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Hello:
I have been working on a model in TopMod for which I have attached several pictures. The first picture is the model as it appears on the Shapeways page: http://shpws.me/30Mb
You can see that the central portion of the model is missing. If you view the .stl file in MeshLab or Netfabb, you can see the missing portion shown in a different color.
Can anyone tell me what is going on? What is wrong with this .stl file. And how do I repair this issue?
Thanks,
scott
[Updated on: Wed, 17 August 2011 15:18 UTC]
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| Re: Help with TopMod [message #32848 is a reply to message #32846 ] Wed, 17 August 2011 15:29 UTC |
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Different colors usually denote different normal orientation.
So the "black" part as viewed in Meshlab is inside out.
For a proper model definition all normals should point to the outside.
In this case the Meshmedic subtracts the inside out portion from your models in an attempt to fix it.
I tried fixing reorienting the normals in Meshlab, but it did not work.
Also ran it through Netfabb cloud but it also cuts out the inverted part.
Perhaps you can manually fix it by selectin only the wrong part and do an invert normals.
Cheers,
Stijn
[Updated on: Wed, 17 August 2011 15:32 UTC]
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| Re: Help with TopMod [message #32851 is a reply to message #32846 ] Wed, 17 August 2011 15:41 UTC |
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Ah on closer look, the inside out parts is caused by the model self intersecting. That is why automation fails to fix it, as the model is manifold, but turns inside out on the inner part.
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| Re: Help with TopMod [message #32852 is a reply to message #32848 ] Wed, 17 August 2011 15:48 UTC |
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Well now at least I know what is going on! (That's what I thought was happening, but I had no luck either trying to fix things in MeshLab or Netfabb -- but I really am rather new to those programs, and figured it was just my ignorance.)
Now my question is how do I select just those areas with the inverted normals? In Netfabb, I see that I can select individual triangles and even expand the selection, but I do not see any way to select all the triangles that need to be flipped.
Am I missing something obvious?
Thanks.
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| Re: Help with TopMod [message #32853 is a reply to message #32851 ] Wed, 17 August 2011 15:51 UTC |
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Wow! Now you are talking way out of my understanding. Can you explain that in a simpler way for someone who is rather new at this. I am rather lost about "self-intersecting" and "manifold"
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