- [Instructor] There's two main reasons…to hollow out your models.…The biggest is that a hollow model…just uses less material and thereby costs less.…If you're using a laser-based printer like the Form 2,…then the print can also go faster…because there will be less surface area…for the laser to cover on each layer.…There's just one type of printing…that doesn't get any advantage from hollow models,…and that's the plastic filament type.…Those printers use infill patterns,…which are defined by the printer's software,…not by Meshmixer.…
Other than that, I recommend hollowing out models,…so let's see how it works.…Okay, we're going to hollow the front half…separate from the back half.…Starting with just the front half.…I'm just going to zoom in here and get it full screen.…Let's go to Edit, and Hollow.…It's going to think about it for just a moment…here while it sets everything up.…So, what this does, if we kind of…rotate around a little bit here,…is it creates an internal surface.…And you can see it's offsetting…a little bit from the original model.…
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11/10/2017This course was created by Ryan Kittleson. We're honored to host this training in our library.
- Checking and changing a model's scale
- Fixing mesh issues
- Checking a model's balance and adding a base
- Splitting a model into smaller pieces
- Making tab and slot connections
- Increasing thickness for printability
- Making a model hollow
- Exporting a model ready for printing
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