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So, I'm trying to print some older models from thingiverse and I have discovered that basically all the files I want to print have glaring flaws in them.

Internal free floating structures, connector pieces and holes that are the exact same size... So on and so forth...

Do I need to learn a software like CAD or Blender to fix these? I seem to be able to do some basic stuff in Orca Slicer but it honestly seems like as much of a pain to modify the parts there as it would be to use a real software.

Is there one that's easier? I think I messed around with SketchUp once upon a time.

I am worried this feels like opening a can of worms just so that I can make a thing that already exists in a dozen forms better.

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[–] mrcleanup@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Get SketchUp Make 2017 from the wayback machine. Is super intuitive and you can import stl files directly.

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Ill have to check this out. Any idea if it plays nice with wine?

[–] mrcleanup@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I just switched to Linux and couldn't figure out the install. But I literally just switched to Linux, so I don't know, it could work great for all I know.

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

You and me both, I shall report back after I try SCIENCE!

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