I need to 3D print this object as a mold. Basically all the walls have thickness except for the text. But when I upload my model to 3D printing services, the walls on the text are not being recognized and just don’t show up. The reason the text has an open back is because the material needs to be able to go inside to take the shape. I need a solution on how to solve this fast. Thanks in advance
I don’t really know why it’s happening because if you look in the file, the deer head stamp is essentially the same thing as the text and it can be seen in the 3D printing service viewer
The component doesn’t meet the requirements of being “solid”. You say this is to create a mold. Where does the material go that will be molded? On the outside of the letters or on the inside?
Yes, precisely. I’m a little confused though. I can tell that looks different from what I had, but achieves the same purpose; how did you do that? Also, we are testing a range of materials like fine grain sand, composite grain, clay, etc.
I just made what would be the bottom of the mold 3D without the sides and then added the walls. I turned the geometry over so you can look down inside instead of looking up from below. Notice how there’s actually thickness in the bottom of the mold (what was the top as you had it drawn.
Will you need to add some draft so the molded object will come out?
