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    • N Offline
      N15ck
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      @rich o brien said:

      Is the geometry a group/component?

      If so, does it report that it is Solid? To check go to Window > Entity Info and select the grouped object and see if the info says Solid.

      If not the your geometry has some geometry preventing this from occurring.

      There are various tools to identify the errors. Thomthom's Solid Inspector will highlight errors and TIG's Solid Solver will attempt to correct it.

      Thanks, I have grouped it, and all it says is layer 0

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      • Rich O BrienR Offline
        Rich O Brien Moderator
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        That is the Layer it is on.

        Does it just say Group?

        Can you share the SketchUp file? You can upload 4mb files here to the forum

        Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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          N15ck
          last edited by

          @rich o brien said:

          That is the Layer it is on.

          Does it just say Group?

          Can you share the SketchUp file? You can upload 4mb files here to the forum

          I cant really share it, it is 25mb haha, and I am unsure on how solidsolver works, I have got solid inspector to work but unsure on the solver also It says 'Group (1 in model)'

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          • Rich O BrienR Offline
            Rich O Brien Moderator
            last edited by

            If it say group and solid inspector is highlighting errors then it needs more clean up to heal it.

            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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              N15ck
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              @rich o brien said:

              If it say group and solid inspector is highlighting errors then it needs more clean up to heal it.

              Thanks, What would you suggest? I thought about exporting as STL and using an application to shrink wrap, but I dont know of any free versions πŸ˜•

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              • Rich O BrienR Offline
                Rich O Brien Moderator
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                Free STL exporters or Free 3D apps that Shrink Wrap?

                Here's a free STL exporter/importer

                http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=24515

                Blender has a means of shrink wrapping meshes

                Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                  N15ck
                  last edited by

                  @rich o brien said:

                  Free STL exporters or Free 3D apps that Shrink Wrap?

                  Here's a free STL exporter/importer

                  http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=24515

                  Blender has a means of shrink wrapping meshes

                  it is annoying as I used my normal methods of designing on sketchup (normally solid) but on this one it isnt solid πŸ˜•

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                  • Rich O BrienR Offline
                    Rich O Brien Moderator
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                    How many errors is Solid Inspector showing?

                    There's also this...

                    http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=41289

                    which costs €22

                    Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                      N15ck
                      last edited by

                      @rich o brien said:

                      How many errors is Solid Inspector showing?

                      There's also this...

                      http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=41289

                      which costs €22

                      Many, you can see lots of yellow circles

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                      • Rich O BrienR Offline
                        Rich O Brien Moderator
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                        So, you either buy a plugin to try and fix

                        You fix it yourself manually

                        You try and learn how to add a Shrink Wrap in Blender

                        You hire someone to do the donkey work

                        You privately share the file with someone who could quickly identify the problem

                        Basically you need either pockets or time.

                        Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                          N15ck
                          last edited by

                          @rich o brien said:

                          So, you either buy a plugin to try and fix

                          You fix it yourself manually

                          You try and learn how to add a Shrink Wrap in Blender

                          You hire someone to do the donkey work

                          You privately share the file with someone who could quickly identify the problem

                          Basically you need either pockets or time.

                          I will look into each one to see which is best, thanks for the help!

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                            pilou
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                              N15ck
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                              @unknownuser said:

                              Why not the free Meshlab ? πŸ˜‰
                              It's the Mesh doctor! πŸ’š

                              http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn;ANd9GcS-mYuW4N9e40Tk4nIQEuhyDIlBTW-QWa-SZaD3Sz7IBoLxorUActDqle9e

                              downloading as I type 😍

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