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    • Dave RD Offline
      Dave R
      last edited by

      Well, I guess you could use ThomThom's Solid Inspector plugin to examine the component/group to find the problems. Determine what they are and fix them. Depending upon how many problems there are, it may just be easier to start from scratch. I often find that is the case with models from the 3D Warehouse.

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      • S ShepherdS Offline
        S Shepherd
        last edited by

        Ooops, I had trouble with the upload.
        I'm not used to this forum setup just yet.
        This model is a little more complete.

        SS


        Aachener Dom ss.skp

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        • K Offline
          ksau
          last edited by

          @s shepherd said:

          Ooops, I had trouble with the upload.
          I'm not used to this forum setup just yet.
          This model is a little more complete.

          SS

          cool, thank you for your work! Prints like a charm πŸ˜„

          Best regards
          Keith

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          • K Offline
            ksau
            last edited by

            Hi experts,

            this time I need to print this one:
            http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=cb0b1138ce7f263e90cdb0d1a06b1e4e

            I need to make it solid first. After trying for several hours you see me begging for help... I am too stupid for the 3rd dimension. Or at least for sketchup πŸ˜‰

            Solid Inspector complains about nearly everything and I am not able to fix these issues... Any help is appreciated!

            Best regards
            Keith

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            • cottyC Offline
              cotty
              last edited by

              I've started to make it solid, but as Dave suggested, it would be faster to create it from the beginning because of the many construction faults...

              If you want to try it anyway, follow these steps:

              • delete all materials
              • explode all groups and components and nested ones
              • delete inner faces
              • flip backfaces
              • close volume
                -...

              my SketchUp gallery

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              • cottyC Offline
                cotty
                last edited by

                @ksau said:

                cool, thank you for your work! Prints like a charm πŸ˜„

                I would love to see a picture from the printed model!

                my SketchUp gallery

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                • K Offline
                  ksau
                  last edited by

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                  @cotty said:

                  @ksau said:

                  cool, thank you for your work! Prints like a charm πŸ˜„

                  I would love to see a picture from the printed model!

                  Here you are...

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                  • pbacotP Offline
                    pbacot
                    last edited by

                    @ksau said:

                    Hi experts,

                    this time I need to print this one:
                    http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=cb0b1138ce7f263e90cdb0d1a06b1e4e

                    I need to make it solid first. After trying for several hours you see me begging for help... I am too stupid for the 3rd dimension. Or at least for sketchup πŸ˜‰

                    Solid Inspector complains about nearly everything and I am not able to fix these issues... Any help is appreciated!

                    Best regards
                    Keith

                    Are you still working on this? There are a lot of different parts here. I suppose you need to make it all one solid component? Just to offer at least some idea. You might take the repetitive components and work on them then work on the large parts making them solid. Then you can combine the solid components you've made. faces need to be added and the way much of it is made does not lead naturally to building a solid. And fair warning, you may work on it a long time and discover some sloppiness in the original will prevent you from ultimately making it all solid. Good luck. You might take the best parts and recreate the worst parts yourself from scratch, using the original model as a guide.

                    MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                    • S ShepherdS Offline
                      S Shepherd
                      last edited by

                      It's not that difficult. One baseball game and Bob's your uncle.
                      On the other hand, have fun painting.

                      SS


                      Unbenannt SS.skp

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                      • K Offline
                        ksau
                        last edited by

                        @s shepherd said:

                        It's not that difficult. One baseball game and Bob's your uncle.
                        On the other hand, have fun painting.

                        SS

                        S-U-P-E-R-B!
                        Thank you!!!

                        Took me hours yesterday to only fix the small edges on the roof... I will try to improve my skills, promised πŸ˜‰

                        Friends of mine will get married on Friday in this building (the town hall of Aachen, Germany). I want to print and illuminate the building like I did with the cathedral, see above, as a present for them.

                        Again: Thanks!

                        Best regards
                        Keith

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                        • cottyC Offline
                          cotty
                          last edited by

                          @ksau said:

                          Here you are...

                          Nice! πŸ‘
                          Thank you

                          @ksau said:

                          Friends of mine will get married on Friday in this building (the town hall of Aachen, Germany). I want to print and illuminate the building like I did with the cathedral, see above, as a present for them.

                          Nice idea!

                          my SketchUp gallery

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