Correcting errors in STL file

Omkar Pradeep Khanvilkar

 Introduction
• Rapid Prototyping is the buzzword.
• 3D printing
• CAD file converted to STL file : Tessellation
• Errors in conversation
 Errors in STL file
1. Holes / gaps in a mesh
2. Flipped normal
3. Intersecting / Overlapping Triangles

• Errors increase as per complexity of the CAD model

• Complex curves
 Repairing STL errors
• Automatic repair
• Manual repair
THANK YOU