Note: I’ve rewritten this post because the forum software threw a wrench in my plans.
At first, my thought was: The model is probably damaged, and the slicer doesn’t know how to handle it. This happens, for example, during export. There are now several options:
- Upload the 3mf file to the forum so people can take a closer look at it.
- You can try the repair function in Bambu Studio - it’s worth a try, but it doesn’t always work.
- In Blender, you can use the repair function, which is designed specifically for this kind of task.
- That tackles the problem at its root - take a look to see what went wrong when the object was designed and exported
However, I then read what was written in the fine print on a separate page of the website:
“Please ignore any non-manifold errors, this is required for our type of printing and is not to be repaired by slicers.” - So the models are intentionally “defective.” This, of course, pushes the slicer to its limits, and depending on the version of Studio, artifacts and errors may occur.
By today’s standards, that’s not really how things are done anymore. Especially when they tell their customers that the objects are intentionally defective, meaning they’re not delivered in a mainfold state.
Any company that presents itself as a professional business must clearly indicate this on the shop page where customers select the product, or simply avoid selling models that are not manifold in the first place. It’s hidden away in the small print at the end of another page.
The company has maybe achieved a remarkable accomplishment, though, I can’t judge that - however, this is no longer state-of-the-art. Slicer want manifold objects, not defective objects.
There is a way to get around this in Prusa Slicer, but unfortunately that won’t help you right now; however, it does explain a few things: 3DLabPrint airplane models objects were sliced in Simplify3D and, among other things, are not intended to be modified.
