Composer

Duplicated facets & faulty slices

Duplicated facets

What does the ‘duplicated facets’ error message mean & how to proceed when encountering it.

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STM file error

This error message means there are overlapping supports on the model & can be ignored or discarded.

STL file errors

This means there are duplicated facets in the model itself & can only be rectified within a CAD program.
Typical names for this repair function are:

  • Mesh repair
  • Mesh heal
  • Bolean repair
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Faulty slices

What does the ‘faulty slices’ error message mean & how to proceed when encountering it.

faulty-slices

This error message means that the model contains multiple faulty layers.

Composer will attempt to repair faulty slices but if there are too many faulty slices, unusual print outcomes can be expected.

This can only be rectified within a CAD program.
Typical names for this repair function are:

  • Mesh repair
  • Mesh heal
  • Bolean repair

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