{"id":196544,"date":"2025-04-30T10:08:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T10:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=196544"},"modified":"2025-04-30T10:52:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T10:52:57","slug":"3d-printing-preparation-and-stl-editing-in-ansys-discovery","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/3d-printing-preparation-and-stl-editing-in-ansys-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"3D printing preparation and STL editing in Ansys Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"536\">3D printers typically use STL (Stereolithography) files, which represent models as faceted geometries\u2014surfaces made up of many small triangles. These files allow the printer to build the model layer by layer. Similarly, 3D scanners often generate faceted mesh data when capturing real-world objects, though the resulting files may contain noise, gaps, or unwanted geometry. This two-part tutorial introduces the tools in Discovery for preparing and editing the STL files models for additive manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px\"><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> These video tutorials have Chinese (simplified), Japanese and English subtitles embedded in them, please activate them by navigating to the gear icon (\u2699) and choose the language from captions. \/ \u6ce8\u610f\uff1a\u8fd9\u4e9b\u89c6\u9891\u6559\u7a0b\u5d4c\u5165\u4e86\u4e2d\u6587\uff08\u7b80\u4f53\uff09\u3001\u65e5\u6587\u548c\u82f1\u6587\u5b57\u5e55\uff0c\u8bf7\u901a\u8fc7\u5bfc\u822a\u5230\u9f7f\u8f6e\u56fe\u6807 \uff08\uff09 \u2699 \u5e76\u4ece\u5b57\u5e55\u4e2d\u9009\u62e9\u8bed\u8a00\u6765\u6fc0\u6d3b\u5b83\u4eec\u3002\/ \u6ce8\u610f: \u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u30d3\u30c7\u30aa\u30c1\u30e5\u30fc\u30c8\u30ea\u30a2\u30eb\u306b\u306f\u3001\u4e2d\u56fd\u8a9e\uff08\u7c21\u4f53\u5b57\uff09\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3001\u82f1\u8a9e\u306e\u5b57\u5e55\u304c\u57cb\u3081\u8fbc\u307e\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u30ae\u30a2\u30a2\u30a4\u30b3\u30f3\uff08\u2699\uff09\u306b\u79fb\u52d5\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30ad\u30e3\u30d7\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u304b\u3089\u8a00\u8a9e\u3092\u9078\u629e\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3001\u5b57\u5e55\u3092\u6709\u52b9\u306b\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"725\"><strong>3D Printing Preparation in Ansys Discovery \u2014 Part 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"725\">In the following tutorial, you will learn how to work with faceted STL files for 3D printing\u2014how to separate or merge parts of a model, close open geometries, and ensure the mesh is ready for export.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"725\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vidyard_iframe\" src=\"\/\/play.vidyard.com\/4z8XVP3NHv4XMTKmqRXWw1.html?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"935\"><strong>3D Printing Preparation in Ansys Discovery \u2014 Part 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"935\">The following tutorial focuses on cleaning up and preparing data from 3D scans. You\u2019ll learn how to isolate usable geometry, remove noise or excess mesh, and make necessary edits to create a printable and accurate model.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vidyard_iframe\" src=\"\/\/play.vidyard.com\/vup2dwLrpwneyidXcSrJfZ.html?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-196551\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/3DPP_1-300x222.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/3DPP_1-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/3DPP_1-1024x757.png 1024w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/3DPP_1-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/3DPP_1-24x18.png 24w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/3DPP_1-36x27.png 36w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/3DPP_1-48x35.png 48w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/3DPP_1.png 1077w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-196544","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-3d-printing","topic-tag-3d-scanning","topic-tag-additive-manufacturing","topic-tag-faceted-geometry","topic-tag-mesh-editing","topic-tag-model-cleanup","topic-tag-scan-data-repair","topic-tag-stl-files","filter-by-application-ansys-discovery","filter-by-application-discovery-geometry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_edit_lock":["1749625099:3452"],"_edit_last":["3452"],"_aioseo_title":["#post_title#post_title #separator_sa #site_title"],"_aioseo_description":[null],"_aioseo_keywords":["a:0:{}"],"_aioseo_og_title":[null],"_aioseo_og_description":[null],"_aioseo_og_article_section":[""],"_aioseo_og_article_tags":["a:0:{}"],"_aioseo_twitter_title":[null],"_aioseo_twitter_description":[null],"filter_by_optics_product":["Lumerical"],"_filter_by_optics_product":["field_64fb192ba3121"],"application_name":[""],"_application_name":["field_64a80903c8e15"],"family":[""],"_family":["field_64a809229a857"],"siebel_km_number":[""],"_siebel_km_number":["field_63ecbffce60db"],"salesforce_km_number":[""],"_salesforce_km_number":["field_63ecc018e60dc"],"km_published_date":[""],"_km_published_date":["field_64c77704499dd"],"product_version":[""],"_product_version":["field_64c776cb4fd2e"],"_bbp_forum_id":["159549"],"_bbp_topic_id":["196552"],"_bbp_author_ip":["2401:4900:1c17:3def:759a:3b9:45aa:c5b8"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["0"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["196547"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2025-04-30 10:08:26"],"_bbp_reply_count":["0"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["1718"],"_bbp_likes_count":["1"]},"test":"watchlearnansys-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/196544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/196544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196552,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/196544\/revisions\/196552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}