How to check your 3d models before printing and validate STL files

Here are two useful presentations on how to improve your prints with pre-print validations tools.

Here is presentation on basic parameters to check and four software tools; 3D-Tool, MeshLab, MiniMagics an NetFab.

Pre-Print Check Your 3D Models from RedProto

This STL file validation guide is based on NetFab http://www.netfabb.com and it deals with several 3d model / STL file parameters like scale and dimension, object orientation, wall thickness and other various STL errors.

Stl validation from Tom Howard

Key parameters to validate a 3d model

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