Dual head setup, how to merge two STL's?

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Hi, in the Velleman user guide says about printing with two head you can either use:

  • one file with several closed non intersecting meshes
  • combine several STL’s that make perfect fit

I tried the first option, but my CAD program doesn’t generate compatible STL’s for repetier (non manifold, can’t split objects)
About the secind option: How can you import several stl’s into repetier and ‘merge’ them perfectly (tight, non overlapping?

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Non Manifold means there is a hole in your drawing somewhere.
You can use Netfab to repair it.

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You can merge two (latching) STL’s by grouping them together, basically you drag them onto one another in the object three.

4

I think you need to combine them to a group.

You can see how to do this in think link.
http://manuals.velleman.eu/article.php?id=25

5

the link doesn’t show it, it shows the breaking up of a multi mesh file and the possiblility to assign different colours/extruders.

It doesn’t show how to ‘merge’ two STL’s.

On the repetier site it is shown (tutorial ‘how to make a multi colour print’); you indeed need to group them:
repetier.com/tutorials/

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After they break it up they show how to merge them into one group.
That is where you need to start.