<p>I have been working at converting game files into 3d files that can be printed, but many of the models have very thin or walls. I was wondering if there was a way to increase the thickness of the walls using meshmixer or meshlab.</p>

[{'answer_id': 5065, 'author': 'fred_dot_u', 'author_id': 854, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/854', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>Only today, I learned of a solution for this sort of objective, but it uses Fusion 360 rather than Meshmixer  or Meshlab. As your question does not include that program, I\'ll toss the Meshmixer method.</p>\n\n<p>This image is of the model prior to modification:</p>\n\n<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/XsIS5.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/XsIS5.jpg" alt="untouched model"></a></p>\n\n<p>When you load your STL file into MM, use Edit, Generate Face Groups. This will cause the surfaces to change color. Click Accept.</p>\n\n<p>With face groups created:</p>\n\n<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5gZL.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5gZL.jpg" alt="face groups created"></a></p>\n\n<p>If you can be assured of all one surface, use Select, then double click on the interior. This should turn the entire interior red. If you discover unselected surfaces, simply click on those surfaces until all is completed. If you select a surface in error, use Shift-Click to clear that one surface.</p>\n\n<p>Once selected, the select menu gives you a new edit menu. \nUse Edit, Offset for yet another menu. As you make changes in the menu settings, you\'ll see the results on the model. Ideally, you won\'t have an overly complex model with too many facets/triangles, as it can really bog a machine down.</p>\n\n<p>This particular model has a nearly uniform interior. Double clicking on the inside surface caused the full cylinder (not the bottom) to be selected (turning red).</p>\n\n<p>Low accuracy offset, with surfaces still selected:</p>\n\n<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/54Lv0.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/54Lv0.jpg" alt="low accuracy"></a></p>\n\n<p>For smoothest results, keep the accuracy high. Any protruberance in the interior will give very strange results.</p>\n\n<p>High accuracy results, surfaces selected:</p>\n\n<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/vLrMk.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/vLrMk.jpg" alt="high accuracy"></a></p>\n\n<p>Experiment with the settings, aim for the best result and click accept. As long as you don\'t export the model over your original, all experimentation is a learning experience and not a destructive one.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 5159, 'author': 'Brendan Smith', 'author_id': 6883, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/6883', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': True, 'text': "<p>I figured out how to do it by using the make solid tool.</p>\n\n<p>Edit: I selected the whole model using control and selected make solid. Set the mode from fast to accurate. I set the solid accuracy and mesh density to anywhere from 300 to 500. Then I slowly increase offset distance until the holes are sealed. I leave the minimum thickness at 0 because it doesn't appear to help much. When I'm satisfied, I click accept. I usually use the reduce feature to make the file smaller, but it isn't required. Sorry about leaving an unhelpful answer. Hope this helps people.</p>\n"}]
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