<p>I'm using Solidworks to design parts to be 3d-printed.</p>

<p>I've noticed that if I'm making an assembly, where one part has features that touch other parts, then when I try to save that assembly as an STL for printing, I'll get a dialog from Solidworks saying "This assembly has coincident or interfering geometry that may be unsuitable for some rapid prototyping systems." If I save it, then this STL later causes problems when trying to print it. </p>

<p>What can I do? I'd like to be able to print my assemblies.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/q6fpzxcpwbmb48o/Interference%20test.SLDASM?dl=0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here is a very simple example assembly</a> where you can see this phenomenon. Part 1 is just a simple cube, and part 2 is another simple cube that is flush with part 1.</p>

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