Holes and open boundaries

Find open boundary signals before claiming an STL file is watertight.

Open boundary edges can point to holes or non-watertight shells. The tool detects those edges and keeps hole filling report-only.

  • Open boundary edge count
  • Watertight risk copy
  • No guaranteed hole fill promise
Check open boundaries浏览器本地初检

诊断台

Upload an STL to check open-boundary hole signals

Look for open boundaries, duplicate faces, degenerate triangles, and normals before deciding how to repair holes.

Check open boundaries

发现 01 · 严重问题

Open boundary edges

38

Detected open edges that may indicate holes or shell gaps; hole filling is not performed.

仅报告

发现 02 · 导出前检查

Duplicate faces

15

Can be removed, but does not guarantee hole closure.

安全预览

检查重点

Hole repair starts with boundary detection

The page helps users interpret possible hole signals and understand which separate repairs are safe in the current workflow.

  • Count open boundary edges as a signal for non-watertight models.
  • Avoid saying the model is fixed when only an open-boundary signal is detected.
  • Pair safe cleanup with a clear manual-review recommendation.

修复边界

Hole filling is report-only

The tool can detect open-boundary hole risk and run separate safe cleanup, but it does not fill holes in the current workflow.

支持

  • Open boundary detection
  • Duplicate and degenerate face cleanup
  • Repair report explaining remaining hole risk

仅报告

  • Guaranteed watertight repair
  • Missing surface reconstruction
  • Thin wall and manifold validation

常见问题

下次打印前需要了解的问题

How does the tool find holes in an STL file?

It counts open boundary edges. These edges often indicate holes, shell gaps, or a non-watertight STL model.

Does duplicate face cleanup fix holes?

No. Duplicate cleanup can reduce mesh noise, but actual hole filling may require manual or specialized repair.

What does watertight mean for STL files?

A watertight STL has a closed surface with no open boundary edges. The checker reports boundary risk but does not guarantee printability.