Prepare the Model in Netfabb

Open the part, situate it, and repair it.

1. In Netfabb, in the main Display window, right-click and select Add Part.
   
2. Browse to where you stored the Tutorial parts and add sus_part_2.stl.
3. In the Toolbar, click the Move icon , and translate the part to the platform origin. You can do this in the Move dialog as follows:
   1. Click Absolute Translation, and then set Translation values for X, Y, and Z all to 0.00.
      
   2. Click the Apply button.

   The part should align with its corner on the edge of the platform.

   
4. In the Toolbar, click Repair Part .
5. In the Properties Panel, click the View tab, and under Show Slim Faces, select Colored and Highlight Edges.

   You should see a green check mark, indicating that the mesh is ready for the Optimization Utility.

   
6. Click Apply Repair, and then in the Apply Repair dialog, click Remove old Part.

   Doing this exits the Repair module.

7. Right-click the part and select Utilities > Optimize Part.

   Optimization Utility launches, and loads the repaired part.