# Solid bar not printing solid

**URL:** <https://community.cookiecad.com/t/solid-bar-not-printing-solid/1832>\
**Category:** Cookiecad\
**Created:** [December 25, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cookiecad.com/t/solid-bar-not-printing-solid/1832 "2023-12-25T17:47:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![dkdorpers](https://community.cookiecad.com/user_avatar/community.cookiecad.com/dkdorpers/32/1603_2.png) [@dkdorpers](https://community.cookiecad.com/u/dkdorpers)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cookiecad.com/t/solid-bar-not-printing-solid/1832/1 "2023-12-25T17:47:12Z")

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Good morning! I select “solid bar” on my cookie cutter, and the bar appears to be solid in both Cookiecad and Cura, but when I print, the bar is hollow. Please advise on how I can make the bar solid.  
Thank you!!

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**Author:** ![CookiecadNathan](https://community.cookiecad.com/user_avatar/community.cookiecad.com/cookiecadnathan/32/145_2.png) [@CookiecadNathan](https://community.cookiecad.com/u/CookiecadNathan)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cookiecad.com/t/solid-bar-not-printing-solid/1832/2 "2023-12-27T00:33:53Z")

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Can you please share a photo of the printed cutter and what you see in cura or cookiecad?

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**Author:** ![dkdorpers](https://community.cookiecad.com/user_avatar/community.cookiecad.com/dkdorpers/32/1603_2.png) [@dkdorpers](https://community.cookiecad.com/u/dkdorpers)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.cookiecad.com/t/solid-bar-not-printing-solid/1832/3 "2023-12-27T17:57:56Z")

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![2 bar outline](https://community.cookiecad.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/05348202c9e62c2ff3e91ad60322b5198cb55af9.jpeg)

Hi there, here are the photos. The bars look solid, and even when I put them in Cura or Cadit, they look solid, but when I print, they aren’t. See photo of finished product. Thank you for your feedback!!

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**Author:** ![dkdorpers](https://community.cookiecad.com/user_avatar/community.cookiecad.com/dkdorpers/32/1603_2.png) [@dkdorpers](https://community.cookiecad.com/u/dkdorpers)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.cookiecad.com/t/solid-bar-not-printing-solid/1832/4 "2023-12-27T17:58:28Z")

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![Screenshot 2023-12-27 at 9.54.39 AM](https://community.cookiecad.com/uploads/default/original/2X/b/bbc4b0a87415561fd0de73e386f850d0205be76c.png)

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**Author:** ![dkdorpers](https://community.cookiecad.com/user_avatar/community.cookiecad.com/dkdorpers/32/1603_2.png) [@dkdorpers](https://community.cookiecad.com/u/dkdorpers)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cookiecad.com/t/solid-bar-not-printing-solid/1832/5 "2023-12-27T17:59:06Z")

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![Screenshot 2023-12-27 at 9.54.25 AM](https://community.cookiecad.com/uploads/default/original/2X/5/56add3f30784cd1fd6c27a6f26c5dce5d62775e1.png)

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**Author:** ![CookiecadNathan](https://community.cookiecad.com/user_avatar/community.cookiecad.com/cookiecadnathan/32/145_2.png) [@CookiecadNathan](https://community.cookiecad.com/u/CookiecadNathan)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 5:09am UTC](https://community.cookiecad.com/t/solid-bar-not-printing-solid/1832/6 "2024-01-17T05:09:12Z")

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That’s odd.

To see what is going to print after it is sliced, click the “preview” button in Cura, after slicing. Based on the photo, I assume the middle will be missing in the sliced preview.

Do you have bottom layers / top layers and infill turned on in Cura? It looks like you are only printing walls.