Variable Print Settings: not only separated in z

[mischl]

I am quite sure this has been discussed already, but I was not able to find it...

Variable Print Settings are great, but limited to layers in z. The text "vary the slicing settings for different regions of your print" is misleading because restricted to layers only and not a free part.
Often it could help much if a specific region like the right half of a part could be modified with other settings. Take a look to Slic3r Prusa edition where it is integrated: http://slic3r.org/blog/modifier-meshes

thanks in advance

[arhi]

modifier mesh is not available only in prusa edition of the slice3r, it's there for all slic3r versions for a very long time

and yes ++++++ for that feature in s3d, iirc I asked about it already .. never seen any response

[mischl]

a short feedback would be nice for my understanding:

1. not understanded what is meaned
2. no need for anybody else except me
3. already included somehow

thanks in advance from a newbie

[arhi]

already included somehow

what you can easily do with a modifier mesh in slic3r can be done with processes in s3d only you have to edit your model. you need to load your model into some editing sw, or you edit the original model if you have a source file, and what you do is you cut your model into multiple models and export that as a single multimodel stl, or you export that as multiple stl files, you load that into s3d and then for each part you can select different process. the end result is same as with modifier mesh only requires bit more work.

[mischl]

thank you a lot arhi for your explanations.

I have tested it this and it works as you suggested, cool!

I was curios about how S3D would handle the perimeters where the two parts are interfacing. Now they are facing them each other in frontal with separate perimeters. Do you think this will decrease the stability of the element there?

[arhi]

I was curios about how S3D would handle the perimeters where the two parts are interfacing. Now they are facing them each other in frontal with separate perimeters. Do you think this will decrease the stability of the element there?

I doubt some generalized answer will work here, especially as they changed how "connection" between processes work in v4.0 (imo now is better) so you have to test on real life examples if the behavior will work for you or not. before v4 I was using slic3r since it generated (for me) better code and required less work to get stuff done, now with v4 I'm giving s3d a chance, again, but attm I have too little experience to comment if it's ok or not, just try it yourself, inspect g-code before you print and do few tests...