simonm
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Joined: Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:33 am

varying layer height

Hi.
is it possible to vary layer height in a print ?
an example is printing a new filament spool with threads on each end.
this is a 13cm high model with 15mm of thread each end.
so on the thread ends i want good detail 0.1mm layer height
but in the 10cm shaft its a waste of time having it set this low so i want to print the 1st 15mm 0.1mm layer height then change to 0.3 for the next 10cm then back to 0.1mm for the last 15mm ..
can this be accomplished ?
the only way i can see to do it would be layer modifications and doing it as 3 separate prints using stop and starts
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dkightley
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Re: varying layer height

You've answered your own question.....take a look at this tutorial video for further info: https://www.simplify3d.com/support/tuto ... f-a-model/
Doug Kightley
Volunteer at the National Tramway Museum http://www.tramway.co.uk
Railway modeller and webmaster at http://www.talkingtgauge.net

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