If i have a large model with small details, it will take a very long time to print with smaller layer height when a similar quality can be achieved if we have automatic adaptive layer height. It would be very useful to have a feature that automatically detects small features and sloping surfaces and slices them at a thinner layer height than the rest of the model. I think this should be designed based on two criteria, feature size and slope of surface.
A) Smallest feature perimeter/ effective diameter.
When this option is selected, any feature with smaller perimeter (island) or effective diameter than specified by the user should be sliced at smaller layer height than rest of the model. This does not mean the whole slice plane should be made thinner, instead only that feature is sliced thinner. Meaning there will be two layers deposited of the small feature for every one layer of the rest of the model. The tree picture illustrates this.
I noticed that the tops of models are the worst looking areas of my prints due to apparent stepping. There should be a setting that automatically selects smaller layer height based on the slope of the surface. This could be specified by user in angle range. As an example for a model slice at 0.3 mm, we can specify to use 0.2 mm for surfaces ranging from 40 deg to 70 deg and 0.1 mm for surfaces ranging from 70 deg to 89 deg. The sphere picture illustrates this.
Also, i would like request to have an option in the preview section to view by layer thickness whereby we can see different layer heights as different colors for a quick quality check.
Excuse my poor MS paint skills
