Smart Infill for Small Spaces
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2022 11:51 am
There are some geometries that can't infill with the same settings. For example, if you have a part that has a geometry that mostly likes single extrusion infill, but one area that would do better with gap fill, you are out of luck. This occurs when you have a corner that has a sharp outer perimeter and a radiused inner perimeter. That small area never fills properly. It would be great if S3D recognized these small infill areas and made them continuous with the inner perimeter passes. I have attached a crude drawing that shows typical outer perimeters in blue, then the modified inner perimeter/infill in purple. Instead of just finishing the perimeters, making a retraction, and coming back to do a bad job filling in that small space, S3D would make that internal most perimeter (purple) continuous with the infill. This would eliminate a retraction/restart as well as a rapid move. It would not only make the print quality better, it would make it faster and more efficient.
Thanks for considering this feature,
Sean
Thanks for considering this feature,
Sean