[ADDED] Eliminate Bug/Feature - Raft of closed shapes

[nirfriedman]

Hi,

The raft feature has tendency to fill the shape outline. This means that if I am printing a circular object (that might be thin) Simplify3D creates a complete circle raft, most of it wasted.

Thanks!

Nir

[MDMTom]

just to add my voice to this, printing some 40cm wide but tall and thin rings, using raft for adhesion creates a massive waste of material covering the whole center (the ring is 45cm wide but only 1cm thick, so its an enormous waste of print time and material)

[Chanteur]

I would also like to request this feature.

Should make raft only cover the items that actually touch the bed (Like supports etc)

[3DWP]

I have been searching for a fix for this, thinking I might have missed a setting. Is this still not fixed? With large models you can waste a lot of time and material. I'm now printing a funnel and the raft is one big circle in stead of a ring. The raft offset from part really should be in all directions or at least an option.

Hope to see this fixed

[3DWP]

When I posted my problem here with the raft offset I got a mail from S3D that there will be an update (soon I hope) with several features added that users have asked for. The message wasn't clear about if this raft issue will be fixed but let's hope so

[S3D-Jason]

I'm happy to say that this suggestion has now been implemented in version 4.0. The raft is now only used where it is absolutely needed, saving a lot of material and plastic versus the prior version that tended to fill the entire outline of the part.

Thanks for the great suggestion!