Spoke infill pattern
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 12:08 am
by eisenhowerj
When printing circular objects such as tubes, none of the current patterns fit well or assist with strength. Possible parameters for Infill Angle offsets would be the X,Y point of origin for the spokes.
An addition to this, would be a circular mesh. Spokes + concentric fill every other layer.
Re: Spoke infill pattern
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 5:35 pm
by daduck748
+1... or +2
Yes, this feature would be awesome for concentric objects like drones. For the most part, printing "whatever" and "however" isn't a huge problem but when printing small objects like micro drones and such, sometimes there is more infill on one side or another.
I think as far as drones go, people don't pay too much attention to the center of gravity of the part, and focus mostly on the total weight of the part. Granted the processor will balance the drone via gyros so natural balance is overlooked. I think the motors would draw less power if it wasn't always trying to balance the drone, increasing efficiency. Or... maybe I'm overthinking it. I'm not an avid drone pilot, but I've been doing research on duct efficiency and such, which in the drone world ultimately equates to longer flight-time.
However, I recently designed and printed a geared handle for my 9x20 lathe and while watching it print, I saw that it would be weak in some areas due to the rectangular infill. If you print with enough shells, I suppose it would strengthen the part, but not as evenly as if there was concentric infill.