
And a simple model (a cylinder (1mm edge thickness for the most part)

If I print this with a 0.5m nozzle, my start points will be honored

If I switch to External Thin Wall Type = Allow single extrusion walls then I no longer see the start line

The problem then is a little easier to see when we double up the model count. Here's the standard process without single extrusion

You can clearly see the requested start point being honored. And now with single extrusion

The requested start points are no longer honored