Hairy Lion  

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Wow! Looks amazing. Where did you get this model?

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Like the quiff in the hairstyle, hope you've called him Elvis..........

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Yes correct,

Elvis is still alive 😀

This is the "hollow" lion, uses only 40m of filament :
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2093277

But don't forget to add a brim, otherwise the shell will properly not glue on the heatbed.

Thomas

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Here's the MM version:

And some "Hairy Horses":

Peter

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Peter,

you print the mane with only one string. Where do you get the stl ?

Thomas

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Thomas

I believe it was this model: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2050208/#files

But using a great slicer also helps... 😉

Peter

P.S. Apologies for adding to your thread; it just seemed appropriate.

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Apologies for adding to your thread; it just seemed appropriate.

No problem, you're welcome.

But still the same, hairs printed with 2 strings 🙁

Thomas

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Thomas

What else did I suggest??? 😉

Actually, I have a feeling it's down to settings.

Peter

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Thomas

Apologies; had to reboot my PC. Here's my screenshot:

These are currently my standard settings. I wonder if it has something to do with "Detect Thin Wall" in Slic3r?

Peter

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Yes, "detect thin walls" is one option.

If I enable it, it will print with only one sting, but the sting doesn't glue on the lion. There is some space between the hairs and the lion, otherwise the hairs glues on the shell 😕

Hmmm, slic3r is not a friend for such hairy things 😆

Thomas

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Thomas

Was the the dual extruder model - the 2 separate STL files? Load them both and set them to the default extruder. Turn off the "detect thin walls".

This is what I get when I assign both parts to the same extruder:

Peter

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Ahhhh !!!

Great ! But I have to manually move it, because objects are not aligned 🙁

Thomas

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Ahhhh !!!

Great ! But I have to manually move it, because objects are not aligned 🙁

Thomas

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You should be able to load one STL as usual, then right-click on it and select settings, then "Load Part" and select the other STL

Peter

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Huh. That still doesn't work properly.

I think you may have to add the hair as a modifier to make the holes for the hair in the head, then add the hair as a separate part.

Unfortunately, this is one of the reasons why I don't use Slic3r. As brilliant as it is, it's just not intuitive but rather cumbersome and confusing.

I can slice it with KISS if you like...

Peter

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I can slice it with KISS if you like...

So long as you slice it with KISS and no a KISS I say do it. I've printed this with Slic3r and S3D. I wouldn't mind trying a copy with KISS.

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Richard.

Just for you... (and Thomas, if he wishes to try it)

Please note that this is sliced with KISS 1.6 Alpha 7.1 which contains some very "experimental" features for the Mk2 Quad upgrade.

I have commented out some of the start GCode (with a ";PJR') and you should add your own PID etc. Otherwise, I think the start GCode should be fine.

Sliced at 0.2mm layers for E1 (T0) single extrusion. As for the "experimental" features; I have found them to work very well and as you have seen, I have printed this model sliced with the same version of KISS.

One thing to note: This model is top-heavy simply because of the addition infills required to support the "hair" going deep into the body.

Peter

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One thing to note: This model is top-heavy simply because of the addition infills required to support the "hair" going deep into the body.
Yes, that's the big advantage !

No problem Peter & all.

Repositioning with slic3r is no problem. Slice the lion unaligned and then go to the layers-tab. Zoom in and you will see the misalignment. Go back to the 3D-tab and move one part a little bit. You don't have to slice it again ! After 5 or 6 realignments the parts are perfectly aligned. No slice it again, export the gcode and have fun.

Will try an new lion if my gold-colored filament will arrive 😉

Still searching for an 20cm-version of the lion. Resizing will not work 🙁

By the way, have someone tried to print the lion with flexible filament ? How does it look like ?

Thomas

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By the way, have someone tried to print the lion with flexible filament ? How does it look like ?

That is on my "ToDo" list, but at the moment the MM testing is still with PLA only.

Peter