Printing an .stl file sturdier
I'm sure this is a total Forest Gump question but I still need to know so thank you in advaicne for your patincec.
I have very thin bookmarks I found on Thingiverse.
The .stl file prints well.
I wanted to make the bookmarks with a little more heft.
Is that just a matter of adding infill from 20% to 40%?
I don't wish to change the size but rather just to make them sturdier so they don't break as easily when you apply them to a book page.
Thank you so much.
Infill contributes very little to strength.
Use more perimeters or, probably better in this case, more top and bottom solid layers.
Cheerio,
I'm a noobie and have no idea how to change "parameters" nor do I know where to find them.
That's perimeters - not parameters. In PrusaSlicer:
For bookmarks in the typical orientation Top and Bottom Solid layer will probably help most.
Is there any step-by-step screenshots of them or how one makes a paperclip/bookmark thicker so it doesn't break so easily?
Import the STL, select it, Click on the scale button at far laft.
In the right hand pane scroll down to Object manipulation, click on the padlock button to open it, now you can edit the value in the Size[World] 'Z' text field.
Keep to multiples of the layer height - so if you plan to use 0.2mm layers 1mm would give you five layers and 1.2mm six.
Cheerio,