I could use some help with the Prusa Slicer
I need some help finding the correct settings in the Prusa Slicer. I've printed this box and it came 0ut nicely:
However I can't figure out to print the box inserts. When I open one of the STL files it appears to be a solid block:
and would a really long time to print. My guess is there's something in Print Settings I need to check off to get it to print just the empty shell. Any help on where to look would be very much appreciated.
RE: I could use some help with the Prusa Slicer
Flip it over. I think you will see that it is displayed with the bottom up.
Tom
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Actually probably not Thomas. They are most likely designed to be printed in vase mode. Vase mode just prints a solid shape with bottom layers and a single perimeter wall. Its not supposed to be anything BUT solid, although there are some nice tricks you can do with the technique. Its a common technique for boxes and inserts.
Print Settings>Layers and Perimeters>Vertical Shells>Spiral Vase
Its also common to set your extrusion widths to be wider too, its easy to print a 0.6-0.7 thick wall from a 0.4 nozzle. That makes the part stronger. Does the designer not have suggested settings as part of their upload ?
RE: I could use some help with the Prusa Slicer
Nothing in the designer notes. By fooling around with the print settings, I found that setting "Fill density" to 0 and "Horizontal shells \ Solid layers \ Top" to 0 seems to do the same thing as "Spiral Vase". I'll give it a try. Thanks.