Higher edge count on circular shapes?
Hey guys,
This is actually not an Mk2 issue, since the Mk1 also was like this.
Whenever printing larger circular shapes, I can't help but notice that the edges get blown up to proportion which results in a look that isn't in par with the rest of the print quality.
Is this a firmware issue, or can it be changed in the slicer software (I use S3D)? How do I proceed to increase this edge count?
/Sascha
Re: Higher edge count on circular shapes?
Hi Sascha
I think it most likely a model issue. Unfortunately, models don't scale well; they are made up of a fixed number of triangles. Increase the size of the model and the triangles will increase in size.
If you design models using tinkercad, you will soo what happens to a circle when it is increased in size.
Peter
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Re: Higher edge count on circular shapes?
So if I understand correctly, this is caused during the conversion to STL?
/Sascha
Re: Higher edge count on circular shapes?
I would imagine that or the original design.
If you let me have a look at the files, I can give you better information.
Peter
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Re: Higher edge count on circular shapes?
Since it was both on models I've created and on stuff downloaded from Thingiverse, I was a bit confused over it.
I've now checked the file saving options to STL in Solidworks, and the default for "fine" is a 10 degree tolerance. I changed that down to 1 degrees, and the STL got way more precise when I opened it in S3D.
/Sascha