Partial prints
I have a large print (24 hours), but it has some tricky parts which I would like to make sure work before I commit the entire print. If there is a problem, I might be able too fix it if I have only a two-hour print to do. What I would like to do is in slic3r tell it "I want to print only this tiny piece right here" and give it an outline of, say, a rectangular prism that encloses the piece I want to trial-print. Suggestions on how to do this?
RE: Partial prints
Hi flounder,
I did the same the other day, and for me it worked like this:
You can add "negative volume" parts and place them over all the regions you *don't* want to have printed. These 'blockers' are easily removed after your test.
Mike
RE: Partial prints
Sorry, I forgot to mention that this will only work with the newer 2.4.x beta versions of Slicer.
2.3.3. didn't have that feature.
RE: Partial prints
Great. Yes, I have 2.3.3. I will get the beta version.
RE: Partial prints
Or use the cut function (c key) to cut different parts away. You will have to rotate the model a few times as the cut function only works in the xy plane.
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