How to control tool path in a single wall thickness part?
Hello! I am working on single wall-thickness airfoils and am looking for guidance in how to control the extruder path as it traces the part's perimeter.
My goals are the following: (1) achieve the smoothest exterior surfaces as possible by hiding seams on interior surfaces, (2) achieve the smoothest exterior surface as possible by having the exterior profile extruded as a continuous line rather than broken into individual segments, (3) have the extrusion path be consistent across all layers in Z, (4) find a solution that applies to multiple parts on a single build plate.
I have tried as many combinations of arachne/standard, part orientation, seam positions, painted seams, and other seam & perimeter related settings. I have yet to find a sure fire way to consistently achieve the above goals for a single part let alone for many parts on a build plate. The attached image shows what an ideal extrusion path would look like. I have also attached my 3mf file.
Does anyone have experience or insight in this? Thank you in advance for your time & thoughts on this!
RE: How to control tool path in a single wall thickness part?
Not a thing I do personally, but I've watched some interesting videos about doing some creative CAD'ing to get a wing printed in vase mode rather than 'normally.' Not exactly a 'simple slicer setting thing' if that is what you were expecting.
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