Partial BRIM possible - not around the entire object?  

RE: Partial BRIM possible - not around the entire object?

I put the files on Google Drive...

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tcnGL1UXCmkjTSUxDTqecH1BL9PCaUjJ?usp=sharing

gny

RE: Partial BRIM possible - not around the entire object?

SOLVED: @snuffleupagus - just figured it out. The handle is key! I added it in as per the video, and all is good.

The handle doesn't have the zeroed out layers and perimeters, therefore actually prints. As it is part of the boolean "blocking" cylinder object, the "ERROR: The is an object with no extrusions in the first layer. " doesn't occur, and I can export the gcode.

Thanks for your help! 🙂 

gny

RE: Partial BRIM possible - not around the entire object?

To be clear, you can right-click on the object, Add part -> Gallery -> helper_disk.stl

This adds a mouse ear to your part. It becomes part of the object you are printing so there are no issues with g-code collision. 

RE: Partial BRIM possible - not around the entire object?

Thx - i will try that out!

GNY

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Try using the Add Media button, (if Browse to attach isn't working) then drag and drop your Zipped files into the resulting window. select the files in that window that you want to link, they will be the ones with the check mark next to them.

Also Zipping the files up in .zip format is required by the prusa forums, otherwise the forum server just wont post it. it will let you go through the process but the files wont link, without being zipped.

Hopefully that will do the trick. Ill check back to see how its going.

your welcome  glad you got it  : )

Regards

RE: Partial BRIM possible - not around the entire object?

Hi - I won't clog up the thread with trying to upload the files, seeing as I already figured it out, with your pointers!

Thanks for all your help. Still have to investigate the bunny ears thing 🙂

RE: Partial BRIM possible - not around the entire object?

Hey @hyiger - thanks for the tip. Worked well. The "Add part -> Gallery -> helper_disk.stl" is a bit easier than adding the "Handle" cylinder manually, and then resizing etc. it as per the video.

gny 

RE: Partial BRIM possible - not around the entire object?

Hey @hyiger - so now thinking - the helper disk is 15x15 mm. Is there a way of adding smaller helpers? 

They seem to be stored in C:\Program Files\Prusa3D\PrusaSlicer\resources\shapes, but I tried adding a 2x2mm STL there, and is still came up as 15x15 when added into a project. I did that thru an STL scale/export on slicer, so doesn't seem like the correct method to do that..

Thanks,

gny

RE: Partial BRIM possible - not around the entire object?

Select the helper disk from the part tree, click on the lock icon to unlock synchronization then type in the size for X and Y

RE: Partial BRIM possible - not around the entire object?

You will need to attach the zipped .3mf file.  The forum rejects non-zipped .3mf files.

RE: Partial BRIM possible - not around the entire object?

Posted by: @george-y

OK - it seems I cannot attach files. I definitely select the file to attach, hit Add Reply, and my reply appears but no file it looks like.

Unfortunately this forum likes to silently remove .3mf attachments. Zip it up and try attaching the .zip file. (Stupid, I know, since a .3mf file is actually a .zip file with a different extension. But this is a long standing issue with this forum that Prusa is unable (or unwilling) to fix.)