Slice & Print in perfectly parallel lines
Firstly - pardon my paint....
Is there a way to slice & print in perfectly parallel lines?
i.e. see below:
- 1st image is how its currently printing, there's lines each end that are perpendicular
- 2nd image is what i'm looking for instead of the first, every line is perfectly parallel with the other
- 3rd image (uggh) is what i'm actually looking to achieve, some curves - but basically the 2nd image
Print times will be much slower of course, there may be some end finishing required due to filament starts/stops & stringing - but the closer I can get the better.
Is this called something - is there a slicer setting to do this?
Best Answer by andhson:
Wouldn’t the easiest way to achieve #2 be to print 5 copies of a single line? I.e. create the model of one line, place 5 copies of that on the build plate at the distance you want.
RE: Slice & Print in perfectly parallel lines
Wouldn’t the easiest way to achieve #2 be to print 5 copies of a single line? I.e. create the model of one line, place 5 copies of that on the build plate at the distance you want.
/Anders
RE: Slice & Print in perfectly parallel lines
I think you could achieve #2 by setting 0 perimeters, and I think rectilinear 100% infill with the angle set to 0 or 90 or something like that. I did something similar to print a 3-layer transparent PETG "window". But #3 wouldn't be achieved by this method...
Prusa MK4 since Jan 2024, Printables: @MikeB_1505898
RE: Slice & Print in perfectly parallel lines
Fiddled with that a bit & couldnt get it looking good - also didnt achieve #3 as you said
RE: Slice & Print in perfectly parallel lines
Nice & elegant there
5 objects, extrusion width nice & high - only thing is with the curves, the objects need to be different as they're inside the previous.
Thankyou Sir!
Wouldn’t the easiest way to achieve #2 be to print 5 copies of a single line? I.e. create the model of one line, place 5 copies of that on the build plate at the distance you want.