One of the things I really like about Simplified3D Is the ability to configure different settings for different regions of the prints. Make the top of the model smooth as possible and the bottom fast as possible. All that with different infill ratio or any other settings you may like…
Good article : https://www.simplify3d.com/support/articles/different-settings-for-different-regions-of-a-model/
model : http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:837589
I don’t know, it doesn’t look like there’s anything “simple” with 3-D printing. But I guess it’s not rocket science, but you could build a rocket…
well you could go for the automatic settings but for the real power you have to dig in
Slic3r can do that too!
@Shachar_Gafni great statement ! Simplify3d is just one if the best slicers available.
Vader, can you create a totally different print profile for each region in slicer ? Not sure
@Shachar_Gafni , slic3r is even MORE powerful in this arena than simplify 3d. It doesn’t just allow you to define by layer, it allows you to define by any 3d volume.
@ThantiK S3D can do the same “define region by STL” thing as Slic3r. You just put the STLs on the build plate and assign different processes to them. But >99% of S3D users only use the layer-by-layer process mode because it’s easier and doesn’t require building custom STLs to define regions.
@Ryan_Carlyle I wasn’t aware of that – this something they added in a new update?
@ThantiK You’ve always been able to put as many STLs with as many different slicing settings as you want anywhere on the build plate. Some people use that to do 9 different calibration prints on one build plate, some people do different layer heights for infill and perimeters within the same model, etc. Almost nobody ever BOTHERS to use S3D’s processes the way Slic3r allows (multiple STL-defined regions within a single object) because it’s more work farther up the toolchain and rarely has any practical value.
@Ryan_Carlyle multiple settings across an STL basis isn’t what I’m talking about. Can you define multiple-regions of a single STL with Simplify?
@ThantiK if I understand how Slic3r works correctly, where you define regions for different settings within the file print using additional STL volumes inside the print, yes, S3D can do that.