OK thanks I didn't know that and will give this a try. On Sat, 16 Apr 2022, 19:47 jon, <jon@jonbondy.com> wrote: > Most slicers allow you to specify the number of top, bottom, and side > layers. There is no need to go through something this complex. It is very > simple. > > > On 4/16/2022 9:35 AM, Sanjeev Prabhakar wrote: > > would suggest to use the code I sent earlier. > > The workflow I used is as following: > > Separately create stl files for base and complex artifact. > > Go to freecad > Import both the files in freecad > > Select both and export as stl. > > Use your 3d printing software to create gcode > > That's it > > It was not a big challenge and the vas looks great, right now I am using > it as a pen stand as my printer is not so big and had to scale down to 50%. > > Creating both the stl took less than a minute for me > > On Sat, 16 Apr 2022, 15:30 , <roald.baudoux@brutele.be> wrote: > >> Congrats, Sanjeev, I haven’t had the time to print it myself yet! >> >> @Jordan Brown: thank you for the idea of the 0% infill. But can you >> define a bottom thickness that way too? >> >>

Isn't this a case where you just scale the outer in X and Y to form the inner shape to subtract, rather than needing an offset? On Sat, 16 Apr 2022 at 15:44, Sanjeev Prabhakar <sprabhakar2006@gmail.com> wrote: > OK thanks > I didn't know that and will give this a try. > > On Sat, 16 Apr 2022, 19:47 jon, <jon@jonbondy.com> wrote: > >> Most slicers allow you to specify the number of top, bottom, and side >> layers. There is no need to go through something this complex. It is very >> simple. >> >> >> On 4/16/2022 9:35 AM, Sanjeev Prabhakar wrote: >> >> would suggest to use the code I sent earlier. >> >> The workflow I used is as following: >> >> Separately create stl files for base and complex artifact. >> >> Go to freecad >> Import both the files in freecad >> >> Select both and export as stl. >> >> Use your 3d printing software to create gcode >> >> That's it >> >> It was not a big challenge and the vas looks great, right now I am using >> it as a pen stand as my printer is not so big and had to scale down to 50%. >> >> Creating both the stl took less than a minute for me >> >> On Sat, 16 Apr 2022, 15:30 , <roald.baudoux@brutele.be> wrote: >> >>> Congrats, Sanjeev, I haven’t had the time to print it myself yet! >>> >>> @Jordan Brown: thank you for the idea of the 0% infill. But can you >>> define a bottom thickness that way too? >>> >>> _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >

I don't think that will give the right result with this shape as the sideways width will not reduce of the steep sinewave. If the shape is circle, then it would be fine On Sat, 16 Apr 2022, 20:30 nop head, <nop.head@gmail.com> wrote: > Isn't this a case where you just scale the outer in X and Y to form the > inner shape to subtract, rather than needing an offset? > > On Sat, 16 Apr 2022 at 15:44, Sanjeev Prabhakar <sprabhakar2006@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> OK thanks >> I didn't know that and will give this a try. >> >> On Sat, 16 Apr 2022, 19:47 jon, <jon@jonbondy.com> wrote: >> >>> Most slicers allow you to specify the number of top, bottom, and side >>> layers. There is no need to go through something this complex. It is very >>> simple. >>> >>> >>> On 4/16/2022 9:35 AM, Sanjeev Prabhakar wrote: >>> >>> would suggest to use the code I sent earlier. >>> >>> The workflow I used is as following: >>> >>> Separately create stl files for base and complex artifact. >>> >>> Go to freecad >>> Import both the files in freecad >>> >>> Select both and export as stl. >>> >>> Use your 3d printing software to create gcode >>> >>> That's it >>> >>> It was not a big challenge and the vas looks great, right now I am >>> using it as a pen stand as my printer is not so big and had to scale down >>> to 50%. >>> >>> Creating both the stl took less than a minute for me >>> >>> On Sat, 16 Apr 2022, 15:30 , <roald.baudoux@brutele.be> wrote: >>> >>>> Congrats, Sanjeev, I haven’t had the time to print it myself yet! >>>> >>>> @Jordan Brown: thank you for the idea of the 0% infill. But can you >>>> define a bottom thickness that way too? >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> OpenSCAD mailing list >> To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >> > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >

On 4/16/2022 2:59 AM, roald.baudoux@brutele.be wrote: > > @Jordan Brown: thank you for the idea of the 0% infill. But can you > define a bottom thickness that way too? > Depends on your slicer, but typically yes, you can specify the number of bottom layers. What you wouldn't be able to do (without more advanced stuff that some slicers can do) is to have any part be infilled, because all you'd be getting is bottom layers and perimeters.

I know that with PrusaSlicer, you can define an arbitrary volume within which you can control infill separate from the rest of the print. On 4/17/2022 10:11 AM, Jordan Brown wrote: > On 4/16/2022 2:59 AM, roald.baudoux@brutele.be wrote: >> >> @Jordan Brown: thank you for the idea of the 0% infill. But can you >> define a bottom thickness that way too? >> > > Depends on your slicer, but typically yes, you can specify the number > of bottom layers. > > What you wouldn't be able to do (without more advanced stuff that some > slicers can do) is to have any part be infilled, because all you'd be > getting is bottom layers and perimeters. > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org

In IdeaMaker, you can put multiple parts in a global slicing, each with its different settings, so this could work. Le 17-04-22 à 16:11, Jordan Brown a écrit : > On 4/16/2022 2:59 AM, roald.baudoux@brutele.be wrote: >> >> @Jordan Brown: thank you for the idea of the 0% infill. But can you >> define a bottom thickness that way too? >> > > Depends on your slicer, but typically yes, you can specify the number > of bottom layers. > > What you wouldn't be able to do (without more advanced stuff that some > slicers can do) is to have any part be infilled, because all you'd be > getting is bottom layers and perimeters. > -- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// * Composer * Improviser within Tympocaïne 200, live electronics duet * Member of the Belgian Federation for Electroacoustic Music (FeBeME-BeFEM) * Department coordination - Electroacoustic music, Conservatoire Royal de Mons / Arts², Belgium http://www.roaldbaudoux.org http://www.facebook.com/tympocaine200 http://www.electroacoustique.be http://www.artsaucarre.be PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY ATTACHMENT WITH SIZE > 500Ko TO THIS ADDRESS VEUILLEZ NE PAS ENVOYER DE PIECES JOINTES > 500Ko A CETTE ADRESSE