AndrewEllis93
commented
1 year ago The PIF profile only has 100% external perims because it's a requirement for Voron parts - I don't actually like 100% widths, and took the opportunity to fix it in my decorative profiles.
The internal PIF widths are wider to make up for strength. The 100% externals' poor stepover does generally work fine for Voron parts, as they avoid steep overhangs in the designs.
As for the decorative profiles' 115% widths:
- Partially in case someone is using variable layer heights and exceeds 50% layer heights
- For better stepover for overhangs.
- Some people have really pointy nozzles though, so going past 115% has caused some complaints. And taking it too far can affect surface finish, as you say.
- A middleground. Such are the woes of trying to create a "universal" profile - pretty much impossible. I change a lot of these settings print-to-print, but that's just something people have to learn through experience, really.
firsttest12
Eager to understand the logic behind the use of
Simply because:
Additionally I've sort of noticed that extruding at 100% (1x) can give parts with a "cleaner" finish, that in some ways are therefore more aesthetic. ( For example prints seem to show less Z banding, perhaps because minor Z fluctuations are "absorbed" by the slightly curved edges of the outermost perimeter.) Might have expected 100% to be use for aesthetic parts.
In other words, genuinely confused.