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3D printing with unconventional vase mode (vorpal.se)

submitted 1 week ago by Vorpal@programming.dev to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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Because I couldn't find a good non-video resource on this topic, I wrote a tutorial on how to print non-vases in vase mode.

The idea comes from 3D printing wings for model aircrafts, but it can be applied outside this area as well in order to minimise time and material usage in a part (at the expense of more CAD time).

Hope it is useful to someone and I look forward to any feedback on how to improve the article (or correct any mistakes).

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[–] Toady@fedia.io 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This technique is great for tpu I recommend trying it out

[–] Vorpal@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Thanks, didn't think about that. Two reasons I can think of:

Vase mode should reduce stringing on TPU as it avoids retractions. Though I have found that just drying TPU + enabling "avoid crossing perimeters" usually hides most stringing.
Additionally, it would let you have more precise control over how squishy/firm the TPU part is by adjusting the number of perimeters. Though you can use modifier volumes in the slicer to adjust infill and number of perimeters locally in a part.

Is there any other reason why this is good for TPU that I missed?