Spiral Vase
mode allows you to print things like vases or other open top, single-wall
objects in one continuous layer. What happens is that instead of the slicer raising the nozzle up
a full layer height for each new layer, it gradually increases the Z height as the print progresses.
This results in a perfectly seamless object, which can be important for artistic prints such as
vases. When you're printing a vase or similar object, you'll want to make sure that you set the
top layer count to zero to prevent the vase getting a “lid” that you'll have to cut off.
By default, objects are printed from the inside features to the outside. If you want to
reverse this process, enable
External Perimeters First
. This will cause the outside of the
model to be printed before the interior features.
The
Top
and
Bottom
solid layer parameters dictate how thick the top and bottom
surfaces of your object are when printed. These two parameters fulfill essentially the same
function as the
Perimeters
parameter, but for the top and bottom of the part. You can calculate
your top & bottom thickness by multiplying the solid layer count by the layer height. For
example, 5 top layers will result in a final top thickness of 1mm if your layer height is 0.2mm.
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