Z Seam Alignment
allows you to decide how the slicing engine in Cura handles seams.
A seam is created when you complete one layer and begin a new layer at the same place where
you began your last layer. Your choices are
User Specified
,
Shortest
,
Random
, and
Sharpest
Corner
. If you choose
User Specified
, two new entry fields will appear that will allow you to
position the seam in the X and Y axes of your model. The fields are named
Z Seam X
and
Z
Seam Y
. I personally tend to use
Sharpest Corner
as many of the parts I print have corners
that make it easy to hide the seam in.
Random
may help with hiding the seam in roundish
objects. Experiment!
Infill
The
Infill
category covers all aspects of how infill is generated by Cura’s slicing engine.
As with the
Shell
category, I won’t cover the entire list of available options, but that shouldn’t
discourage you from looking at the list to see if there’s something that interests you.
Infill Extruder
will allow you to chose a specific extruder when it’s time to print the infill –
this option only has any real effect when you’ve got more than a single extruder available.
Infill Density
is one we’ve covered before – it allows you to specify by percentage how
solid your model will be.
Infill Pattern
can be used to decide what infill pattern you want to see used on the
interior of the model. There are 13 infill patterns to chose from. Below is an example of each.
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