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How do I find the size of the smallest "trace" or "cube" or "line" that I can print? That will not be dropped out by Cura when it makes the g-code?
E.g. If I want to print a mesh, like a screen, or a grill, or a sieve. How small can I make those lines in the .STL file so that it actually prints them?
Is there a setting that controls how small an object it will try to print?
As a specific example, I made an customizable stencil / silkscreen mask script for OpenSCAD:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:276815
http://www.thingiverse.com/apps/customizer/run?thing_id=276815&code=5d95f16abc40e910514a4be085658ca0
And when I use a "grid thickness" of 0.2mm or even 0.3mm, those grid lines just disappear in the layer view.
Size of smallest printable line?
in UltiMaker Cura
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Thanks! It's the " shell thickness" setting in Cura that makes all the difference, no matter the machine Nozzle diameter. That is, at least as far as what it /tries/ to print. I'm not saying I can actually print a finer line, but setting the shell thickness to anything less than the size of the lines causes them to show up.