I didn't get any gcode files. Maybe post it on dropbox or google driver or somewhere and post a link to the gcode file here on the forum. On the right of your screen there is a slider. Try sliding it down to the "missing" layer area. Is it possible that it *will* print on those areas but it simply isn't showing it visually? You can tell by sliding the layer view down to those layers. It was my impression that the "empty" layers was just an affect of the angle and if you rotated the view or zoomed in a bit you would see it's fine.
If it truly is a blank layer like you say, then try looking at the model in xray view. Any red areas are a problem. You might be able to fix it by going to the expert settings and there are 4 checkboxes in the "fix horrible" section. Try "combine everything" both type a and b. if that still doesn't work try type A or type B (never both) in combination with the other 2 checkboxes. I know - there's 11 possible configurations (never check A and B both). Sorry.
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gr5 2,224
I don't see the problem. Maybe zoom in to the "problem" area? You can print vertical things with no support. You can tilt that vertical to 45 degrees from vertical and still - no support needed - you will get a perfect surface. You can tilt further to 60 degrees from vertical. Now the surface is getting a bit rough but still the quality is probably better than if you added support and then broke off the support. You can tilt further to 75 degrees and now the quality is definitely getting worse but still about the same as if you had support so why waste time printing support? You can tilt further to 80 degrees from vertical (10 degrees from horizontal) at this point it will still print but you will have much better results with support. If you tilt further to 85 degrees from vertical (5 degrees from horizontal) now you definitely want support.
In summary you don't need support for surfaces tilted only 45 degrees from vertical. Cura has advanced settings that let you change this angle.
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Adolfo 1
Hello gr5!
Thanks fot your answer!
In the images you can see that the gcode doesn't touch the base. There is a gap withou the layers between o and 50. I am trying to reduce the printing time.
I'm sending you the gcode if you want so you can see the problem. I've tried to put things in vertical but I have fear that it will loose the form because of heat. Also my teacher explained me to print it in horizontal . As you can see in the attached file i pointed out in orange colour the defects of the gode file ate the base of the sculpture. You can see the missing parts coloured in yellow and green. It has some wings that need to have supports.
Hope my explanation was clarifying.
Thanks in advance.
My best regards
Adolfo
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