I am also missing (or not finding) this function in Cura. I need multiple Top Layers to make my more horizontal shell sections stronger, but i want my print to have an open top so i can glue it to the next part of this multi-part-print and fill it with epoxy later. With a closed top the epoxy wouldnt get to the next part and it would take more work to prepair (drill holes for example).
So if someone has a solution to this i would really like to hear from you 🙂
My solution for now was to make the lower part of the two half-pieces 1mm higher, slice it with my desired 5 top layers for a more stable shell and then remove the last 1mm by editing the GCODE-File (I removed 5 Layers with a Layer Height of 0.2mm - i call them waste-layers for now).
Just pay attention to the last Extrude-Command! I had to copy the first extrude value of the lowest waste-layer to the extruder value after the last waste-layer - this way the now unused material doesnt mess with your print when the last layer is finished. Maybe i add a screenshot to explain this better later. Maybe some printers use relative positioning for the extruder, then this step is not needed...
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I am wondering the same thing. I would expect it to be called final top layer, similar to printing an open bottom with setting the initial bottom layer to 0.
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