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Should Skirt and Brim controls be merged?


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Posted · Should Skirt and Brim controls be merged?

Since you can set a gap distance from the part to the brim,  it seems like skirt controls could just be eliminated.  This would streamline the settings some, and I would assume it would clean up the code as well?  Is there any reason to keep skirt?

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    Posted · Should Skirt and Brim controls be merged?

    It's just that most discussion about things like this happens on the github issue tracker (since that is where most developers / contributors of Cura are active)

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    Posted · Should Skirt and Brim controls be merged?

    I like having them separate.  It's like a sub-profile.  If I just need to get the flow going I select skirt.  If I need better adhesion for small parts I pick brim.  Either way, the rest of the settings for each are already filled in.  With separate models, using Brim Distance as a per model setting works well.  Up tight on small stuff, and leave a gap so I don't have to remove the brim from larger stuff.

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