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Infill first layer is weird when it is only 1 layer
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· Infill first layer is weird when it is only 1 layer
The model is not watertight and so you will get some weirdness.
Your bottom layer pattern is set to Concentric but since it is only 1 layer thick, and since you asked for "1 Top Surface Skin" then Cura made most of the rectangular part "Lines" as part of a Top surface, but since the other areas are thicker they were actually a bottom layer and so are Concentric. Cura put down the Lines first and then would go back and fill in the Concentric areas.
At least that's what I think is happening. At any rate, if you change the Top Surface Skin = 0 I think you will see the change it makes. Alternatively you can make both the top and bottom either Lines or Concentric. The fact that they are different and that the outside area is 1 layer thick is affecting the print pattern.
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GregValiant 1,251
The model is not watertight and so you will get some weirdness.
Your bottom layer pattern is set to Concentric but since it is only 1 layer thick, and since you asked for "1 Top Surface Skin" then Cura made most of the rectangular part "Lines" as part of a Top surface, but since the other areas are thicker they were actually a bottom layer and so are Concentric. Cura put down the Lines first and then would go back and fill in the Concentric areas.
At least that's what I think is happening. At any rate, if you change the Top Surface Skin = 0 I think you will see the change it makes. Alternatively you can make both the top and bottom either Lines or Concentric. The fact that they are different and that the outside area is 1 layer thick is affecting the print pattern.
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tim_t 0
Ah yes indeed, that was an easy fix. I indeed changed the 'top surface skin layers' to 0, and this fixed the problem.
Thank you for your helping answer!!
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