You might also want to check out Cura Arachne. It has a different slicing algorithm that should do a much better job for cases like this.
just gave it a go. Same profile, different Cura versions... quite the increase in print duration in the Arachne version! 🤣
It does seem to actually lay the material in a way more logical and progressive manner for sure. Once i turn off combing the model time comes down to 9hrs, which is still way beyond what i need right now. Interesting though.
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Yeah, combing is going to be a nightmare for a model like this. We are still working on optimizing that for Arachne.
its a step in the right direction though, keep at it!
I can confirm that the "Filter out tiny gaps" did indeed close the model as i required. I just didnt understand the function correctly, i miss-understood it as "i will fill in tiny gaps for you", which was my mistake at the end of the day!
The model is now very "bitty" on the inner top surfaces, from where the nozzle has had to go along and fill in the hundreds of tiny bits. Its a small price to pay though as the model is still a success. Original print on the left, print with Filter Out Tiny gaps turned off on the right.
as an edit/additional. My 'show face' is the bed-side surface. So the Filter Out Tiny Gaps (FOTG) is only really relevant for the very first layer. Is there any way a setting could be made so that you can control how many layers or at a set height the FOTG activates/deactivates? that would be useful in this situation.
just to finish off on this guys. I was able to work it out by changing "initial layer line width" down to 90%. I left "filter out tiny gaps" turned on, so i didnt get that bitty top surface but the line width adjustment closed up all the unreachable gaps on that first layer.
All in all, happy with a few days of testing things.
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might have answered my own question here. "Filter out tiny gaps". I misunderstood the option and have always had it ticked assuming by filtering out the gaps it was 'filling' them. I'll run this and report back, but still happy to take any suggestions!
I'll leave the post up incase it might help others. If it works...
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