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Posted · Wall line count different on top layer than rest of object. Cura 5.8.1

Your Google Drive link isn't public (requires permission to access) and you can just attach files to the post anyway.

 

It's not clear from your picture exactly what you want, but if your problem is that there's more than just the spiralised outer wall on layer 2, set Top/Bottom > Initial Bottom Layers to 1.

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Posted (edited) · Wall line count different on top layer than rest of object. Cura 5.8.1
22 hours ago, Slashee_the_Cow said:

Your Google Drive link isn't public (requires permission to access) and you can just attach files to the post anyway.

 

It's not clear from your picture exactly what you want, but if your problem is that there's more than just the spiralised outer wall on layer 2, set Top/Bottom > Initial Bottom Layers to 1.

I need my second layer to look exactly how I depicted, one outer wall (red) with one inner wall (green) surrounding a second skin layer (yellow). I need 2 layers on the bottom before the spiralize starts, with the lines pattern going perpendicular to the first layer, as depicted. 
I need either the first layer with only one wall and the second layer with 2 walls, or vice versa. 

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    Posted · Wall line count different on top layer than rest of object. Cura 5.8.1

    @Wildbillnye I get you now. The fact that the forum crushes image quality doesn't help.

     

    TBH I don't know what's happening - I'm guessing that the spiralise function is doing that for strength or something? You could submit a bug report and either they'll acknowledge it as a bug, or tell you it's working as intended (and hopefully why).

     

    It's also possible you could generate a slice with the second layer the way you want it (by turning off spiralise) and splicing the gcode files, but if you don't have any experience with that sort of thing, not the world's most simple introduction to gcode mangling.

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    Posted (edited) · Wall line count different on top layer than rest of object. Cura 5.8.1
    8 hours ago, Slashee_the_Cow said:

    @Wildbillnye I get you now. The fact that the forum crushes image quality doesn't help.

     

    TBH I don't know what's happening - I'm guessing that the spiralise function is doing that for strength or something? You could submit a bug report and either they'll acknowledge it as a bug, or tell you it's working as intended (and hopefully why).

     

    It's also possible you could generate a slice with the second layer the way you want it (by turning off spiralise) and splicing the gcode files, but if you don't have any experience with that sort of thing, not the world's most simple introduction to gcode mangling.

    It is indeed the spiralize out contours setting doing it. Unfortunately I can't use a modifier to turn it on only after layer 2 within the setting. I will look into modifying the gcode directly, I've been pretty successful in soliciting help from AI for modifying my Merlin firmware for my printers so maybe it can help me there too. in the meantime if I over extrude slightly they come out durable enough. My e-spteps are calibrated and I'm not under extruding, I can just tell I'm over extruding by the surface texture because the plastic oozes over itself, especially on the last line of the last bottom layer, kinda like being too close to the build plate on the first layer.
    I think I'll report it as a suggestion to customize how many extra inner walls get added, because it seems like it may be a feature as opposed to a bug. 
    Thank you for your help!

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