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_NikWas_

Outer walls before inner on first layer only

Is it possible to enable "print outer walls before inner walls" only for the first layer? I guess it is possible by cutting the bottom layer into a separate model, but is there any setting to do that easier? Haven't found anything about that.

Posted Jan 17, 2021, 11:26 PM UTC

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IllusiDeveloper•

There's no built-in setting for that, no. Not for just the first layer.

It can still be done by creating a cutting mesh that overlaps with all of the first layer (like a cube of 100x100x0.27mm). Then enable Outer Before Inner Walls in the per-object settings of that cutting mesh.

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_NikWas_OP•

Thanks! That's good enough, pretty much what I expected

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sharktank72•

You can use a support blocker and position it over the first layer only and set it to outer before inner walls (modify settings for overlaps button). While the rest of the model is set to inner before outer in the main settings.

You can also just slice it twice both ways and the copy and past the first layer from one gcode file and step on the first layer of the other. You just have to make sure where the layer stops and stars makes sense geographically.

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_NikWas_OP•

Thanks, already got an answer from another person

The first way is preferable for me since I'm not experienced with manually modifying gcode, basically only done it once a couple days ago xD

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