alexrj/Slic3r — Issue #238: Perimeter and infill order on multi-part prints
Author: tjhowse
Created: 2012-02-29 08:03:24+00:00
State: open

I used plater to produce an STL containing all six vertex pieces for a prusa. When sliced with skeinforge the print starts by laying the perimeter of one of the verticies, then performs the infill for that vertex. It then moves to the perimeter of another vertex and repeats.

When slicing with slic3r, all six perimeters are done first, then a small touchup to each perimeter, then it begins infill.

Skeinforge's technique is superior to due reduced travel distances, less chance of a small portion of the perimeter coming loose from the bed, and fewer ooze'd strings between the parts. Indeed slic3r exhibits this behaviour if you specify copies in the transform section.