I started a print today as per usual and I randomly thought of something and am uncertain if it may already be a thing.
Independent perimeter layer height. Or basically, you take the set layer height, say 0.3, divide it by a user selected amount, in this case by two, and print some number of the outermost perimeters at that height until it reaches the set layer height. In this example it would print two outer perimeters at 0.15 layer height in two layers, and then proceed with the rest of the layer.
I thought this may be what variable layer height does, but it seems to vary the height of the whole layer in different regions. If there is anything like this that would be neat
Cura lets you set the infill layer height to a multiple of the normal layer height https://support.ultimaker.com/s/article/1667411002588
Yeah that honestly makes much more sense lol
So you want to print the bulk of the print normal but exterior perimiters only in a lower layer height? I don’t think any slicers do that but I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t work and potentially give a higher resolution exterior finish in less time than just lowering the layer height for the whole print.
edit: just saw that someone already pointed out that cura does essentially this but the infill being the focus, and that you already saw it.
Kinda sounds like combine infill layers in prusa/super slicer, that setting will have it do the perimeters as per normal but do infil at 1/2/3 etc layers, so 0.2 layers would get infill every 0.4 at 2, so it’ll print the perimeters and anything that can’t be merged, go to the next layer and do the perimeters and chunky infill, I use it to save time and I haven’t noticed much difference in functionality.
Not natively no. What you’re looking for is this
Achieve true 3D printing with non planar slicing Note: Check the update below
Conical Slicing: A different angle of 3D printing
Not something easily done with slicers and there are hacks to do things like this but nothing that works out of the box and it’s a tough challenge with various nozzles, toolheads, material shrink properties
Edit: More recent update that could be of interest
Non-planar 3D printing in a modern slicer thanks to the community
I don’t know any slicers that do it exactly as you described. I know that in OrcaSlicer you can print perimeters at set layer height, but infill only everey Xth layer.
