When slicing a brick wall on a model house the brick pattern alters when sliced. I’ve tried many different settings but all come out the same. Any clues?
I’ve fixed the model, simplified the model but the results are the same.
I’ve fixed the model, simplified the model but the results are the same.
Welcome to the community.
Unfortunately, what you’re seeing is a limitation of how the slicer processes detailed patterns like bricks. The slicer converts your 3D model into layers of lines that the printer can follow, and it sometimes doesn’t match perfectly with the detailed geometry in the model. This mismatch creates a kind of visual interference, similar to the moiré effect, where the brick pattern and the slicer’s layer logic don’t perfectly align. As a result, some bricks appear offset or out of place. It’s a common challenge when printing detailed patterns, but tweaking the model scale or slicer settings could help reduce this effect.
You might try the scale function in the slicer. Click on your model and then ‘S’ is the hotkey. Then tweak the percentages in small increments. As an example try 99.9% or even 100.1% and so on and reslice.
The other trick you might try is to try changing the angle of the model as it sits on the build plate along the Z-axis. This could “trick” the slicer’s logic into computing your model just a little differently.
The scaling trick didn’t work but placing it at an angle did. Now to try a print.
Many thanks.
Something that can help with tiny details is changing the wall generator to Arachne.
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