I want to print a curved model with a smooth surface.
When I print it vertically I have the supports and they leave “scars” on the surface.
Even with supports printed with the support material.
When I print it horizontally - I don’t have problem with supports, however the seam is now visible (I use random seam mode). If I make the seam aligned - it looks ugly.
What is the best way to print such shapes?
What is the best way to mask the seam?
Is there a way to optimize the supports for my case?
I am having similar issues with large seams when using the Bambu Silk ink - if you get any answers please share ! I found a lot of help here but no viable answers
I’ve been working on a similar problem and am getting some pretty good results - have put some details on what I did in the info section of this makerworld entry
I am curious, have you considered some mechanical or chemical smoothing?
I see there is this filament called PolySmooth for hands-free post processing with isopropyl alcohol.
No the model is my first real attempt at getting really smooth prints - my previous prints are mainly functional - or things like ships that don’t need to be perfectly smooth.
I was quite pleasantly surprised at how well the adaptive layer heights worked - but you still do get a seam - which I have never really worried that much about before until this model. Fuzzy skin worked quite well for me on some models and I only tried the default setting.
Will give polysmooth a try if I go any further with these sort of models.
