Hi everyone I am trying to print a sconce light as you can see from picture has a slits on the outer body to allow the light to pass through, my print comes as a solid piece. Please help me to figure what setting i need to do to 1) to have a hollow piece to allow LED light to be seen, thanks in advance for your support
First option: Add a huge brim
Second option: Cut it - with joints holes to stick togehter later - and lay it flat. If you’re lucky, the curve will be so flat that you’ll hardly need any support.
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Use tree supports.
Consider you may need to adjust the top half circle shape in design to let it look curved in the oriented model. This isn’t always required p, but should always be a consideration.
The problem is how FDM printers achieve curves. They are stacked layers that start separated and eventually get joined. This can cause some droop.
You can improve the quality by selecting the model and applying variable layer height, this will give thinner layers on the curves to improve the visual quality.
I try not to cut a model if possible due to the complexity in joining thin parts and if it has holes in it like yours, it can further reduce quality if not correctly supported.
Sometimes you have no choice.
I strongly recommend creating a simple test model which will let you test a single light vent (prints faster). You only need to print a thin strip (height) to test the upper half if the carpet out fir quality and if it will stick to the bed when printed upright.