Non-woven fabric – ever printed intentionally or by accident?

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I am missing a motor protection filter that appears to have been made from a non-woven fabric. So far, I haven’t been able to find a suitable print file for it.

Recently, I printed something using an external TPU spool. For reasons unknown to me, the printer processed the part using a PLA profile instead. The result was, of course, unusable - but the structure looked surprisingly similar to a non-woven fabric.

So my question to you all: Has anyone ever intentionally printed a non-woven-like fleece, or does anyone have a file or experience with accidentally producing something similar due to incorrect print settings?

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A picture is worth a thousand words.

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However it’s very interesting to see the effect that resulted. If there’s a modifier letting such results I would be interested to use it …

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Unfortunately, the images do not show what was actually printed, but rather an approximate representation of what is intended to be printed.

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Elsewhere, I got a tip from the seasoned veteran RetroSharky that there are already some enthusiasts who have figured out how to create textile-like structures using 3D printing. This goes by the name “DefeXtiles.” They call it “quasi-woven fabric,” but in reality, it’s more like a classic nonwoven material. Definitely check it out:

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