It seems there is a way to make it where seams can be hidden. With a new tatic. This video covers it.
It maybe worth adding to the slicer
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I have been testing this for a few weeks and it is very cool… 
This looks great but looks like it’s only got plans to come to X1plus firmware.
No, it’s coming soon to OrcaSlicer, or you can have it today if you want to compile it yourself. X1+ not required. TeachingTech just learned about it from the X1+ team.
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I can’t wait for Orca to have this feature. I’ve always hated how ugly the seams are.
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It looks interesting , noticable seems have actually put me of a few prints and i was more interested in trying the random option (zits) and pruning, one issue appears to looks to be apparent with this kind of scarf seem and that would be nozzle clogging unless they make a nozzle that makes use of a slice across the nozzle at a certain angle, that would assist with extrusion flow for the angle, rather than having to rely soley on the machines z axis movement (jump) to the next layer, but well done to the team for coming up with a solution, to an ugly problem
Will it make it into Bambu studio then aswell do you think? I know it’s a fork anyway.
I do not expect scarf seams anytime soon for Studio, it already lacks many other OrcaSlicer features. I think Bambu is trying to keep Studio simple to avoid overwhelming new users.
You can use both.
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I don’t think this would be too hard. Like it seems like you can have a simple check box to turn this on or off. And if you turn it on, then the normal text box to edit things. It should be under advance. But my point is it isn’t like you have to dial in the exact things if this is done right.
I also don’t expect it soon. But I mention it so it’s on their radar.
Yay for Scarf Joints!
Studio 1.9.1 now has scarf seams and OrcaSlicer 2.0.0 has been out of beta since March 30.
I tried playing with it a couple of times and couldn’t seem to get it to work very well.
If someone has figured out how to make them look good, I’d love to hear their secret.
I used it for the Gyro Fidget Spinner I just launched. It doesn’t make the seam disappear, but, it makes the fidget spinner much smoother.
Did you have to fiddle with the settings to make it work?
So far, I have only tested with it turned on, and no changes to the specific settings.
Just this increased the smoothness of the spinner seam enough to increase the spin.
Wow, I had no idea this was already implemented!
I will have to try this out and play with the settings.
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Let us know how it goes!
I tried and had a hard time getting it to do what I wanted.
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Has anyone had good success with the new Scarf Joint Seam Feature in Bambu slicer? I have found “Adam L’s” post on printables to be very helpful but it seems some features on Bambu Slicer are limited. I printed these parts with Adam’s suggested settings “Part B” - pretty good surface but I can still see the seam. I am not sure where to go from here. I’ve heard people use the same exact settings both in Bambu Slicer and Orca Slicer, with Orca Slicer for some reason doing a far better job at this. I want to stick with Bambu Slicer though. I have been printing with PLA Matte. Any help would be appreciated.
I have had a great experience with the new Scarf joint.
Since enabling it on my Fidget spinners, they have become smoother and spin more easily.
The seem can be seen on the very top of the middle segment I have rotated in the photo.
Matte material may not be your friend though. Have you tried any non-matte materials?
The seam will not disappear entirely, but, it is difficult to see on my models and almost smooth.
I have only set mine to Contour and hole, no other settings were changed.