I’m trying to improve finish of the top part of the handles on this cauldron (printed at 0.2 layer height).
I’ve changed the section where the handles are to 0.08mm layer height, leaving the rest of the model at 0.2. This gives a nicer finish, however it also creates banding, being a silk filament.
Is there anything I can do to either avoid the banding, or another setting to improve the quality of the top part of the handles?
Thank you.
Not in the slicer, afaik. But there are a lot of other options, although I’m not mentioning the other problems you may get with any of these suggestions
!) print it up side down, The ridges will be on the bottom of the handles.
redesign the top shape of the handles, rounded top surfaces are rarely nicely printed.
mechanically or chemically smooth the top surface
make the banding less noticeable, e.g. not have sharp transition from 0.2 to 0.08, have intermediate heights.
make banding a feature, e.g. force banding elsewhere.
print handles separately and attach mechanically or chemically.
remove the handles, perhaps have a different rim.
print it all at 0.08 layers.
Have you tried to use Smooth in the Variable Layer Height option? I had this same problem as you before.
thanks for the suggestions
