{"id":20002,"date":"2023-08-17T13:37:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T11:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3dpartsforyou.com\/?p=20002"},"modified":"2024-08-04T14:03:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T12:03:55","slug":"want-a-perfect-3d-printed-top-layer-try-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3dpartsforyou.com\/2023\/08\/17\/want-a-perfect-3d-printed-top-layer-try-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Want A Perfect 3D Printed Top Layer? Try This!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20002\" class=\"elementor elementor-20002\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7069f786 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7069f786\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50f7c759\" data-id=\"50f7c759\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f05c741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f05c741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Like ironing clothes, ironing for 3D printing involves using heat to smooth out a surface.\u00a0This is achieved on a 3D printer by moving the nozzle back and forth over the top layer.<\/b><\/p><p>Some 3D prints may need a perfect top layer to add a better look to it. Then the ironing feature can come in handy. You can enable this feature in your slicer, like Simplify3D or Cura.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><blockquote><p>The ironing feature is most suitable for flat objects, like nameplates for example. Note that it takes more time to finish a 3D print when you use this feature.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>You may think, i always want that! But that&#8217;s not recommended. When you 3D print curved models, it has no point to turn the ironing feature on.\u00a0The ironing feature is most suitable for flat objects, like nameplates for example. Note that it takes more time to finish a 3D print when you use this feature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da8c1f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5da8c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zptXcKgEyHg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72148ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72148ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>How an ironed surface can look like<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bce9c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bce9c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So ironing is a nice feature when it comes to flat objects, like nameplates. 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