✅ - should i put this together

[dark gazelle]

should i combine the ear and chin and the jaw together it would might be harder tho

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[undone glade]

Hm. You are still using Cura, right? Why not give Orca a spin. It might be able to give you a better print outcome. Also, why combine the ear and the jaw if they separate on an existing seam? It might be easier to just glue them together after you print them, rather than stressing about a larger more complex print.

[dark gazelle]

i just haven't tried orca yet

[dark gazelle]

what about the chin

[hexed phoenix]

If he already has a decent print profile in cura then that means playing around with a new slicer first to form a print profile that works if the default doesn't do him well at first. While I agree orca is nice but it's just work he may not wanna spend right now

[undone glade]

True.

I don't mean to push, but Orca does tend to give better support generation and wall quality, which are points specifically relevant to detailed Iron Man helmets. It can be done in Cura, though.

I did my first pieces completely in Cura.

I've only used Orca for a couple of weeks now.

[dark gazelle]

i dont care about the silcer i just want to know if i should combine the jew and chin rn ill test orca when i can find it

[hexed phoenix]

As for combining the pieces some modelers just give those pieces as a single piece straight out. So there's no downside really to printing as one piece

The modeler probably split those pieces up to make it possible to print on a smaller printer

[undone glade]

I might say you could try the chin... I wish I had, because on my MK30/33, there isn't really any sort of locking plate. Maybe use an external program, something simple like TinkerCAD or Microsoft 3D Builder, to add another plate in between the two before you merge them. This could help insure the integrity of the mesh so the part doesn't print with a microscopic gap.

[undone glade]

Here's Orca's page, to save you some looking: https://github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/releases

[eager iris]

Dont combine. Print seperately

[dark gazelle]

ok

[wheat hemlock]

Also if you combine think it be hard to get your head in since bottom hole is small I believe

[leaden owl]

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