Also, another tip - I use an old bench sander and lightly sand the tops of my cave hexes to get a nice flat finish on those. It’s not essential but I like the results. I just hold each hex tile down onto the sanding belt, you quickly get the hang of how much pressure to apply.
No problem. That sounds like a good plan! 163 is the biggest number required, thankfully the others aren’t quite as numerous - caves are 150, wood is 112 and outdoor 106.
Thanks for the insight! 163 tiles of each terrain type is going to take a while when i'm printing 1 at a time. Going to try 8-10 and let her rip through the night and while i work during the day.
Hi there. This is totally a personal preference thing, there is no right or wrong answer. There are different schools of thought, some only print a small number of items in case there is an issue mid-print, thereby minimising the wasted time/filament.
Some are happy to risk a print issue and fill the print bed. It means a much longer print time but you get through a lot more models with less time continually swapping out prints.
I personally think its all about finding the happy medium between the two extremes. For me, the sweet spot is printing around 8 floor hexes which takes around 8 hours. This means in a 24 hour cycle, I can put a print on when I get up in the morning. Go to work, put a new print on when I get home, then put a new print on before I go to bed. This maximises the efficiency of my printer based on my daily habits.
Also, another tip - I use an old bench sander and lightly sand the tops of my cave hexes to get a nice flat finish on those. It’s not essential but I like the results. I just hold each hex tile down onto the sanding belt, you quickly get the hang of how much pressure to apply.
No problem. That sounds like a good plan! 163 is the biggest number required, thankfully the others aren’t quite as numerous - caves are 150, wood is 112 and outdoor 106.
Thanks for the insight! 163 tiles of each terrain type is going to take a while when i'm printing 1 at a time. Going to try 8-10 and let her rip through the night and while i work during the day.
Hi there. This is totally a personal preference thing, there is no right or wrong answer. There are different schools of thought, some only print a small number of items in case there is an issue mid-print, thereby minimising the wasted time/filament. Some are happy to risk a print issue and fill the print bed. It means a much longer print time but you get through a lot more models with less time continually swapping out prints. I personally think its all about finding the happy medium between the two extremes. For me, the sweet spot is printing around 8 floor hexes which takes around 8 hours. This means in a 24 hour cycle, I can put a print on when I get up in the morning. Go to work, put a new print on when I get home, then put a new print on before I go to bed. This maximises the efficiency of my printer based on my daily habits.