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Variable Layer Height and Magnetic Clips

Note: I'm printing on a Bambu A1 and use the Bambu slicer I saw in the printing doc that the recommended layer height is 0.12mm, which is great for fine details. One place I've found that doesn't need the fine details is the open lock system at the bottom of the tiles and walls, and I've been using the Variable Layer Height setting on the Bambu slicer to change the bottom of the models that integrate with the open lock to be 0.16mm. This shaves off a bit of time since the advantage of the 0.12 layer height (high detail) isn't really needed down there. I'm not entirely sure on the time difference between 0.12 and 0.16, but I've been printing at 0.08 layer height and there's a significant time savings. It might be worth taking a look at! I also print the clips at 0.16mm.

Speaking of the clips, I found a great magnetic option that I prefer over the physical clips. These clips have a rotating magnet inside so they always spin to accept the opposite polarity of the tile next to it, and when used to build an entire map, there is enough attraction to keep it together while being flexible enough to make mid-game changes quickly. The file from this set I use specifically is OpenLock_Magnetic_Clip_Open_End_v3.stl with 3x3mm cylindrical magnets. I highly recommend adding them to your tiles! https://www.printables.com/model/513520-openlock-magnetic-connection-system-v3/files

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Pots

Jun 13

The printing doc actually recommends a layer height of 0.2mm for most of the pieces unless stated otherwise. Some specific pieces are recommended to be printed at 0.12 or 0.16mm but there is no reference to any of the new (steampunk or frost walls) pieces at all. It appears that the guide has not been updated to include the new sets nor any explanation of why some files are in 2 parts this time.

Talisman Sabre Terrain

Jun 13

Replying to

Hi Pots,

Page 1 of the printing guide states that we recommend .12 layer height as a general rule for everything if printing with Bambu printers which is what Jeff and I have been using for some time.

We have left the recommendation for .2 layer height in the guide (apart from select files) for Creality as we knew this to be tried and tested. However, we haven’t run Creality machines for some time so re the newer files, we are reluctant to recommend settings that we haven’t tried ourselves.

So in short - if you have a Bambu, as per our guide, we recommend .12 for all of our content old and new (apart from non detail items eg risers or hex storage of course).

If you’re running a Creality or Prusa or other printer, take as much or as little from our guide as you like. We would hope people are experimenting with settings anyway, the guide is meant to be just that - a guide to getting you started and .2 is a good entry point.

In relation to the split snow files. Yes, some of the snow column and wall files have additional variants where the model has been split. It’s a good point that this hasn’t been explained so I will arrange an email out to everyone to clarify.

When test printing the snow floor hexes horizontally, we noticed that layer lines were more pronounced due to the white colour scheme when painted. As mentioned in the print guide, printing vertically can help reduce these layer lines and give a better end result when painted.

Walls are usually not something you can print vertically given the fact that the vertical structure of the wall extends away from the base, causing obvious issues when you flip the model 90 degrees on the print plate. By providing the vertical wall structure components separately, these can be printed standalone allowing you to print the base of the wall vertically to reduce layer lines in the snow floor of the wall. The wall parts can then be glued into place.

Ultimately, we moved away from this approach during our testing as in our view the end result didn’t justify the amount of extra work, hence why we didn’t advertise the snow walls as including two-piece variants. We opted to include the test pieces we had undertaken as a bonus for anyone who wanted to experiment with and adopt that approach where provided.

I’ll also clarify some further info around the 5 hex steampunk portal wall in the email too for anyone wanting to try the infinity mirror setup.