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Where to find Vase Mode?

Posted by stan510

stan510

Where to find Vase Mode?
July 22, 2017 03:03PM

Registered: 5 years ago
Posts: 17

The vase files I want to print are solid. People refer to Vase Mode which apparently prints these with a hole in the top. Is this somewhere in Repetier Host? Or is it separate software?
Thanks for any info.

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jinx

Re: Where to find Vase Mode?
July 22, 2017 03:33PM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 526

what about slice the model with cura hit the expert TAB open expect setting, see black magic on the right side spiralize the outer contour check the box and click ok. then export/import the file into repetier host....
you still need to configure cura to your printer!.
apart from that am no help hope you find an easier way.

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jinx

Re: Where to find Vase Mode?
July 22, 2017 03:58PM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 526

see slicer tab click configuration

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see the general extruder setting: under that spiralise contours

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fingers cross that do it...

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scottybfg

Re: Where to find Vase Mode?
July 23, 2017 10:39PM

Registered: 5 years ago
Posts: 266

Vase mode is in slic3r, its for a single wall object and slowly moves the z carriage up as it prints the layer so there are no seams.

To print a hollow object you don't need to use vase mode, All you need to do is set your infill to 0% and have no top solid layers, If you want to use it with Vase mode as well set the perimeters to 1 and slice.

Cant get more simple than that

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jinx

Re: Where to find Vase Mode?
July 24, 2017 04:38AM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 526

@scotty you compared cura and slic3r , cura does vases rather well and its only a tick of a box and slice. been a while since i last used slic3r for vases

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scottybfg

Re: Where to find Vase Mode?
July 24, 2017 06:30PM

Registered: 5 years ago
Posts: 266

@Jinx, all good, you gave the information for cura, i gave the information for slic3r, given the user will be using one of the two with repetier host. I have not done much work with cura so can't comment on what works better