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.