There are a variety of cases, an example or two of what? I'm busy and it's time consuming to produce images but I can explain most any one of these issues in a few words. On Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 10:27 AM jon jonbondy.com <jon@jonbondy.com> wrote: > Again, an example or two would be appreciated. > > > On 4/20/2026 11:11 AM, Todd Allen wrote: > > Yes, controlling extrusion paths can improve many issues such as > overhangs, bridges, bed adhesion and warping, surface quality, precision of > exteriors and interior holes, achieving greater strength with fewer > perimeters and less infill, etc. > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 10:02 AM jon jonbondy.com > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__jonbondy.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=AsrE-c7ZR7B2Kyr3qgfvvppkCEBVsNmwEMndcrRSuOI&m=kkN6fnGviqF3MRb6QsdfriHn4y2GYLzBWNgkX1ft8UpkzAxAIRhQlVBozniRO3T0&s=xseYRy_0NaxGLy8Tn5HB-EW1ZMCHvnDvb8eviGKYuag&e=> > <jon@jonbondy.com> wrote: > >> Ah. Vase Mode. Now that makes sense. >> >> Does it help with "regular" prints? >> >> >> On 4/20/2026 10:47 AM, Todd Allen wrote: >> >> Here's a threaded fastener greatly strengthened with radial cuts sliced >> in vase mode. >> [image: vasecoresliced.jpg] >> >> Here are the parts for a cartridge axial roller bearing 16 mm diameter by >> 4 mm diameter thickness. The threaded fastener with a 2.5 mm diameter was >> printed on a cheap fdm printer with a 0.4 mm nozzle using this technique. >> [image: arb 4mm parts.jpg] >> >> On Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 6:35 AM jon jonbondy.com >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__jonbondy.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=AsrE-c7ZR7B2Kyr3qgfvvppkCEBVsNmwEMndcrRSuOI&m=He3_BA298J18i99k3_jr_gmsoCm5sI9QBqr-Pvp2aAeXHDj_nSCsntZvh8-KEXQj&s=hMI3xQqYW9gmcrE3_slw495ZxkDcSbJJB9FeQLUVUoM&e=> >> <jon@jonbondy.com> wrote: >> >>> I would be curious to see an example of this. >>> >>> Jon >>> On 4/19/2026 11:04 PM, Todd Allen wrote: >>> >>> I often place cuts of 0.001mm in my models to direct the extrusion path >>> of perimeters in and out of a model's interior instead of the default >>> behaviour of just going around the outer circumference. There are >>> parameters for resolution and closing gaps that must be set to enable the >>> fine cuts to work. >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:31 PM Jon Bondy via Discuss < >>> discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote: >>> >>>> In my experience, fluctuations in geometry that are much smaller than >>>> 0.050 mm are basically ignored by most slicers. >>>> >>>> Jon >>>> >>>>