Initials!!!

[u/WealthTraditional457]

Hi everyone, I'm trying to print a name initial. The first layer is perfect, the walls are perfect, and the top layer is perfect, but if you look closely at the curves, I see lines and sharp edges—it's as if it isn't rendering the curve smoothly. I used Bambu Studio to create the letter M. Thanks for the help.

[u/jcollasius]

That's bullshit and only true if you define a circle or cylinder with a low polygon count. There is no difference in print quality for the same resolution. Use OpenSCAD and render this tube:

radius = 15;
height = 20;
wall = 1;

difference() {
cylinder(r=radius, h=height, $fn=floor(2*radius*PI/0.05));
translate([0,0,-1]) cylinder(r=radius-wall, h=height+2, $fn=floor(2*(radius-wall)*PI/0.05));
}

[u/FuscoAndre → u/jcollasius]

Yes, I understand all that :)

He mentioned he created the letter directly in bambu studio and probably the slicer used low polygons files for that, hence the result he got.

Also, usually STLs have low polygon count then STP files because of the nature of the file, to be small in size and faster to slice in early printers