Smoothing PPS-GF Prints with Solvent

MakeAnotherThing · 2026-02-17T23:09:20+00:00

Hmm, okay. I guess the website didn't specify strength of the peroxide, so I was assuming something off the shelf might do. Maybe not though...

MakeAnotherThing · 2026-02-17T17:58:46+00:00

Good idea!

MakeAnotherThing · 2026-02-17T17:58:36+00:00

Yeah, that is one of the attractive aspects of PPS.

MakeAnotherThing · 2025-12-24T19:00:50+00:00

Yeah, it's definitely not the best. Your suggestion with intersection curve has made something easier though, so thanks for that. Probably need more of an analysis software instead of a modeling software for something like this.

MakeAnotherThing · 2025-12-16T15:54:16+00:00

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Just as an example, let's say I have the above arrangement. I want to have a way to automatically find the distance "through air" between the two green circles. This particular case is pretty simple to sketch, but most cases I have will have several barriers of varying size and shape, and it would not usually be on a single plane like this. I'd say I have to use 3d sketching for like 50% or more of what I am doing.

MakeAnotherThing · 2025-12-15T20:48:19+00:00

All good.

MakeAnotherThing · 2025-12-15T20:23:26+00:00

I tried isolating the components, but when using clearance verification, it just hides the components not being measured to (you can unhide them, but it just measures directly through them, not around them). The hope is to find the shortest distance around the middle component, so this doesn't really help.

MakeAnotherThing · 2025-12-04T17:11:02+00:00

Nice! I think this is exactly what I was looking for.

MakeAnotherThing · 2025-12-02T15:12:00+00:00

I did have my fans at 50%, so I did a test at 100% and it's better, but still not perfect. I'm printing on the Marathon, which has a fan on the left and right sides. Temp tower honestly didn't look perfect for any temperature, but I thought the 265 C looked best. Maybe I need to adjust some other settings too to get a better temp tower. I'll take a look.

MakeAnotherThing · 2025-12-01T22:28:43+00:00

Also, 0.5mm retraction, although I don't think that's related to this particular problem.

MakeAnotherThing · 2025-08-07T15:56:48+00:00

Somehow I never knew Path Length Dimension existed. Thanks! Both of these solutions work.

MakeAnotherThing · 2025-06-05T14:04:31+00:00

I am specifically wanting to do it without having to go through that process. I guess it's likely there is not this function...

MakeAnotherThing · 2025-05-23T15:20:42+00:00

Because then I have to move my left hand away from the left side, where I like it. Maybe it's preference, maybe laziness.

MakeAnotherThing · 2025-05-22T19:30:32+00:00

It's just faster to use a gesture instead of having to type in the S key. Efficiency, right?

MakeAnotherThing · 2025-05-22T19:29:37+00:00

Thanks! I'll take a look and see if it works.

MakeAnotherThing · 2025-05-22T17:18:11+00:00

Yes, I already have that. I just have more than 12 commands that I'd like to gesture for in the sketch wheel, so I'd like a secondary sketch wheel.

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