I’ve been using gyroid infil almost exclusively since I first tried it.
I was using cubic before, which was fine, but gyroid seems much sturdier for the same % infil even if it does take a bit more print time.
Also it looks awesome.
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same journey for me, cubic then gyroid.
I love the way it looks so much I made some coasters using gyroid infill with no top layers, and filled it with resin. such a cool pattern
I even made a vent cover with it since it lets air through still and looks cool
That’s a cool idea for the coaster! I might do that if I ever get into pouring resin
Thanks! It’s fun to mix both skills into one project.
Here is how they turned out
Those look great! What is the top left one?
Lightning infill from Cura
I thought so but I’ve only ever used it on taller TPU prints where I want them to basically be hollow so I’ve never seen it look quite like that!
fairly high infil percentage if I remember correctly. I did 20% first and it was very sparse
I like it, but sometimes I have to use something like concentric for thinner pieces. But in general, it is pretty neat.
I haven’t had a use case where something is too thin for gyroid yet. I can definitely see that being useful though!
That’s all I use similar strength in every direction low material use and ease of print (it’s waves but no sharp corners so easy on the printer’s acceleration.
Yeah I do like that it doesn’t jerk the printer, just a little wiggle!
I switched my petg to gyroid after having a hard time with cubic. It works nicely.
This is PETG also - it makes for super sturdy prints.
4 walls 30% gyro infill. Strong as a rock.
Increase the extrusion width on the infil as well- it’ll print the same amount of material, butb juice the strength phenomenally. 150% of default (which is usually at or near nozzle width,) for appearance parts. 200% for strength
That’s a good tip - I haven’t tried that yet. I’ll give it a shot next time I need something sturdy
It also speeds up infill printing (because it takes fewer passes, I’ve found.)
Did you probably happen to compare it to 3d honeycomb? Quite pleased with that meself.
I haven’t tried that one yet. I don’t see that one in Cura - is that in prusa slicer?
The only advantage 3d honeycomb has is speed.
3dh Is directional, has stress points, and has less fluid transitions between changing layers.
Unless you’re absolutely in a hurry, it’s easily the best infill.
