Modifiers (height range / mesh): When to Use It (and When Not To)

Workflow

Apply different settings (e.g. ironing, infill) to only part of a model.

✓ Use it when: When one region needs different settings, e.g. ironing only a top plaque.
✗ Avoid it when:

Key settings

  1. Height range modifier
  2. Modifier mesh (box/cylinder/custom)

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More techniques

Ironing · Fuzzy skin · Supports / organic (tree) supports · Brim · Seam placement · Variable / adaptive layer height · Multicolor purge (prime tower / flush into infill/object)