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You can make it clunky, but then it’s not appealing any more.

Using pctg and more infill doesn’t make a 3d printed object clunky. It only makes it stronger.

For example a benchy in pctg is so strong that it’s physically impossible to break anything but the smokestack with your bare hands. Print in TPU and it’s completely indestructible to bare hands.

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squaresinger@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Infill doesn’t really improve strenght that much, perimeters work far better.

But any 3D printed object that has that much space for more infil/perimeters is already clunky.

Compare a benchy to an average toy figurine. The benchy is super clunky compared to most non-toddler toys my kids have.

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- Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Infill doesn’t improve strength linearly but it does improve it.
  
  Compare a benchy to an average toy figurine.
  
  I don’t know what figurines you are printing. Could you link to one?
  
  And TPU makes anything indestructible.
  
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