Hello,
I asked my friend to print a Clamshell case for my uConsole (uConsole Clamshell Case by torbers | Download free STL model | Printables.com). He attempted 3 times in a row and it resulted in a completely unusable print (pics attached).
He said that everything is calibrated and suggested there may be an issue with the step file (adding that .stl would probably be better).
Any ideas please?
Was the part printed in a vertical orientation?
The print clearly shows that the problem lies with the printer. Otherwise, the distortions would also be visible in the 3D model. But they aren’t.
The challenge with this part is that it has no plane, flat-lying surface. If it’s printed lying down, it requires lot of support.
Hi,
I am the friend in question 
It was printed vertical-ish under an angle placed on one of the planes (on the bottom - you can see in one of pictures in the build plate)
I’ve tried to print it slower (80ish outer and 150ish inner/infill) but even then it made strange paths (not connecting to outer perimeter by 1-2mm)
Yes might look like issue with printer i panicked as well so tried print other more complex prints on speed/accel i usualy print but thise were pristine.
I suspect that importing step file directly to orca might have skewed the geometry (thus those weird non connected lines).
Maybe if imported to fusion first and exported as stl could help ? Not sure on this one tbh.
I think the print orientation is a bigger issue than the file type.
by printing it at an angle the printer is always printing very long overhangs and those tend to not have nice surfaces
Yes, the main problem is the object’s challenging design. I’ve been printing for many years and have a very well-calibrated 3D printer as well as a lot of experience. But I wouldn’t want to print this part. If I did, I would print it lying flat, but then the necessary supports would bother me.
If I really wanted a shell like thist, I would design it myself so that it’s like a shell that rests only on the edge and has the same level all over the inner area. This could then be printed flat, face down.
I might try orient it different way ,
I always tend to orient at angles where i can get least support without having too much overhangs or stupid angles. Been doing that on every print
In this orientation it looked fine to me as of sufficient cooling and past experience with such. But ofc i might have been wrong. How would you orient the print ? Without huge amount of supports ideally 
I checked flat orientation but as you might suspect there were more supports than i am willing to use yep flat surface is winner but still on most prints i get away with an angle that might look bit steep or weird and print just fine as i put so many hours on calibration and upgrades (too much upgrades i confess). But there is always something that can surprise you i’ll try to either find out a good orientation without too many supports or edit in fusion with custom supports
I would have the hinges face upward.
Or I would recommend @jose1711 to buy a ready made cover, bag, box… 
FWIW: solved with this Solid cover, antenna mod - uConsole by Kirouh - Thingiverse
