Altoids Paint Palette Cup Insert for Non Vase Mode Printing

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This cup insert is designed specifically for https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1844339 and will print flawlessly even without vase mode set up, or if you have it enabled but the bottom layer fails to print, like in my case. It is optimized to produce layers at approximately 0.33mm thick. To achieve two walls, simply add one wall in your slicer by setting walls to 1. My settings indicate a printing time of about 1 hour and 45 minutes, while my first print took around 3 minutes. The design was created by tracing Hakmo's model as a component using Google Sketchup 8.0.4811, and I added a hollow interior or cup section within the solid model to complete it. The walls are consistently 0.33mm thick on all sides. For optimal results, I print this insert with a 0.4mm nozzle at a speed of 0.375. It can be printed without any issues at full speed (40-55mm/s) as long as the minimum layer time is not a concern. The prints do appear a bit loose in my experience, but since I have never attempted printing the original model, I am unsure if this is the intended result or a printing issue.