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As the title says. I'm new to 3d printing and I'm looking for tips on how make two parts fit together nicely. I've read 0.4mm clearance between the two parts modelled together is a nice rule of thumb.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Here's something that took me a while to realize and I haven't seen mentioned much: check where the start/stop points are on each layer (z-seam) and adjust so that they're not right on parts of the model that are small or need to be more precise (teeth, threads, hinge bumps, etc). I was having a real hard time with some print-in-place hinges, and the problem was that the layers were starting right near the hinge. The finer details were getting globbed up with the bit of extra filament there. Once I moved the z seam, it printed like a charm.