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This is a battery cell case that was a pain last time I printed it with supports

Model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5240533/files

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[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

This particular model would have lots of troublesome bridging if printed vertically, and would need supports along the entire length if printed horizontally.