Oversized model

[curious aardvark]

flashprint is great for cutting things into chunks.

I'd keep it simple, run 2mm cylindrical channels through the whole bridge. Then, no matter where you cut it, you'll have holes that line up that you can glue 1.75mm filament into as a joining guide.

[Peter13]

flashprint is great for cutting things into chunks.

I'd keep it simple, run 2mm cylindrical channels through the whole bridge. Then, no matter where you cut it, you'll have holes that line up that you can glue 1.75mm filament into as a joining guide.

Thanks to both of you for the advice. I have been using Simplify 3D, but the cutting tool in Flashprint is terrific. As the bridge deck is curved it will be tricky to get cylindrical channels through it evenly, but I'll give it a shot.

[Peter13]

Curious, I have finished tweeting my model and experimented with the cutting tool in flashprint, but can't find a way to print one of the chunks at a time. FP insists on including the entire model in the print file even if parts of it are off the platform? Will the parts I don't want to print be ignored if they are off the platform?

[curious aardvark]

Best option is to export the individual parts as seperate stl's - what i normally do.

That way you just load the one you're printing :-)
Plus you only need to cut it once.