Realistic 3D printed tracks for Plarail Advance

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Yep, I've just updated the model page on the Maker World site so theres a bit more info and pics there but for regular size Plarail the two options for printing a smooth flat surface while retaining multi-colour and detail are:
  • A horizontal dovetail slicer (which functions much like the one in Bambu Studio BUT will follow the curve radius for curved segments).
  • Parameters for fine control over sleeper height and Z-offset, allowing for ‘through trackbed’ parts which can be printed separately and slotted on top of one another.

With regard to scale, in the template I default to ~1:76 for Plarail regular size because I think ~21-22mm height scale humans look good next to the trains at this scale.

I'm still debugging and adding features so really haven't had enough time to try out a lot of different things yet but I'll try to keep everyone posted on here.

   
   
(This post was last modified: 02-25-2025, 02:04 PM by Not2scale. Edit Reason: Inserted pics into post )
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RE: Realistic 3D printed tracks for Plarail Advance - by Not2scale - 02-25-2025, 02:02 PM



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