To visualize the pattern in the G-Code, the printing speed coloring is automatically selected. You will get a preview of you new G-Code.If everything is correct, click Generate Velocity Painting. The suggested width and height and the center of the model will be set automatically and can be adjusted to zoom or move the image. Then you should first select the projection method and click the button Guess from Projection Method.
The fast speed should be 3 times faster than the slow speed, if this is too much, do not go below 2/1. Set your trigger speed, this will be replaced on projected areas with speeds between low and high speed for painting. For patterns, use a black-and-white image. The larger the contrast, the stronger the effect. After slicing, click Tools Velocity Painting.If you set other speeds for infill, support or first layer, these speeds will not be changed. The perimeters of this vase are printed with 60 mm/s, so later I will set 60 mm/s as my trigger speed. For Velocity Painting, a trigger speed will be replaced on the projected area. Load your model and slice it with the correct slicer settings.Our Velocity Painting solution ist inspired by the application of Guillaume Vigneron. The Velocity Painting technique is developed by Mark Wheadon. for vases, but also opaque filaments get a structured surface. This is particularly visible for translucent filaments, e.g. Velocity Painting uses this effect and increases it by selecting very different speeds to create the relief. When your speed increases, the extrusion gets thinner, while slower speeds makes the extrusion thicker. Most extruders can not adapt to new speeds directly, so that speed changes change the thickness of the extruded filament for a while. The bright areas are printed slower, the dark areas faster, which visibly changes the surface. A high contrast images or a black-and-white image is projected onto the model. With Velocity Painting you can easily modify the look and feel oft your model surface.