The baseline slicer settings I use when a printed part needs to be tested, handled, and revised quickly.

Functional prints are about repeatability before finish. When I’m prototyping a mechanical assembly, I’m not looking for a gallery piece. I’m looking for an answer. I need to know if the snap fit holds, if the heat set insert stays put, and if the motor mount can handle the torque without delaminating. The biggest mistake I see—and one I’ve made plenty of times—is chasing "pretty" layers on a part that hasn't even proven its geometry works. If a part takes 14 hours to print because you wanted 0.1mm layers, but it...