Is this a thing in any slicers? (lemm.ee)

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I started a print today as per usual and I randomly thought of something and am uncertain if it may already be a thing.

Independent perimeter layer height. Or basically, you take the set layer height, say 0.3, divide it by a user selected amount, in this case by two, and print some number of the outermost perimeters at that height until it reaches the set layer height. In this example it would print two outer perimeters at 0.15 layer height in two layers, and then proceed with the rest of the layer.

I thought this may be what variable layer height does, but it seems to vary the height of the whole layer in different regions. If there is anything like this that would be neat

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[-] Grass 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

So you want to print the bulk of the print normal but exterior perimiters only in a lower layer height? I don't think any slicers do that but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work and potentially give a higher resolution exterior finish in less time than just lowering the layer height for the whole print.

edit: just saw that someone already pointed out that cura does essentially this but the infill being the focus, and that you already saw it.

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