<p>To achieve additional localised stiffness, you can also insert small voids (gaps) inside the model. These become double thickness walls once sliced and can be used to support things like screw holes.</p>

<p>See the 'negative' parts used with a cube, and the sliced result here:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/eULwV.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/eULwV.png" alt="enter image description here"></a>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/z7uzX.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/z7uzX.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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Can you elaborate on this? I am not sure what the negative piece is showing and how to use it to bolster the number of walls when sliced. I would like to be able to define the reinforcement of holes in my model not the slicer for things like heat set inserts.
jmichas
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Sean Houlihane
<p>I found out I misunderstood some principles of designing/modelling for 3D printing.</p>

<p>I designed my object for 100% infill which is not really necessary. It turned out that one does not mostly have to take care of the infill % and just model the object for example as solid 3D cube and the printing service will then take care of it to print well, hopefully slicing it well for printing and choosing the correct infill percentage.</p>

<p>So instead of designing a "hollow" cube with 3mm thick walls filled with 100% infill and free space inside, one can design a solid cube and the printing service will then print it "somehow" - they may make the walls only 1 mm thick but fill the inside of the cube with 10% infill which may work just fine for final object stiffness etc.</p>

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2018-09-30T08:42:45.973Z
if you send to a printing service, yes. If you print yourself, you have to choose your own infil. I know of no printing service, that sets up varied infill in an object unless specifically asked for and then they charge extra.
Trish
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This does not seem to be an answer on your question, this is more a comment or extra info. Parts could be included in the question instead. Once you'll have more reputation you can add comments on other people's answers; you can always comment on your own question.
0scar
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Kozuch
<p>When modelling for 3D printing, can I distinguish somehow the type of infill in various areas of the model? Say there may be some areas in the model where I want 100% infill (maximum strength) but some areas where the infill can be less (maybe 25%).</p>

<p>I am new to 3D printing, doing my first model (enclosure for electronics - camera module). Using tinkercad.com only so far. Places where 100% infill is wanted are usually walls of the case and "threads" for the bolts but I want to make the enclosure as stiff as possible as a whole so I am thinking about using some sparse infill in the "free space" inside of the enclosure (so that it does not break so easily when it falls to the ground etc). I just do not know how to define this within the model.</p>

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Using multiple infill types within one model
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# Using multiple infill types within one model

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-09-29)

When modelling for 3D printing, can I distinguish somehow the type of infill in various areas of the model? Say there may be some areas in the model where I want 100% infill (maximum strength) but some areas where the infill can be less (maybe 25%).

I am new to 3D printing, doing my first model (enclosure for electronics - camera module). Using tinkercad.com only so far. Places where 100% infill is wanted are usually walls of the case and "threads" for the bolts but I want to make the enclosure as stiff as possible as a whole so I am thinking about using some sparse infill in the "free space" inside of the enclosure (so that it does not break so easily when it falls to the ground etc). I just do not know how to define this within the model.

**Tags:** 3d-models, infill

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-09-29. Score: 3

To achieve additional localised stiffness, you can also insert small voids (gaps) inside the model. These become double thickness walls once sliced and can be used to support things like screw holes.

See the 'negative' parts used with a cube, and the sliced result here:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/eULwV.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/eULwV.png)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/z7uzX.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/z7uzX.png)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Can you elaborate on this? I am not sure what the negative piece is showing and how to use it to bolster the number of walls when sliced. I would like to be able to define the reinforcement of holes in my model not the slicer for things like heat set inserts.  

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### Answer by username_0 on 2018-09-29. Score: 0

I found out I misunderstood some principles of designing/modelling for 3D printing.

I designed my object for 100% infill which is not really necessary. It turned out that one does not mostly have to take care of the infill % and just model the object for example as solid 3D cube and the printing service will then take care of it to print well, hopefully slicing it well for printing and choosing the correct infill percentage.

So instead of designing a "hollow" cube with 3mm thick walls filled with 100% infill and free space inside, one can design a solid cube and the printing service will then print it "somehow" - they may make the walls only 1 mm thick but fill the inside of the cube with 10% infill which may work just fine for final object stiffness etc.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: if you send to a printing service, yes. If you print yourself, you have to choose your own infil. I know of no printing service, that sets up varied infill in an object unless specifically asked for and then they charge extra.  
> **username_4**: This does not seem to be an answer on your question, this is more a comment or extra info. Parts could be included in the question instead. Once you'll have more reputation you can add comments on other people's answers; you can always comment on your own question.  

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