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  • So… I wonder… about the sole texture…

    what would happen if you increased the thickness of the sole, and then had zero solid layers on bottom to create easy tread. I’m thinking a few layers of dense gyroid, then solid to layers above it.

    Or if you wanted even more cushion… a few layers of tread with a couple solid layers, then more infill, and solid top players?

    if you think that might work… i’d suggest just doing a very thin print to check it out. (Like, the tread and maybe the insole of just the toe?) it might need tweaking. especially if you add an air-cushion layer.

    edit: i know prusa slicer has ways of changing infill percentages etc as a function of layer height, and I would assume most slicers do these days. Another setting to look at changing for tread would be the extrusion width, juicing the infill extrusion width should make the more sturdy, whatever pattern you do select for it.

    gyroid would create a squiggly patter on the bottom of it. hex might be interesting too, or maybe hilbert curve, which is ‘space filling’ fractals. Gyroid would be interesting for any cushion section because it would create two large pockets of air instead of many small pockets.