Perimeters

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A screenshot of the Perimeters setting as seen in MatterControl's SETTINGS pane.

Function

The number, or total width, of external shells to create. Add mm to the end of the number to specify width in millimeters.

Parameters

• count
• millimeters (mm)

Example(s)

count

Seen here in 2D Layer View, the first layer of this cube model has a perimeter count of 5. The red box highlights the five perimeters on the left side of the cube.

mm

Seen here in 2D Layer View, the first layer of this cube model has a 3mm perimeter.