Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Soon, the visible seam on 3D printed parts will be greatly diminished, thanks to a new development called scarf seams. In this video, I shine a spotlight on the work of the developers, as well as the work of the community in testing to make sure it works. All the details you need to test yourself are included, plus my own testing results across a range of 3D printers.

0:00 Introduction

0:49 Scarf seam origins
GitHub pull request: github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/pull/3839

1:55 What is a scarf seam/joint and why is it needed?
Scarf joint wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarf_joint

4:07 How to test this yourself before it is officially released
A huge thanks to the X1Plus team for telling me about this and also assisting me in downloading the pre-release version. x1plus.net
My previous X1Plus video: youtu.be/Oio2ibz7rMw

6:44 Designing a seam testing model
My model free and open source on Printables: printables.com/model/784633-scarf-seam-test-model

7:46 Collaborating with psiberfunk
Orca Slicer guide to scarf seams by Adam L: printables.com/model/783313-better-seams-an-orca-slicer-guide-to-using-scarf-s

8:57 My results on various printers

10:55 Conclusion

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