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The only tell is a slight bump on the seam line of the back. It’s 0.1mm layer heights and 0.6mm thick.

Printed in TPU, I was looking for a solution like this for a future project and wanted to share it with someone.

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[–] MxRemy@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oooh that's cleverrr... Great job! Definitely coulda used this technique a few times in the past if I'd ever thought of it

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

I think it’s limited in use but if you have a flat and thin stretch on your part, it could work.