CuraCrocClip [Cura 5.3 Interlocking Stucture]

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With the introduction of the Generate Interlocking Structure in Cura 5.3, it’s now possible to combine two completely incompatible materials and have them fully bonded without any adhesives or fasteners required. This is achieved when printing on a dual extrusion printer by generating an alternating overlapping pattern at the interface of two materials that physically ‘locks’ them together. This living hinge model has been designed by one of our Cura team members to illustrate the newly introduced settings: >> Generate Interlocking Structure >> Interlocking Beam Width >> Interlocking Structure Orientation >> Interlocking Beam Layer Count >> Interlocking Depth >> Interlocking Boundary Avoidance Are you curious to try it for yourself? [Download the UltiMaker 5.3 Here.](https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/releases) Do you have some feedback for Cura? [Leave a request on our GitHub.](https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/issues) This feature exists thanks to our beloved former colleague Tim Kuijper, who also introduced the Arachne Variable Line Width engine! This great improvement for multi-material prints is [based on research that resulted in him earning his PhD](https://pure.tudelft.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/103402631/1_s2.0_S2214860421006424_main.pdf). The model has been designed by Mariska Maas to demonstrate the interlocking functionality.