u/Nukkels

I only have a few of my models uploaded so far, and I've been uploading to both Makerworld and Printables. Basically no downloads on Makerworld vs downloads on all of them on Printables.

Browsing the 'main' page with the algorithmic feed shows the same stuff all the time, and I'm wondering what the trick is that those models/designers use. I'm not deluded enough to think my designs are groundbreaking stuff that everyone needs, but it would be nice to at least give more people a chance to see them.

I just added Seaquest DSV which has an unusual quirk - according to TVDB, episode 1 is listed as 1x01 (part 1) and 1x01 (part 2), followed by ep 1x02, for a total of 23 episodes, but 24 separate files. I've never seen this before in any other show, and Jellyfin seems to be struggling with it too.

TMDB uses the production/DVD order which contains wildly different episodes, and has the pilot episode listed 1x01 and 1x02 with the next ep being 1x03. Because the episodes are so different, I'm planning to stick with the TVDB version - but I can't figure out how I can make Jellyfin behave properly with it?

Currently it's displaying (part 1) twice with identical image and everything, including both being listed as 1. (ie the first episode), then (part 2) is listed as 2. Any ideas on how to either get it to display 1. (part 1) and then 1. (part 2) or renumber them or something else?

I'm not an expert by any means, but trying to work with curves is more painful than it should be. And yes I've got the curves workbench installed - but that's the first big issue... It's not even there by default.

I understand that basic curves like a cylinder or cone are supposed to be simpler, but today I was working with a revolve just made from arcs - and the number of steps to get the sketch to attach to it was excessive. Rinse and repeat a few times for multiple sketches and you'll soon lose the will to live.

Since the steps required (use the sketch to curve tool, set the attachment and mapmode) all relate to the same curve surface, why can't these all be automated and combined into the sketch to curve button?

I've seen a few people mention they'd like to see the Earth/Minbari war - but I don't think that would be very interesting, since it seems to be fairly quick, and we already know what happened in the most interesting parts.

I think there are a lot of other interesting stories though - the Centauri/Narn conflict from 100 years ago. When Earth first encountered alien races for the first time. The previous shadow war with Valen. The great machine, possibly introducing Zathras. Heck, even a simple storyline like the introduction of the Psi Corps.

Obviously, anything involving the original cast is probably a bad idea with all the re-casting needed, and a new story is better than trying to tie into the existing one IMHO. What prequel story do you think still needs to be told?

Yes, I know it's abrasive. Yes, I know it depends how many walls and infill percentage. Yes, I know it depends how it's charged. Yes, I know green is the best.

Now we've got that out of the way, I want to print something that's easily visible during the day, and it's still basically an indicator at night. I don't care how bright it is initially, I only care about how bright it is 4+ hours later.

Sadly, there's only ever marketing hype with 'up to' figures from manufacturers, if it even has that. I've heard claims that PETG is better than PLA, but 95% of glow filament is PLA.

I'd love to hear from you if you've used any glow filaments - if you've made it 5 walls thick with 40% infill and still had it fade within an hour, or you were surprised at how well it worked, please share what brand and your print settings. Especially if you've used multiple different filaments and can give a comparison.

There were the odd occasions where something didn't add up based on how far Voyager had travelled, but by about season 6 it was every other episode!

There are too many examples to list them all, but the one where Barclay manages to calculate where they are without knowing they're halfway home already was probably the worst. There's the one with the duplicate crew just heading back to that planet where they were formed, despite it being some 20,000 light years away, the one with Kes being really old and heading back to Ocampa, races they met early on reappearing, people knowing about Talaxians, etc.

It became so in-your-face, it's impossible to ignore - so how did the writers screw that up so badly?