# Wish we could collapse several custom layer setting topics into one **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests & Ideas\ **Created:** [May 31, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wish-we-could-collapse-several-custom-layer-setting-topics-into-one/8384 "2016-05-31T02:02:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DerekMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@DerekMurphy](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/DerekMurphy)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wish-we-could-collapse-several-custom-layer-setting-topics-into-one/8384/1 "2016-05-31T02:02:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Multiple layer resolutions in one print?](http://forum.formlabs.com/t/multiple-layer-resolutions-in-one-print/1156/5): Continuing the discussion from [Improve print speed at 25 and 50 microns](http://forum.formlabs.com/t/improve-print-speed-at-25-and-50-microns/8351): Continuing the discussion from [Speed up in switching layer high between base / support and model](http://forum.formlabs.com/t/speed-up-in-switching-layer-high-between-base-support-and-model/8361/6): ---
**Author:** ![David\_Maillot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/david_maillot/32/6489_2.png) [@David\_Maillot](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/David_Maillot)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wish-we-could-collapse-several-custom-layer-setting-topics-into-one/8384/2 "2016-05-31T08:32:31Z")
Agree with you, we need an answer on this ---
**Author:** ![aad345](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/aad345/32/5444_2.png) [@aad345](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/aad345)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wish-we-could-collapse-several-custom-layer-setting-topics-into-one/8384/3 "2016-05-31T10:29:27Z")
I’d love to have this feature for sure. Less printing time for the base would be good. ---
**Author:** ![Frew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c0e974/32.png) [@Frew](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Frew)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wish-we-could-collapse-several-custom-layer-setting-topics-into-one/8384/4 "2016-05-31T20:29:00Z")
Thanks for the suggestion! – I can certainly see the utility in alternating layer heights to optimize print times. This is something we’re interested in. So far, we’ve found that quality is the more important parameter for most of our users, so speed optimizations haven’t been given the spotlight. This is certainly something we’re looking at for the future though and it sounds like something our community would appreciate! ---
**Author:** ![ESpy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/espy/32/6029_2.png) [@ESpy](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/ESpy)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wish-we-could-collapse-several-custom-layer-setting-topics-into-one/8384/5 "2016-06-01T06:04:57Z")
Fair point on the quality, but I don’t imagine anyone’s too bothered about displaying the bases as an example of print quality… If I’m printing a batch of rings, the print height is around 25mm (ish). A 5mm base & 3.5mm support structure is quite a large proportion of the total height (and laser scan time given the bases have much longer paths than the rings). Knocking around 25% (estimate based purely on Z height) off a 15 hour print would be quite nice. ---
**Author:** ![DerekMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@DerekMurphy](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/DerekMurphy)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2016, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wish-we-could-collapse-several-custom-layer-setting-topics-into-one/8384/6 "2016-06-01T11:36:46Z")
Agreed!, we’ve been slicing different layer heights together in the FDM world for years. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/5/b/5bc2bdf993ff27c2e0eecab5010b25626fbb327a.png) [@system](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wish-we-could-collapse-several-custom-layer-setting-topics-into-one/8384/7 "2016-06-15T11:36:51Z")
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