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title: "July 2026: Scarf Seams"
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category: "challenges"
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subcategory: "2026"
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order: 202607
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description: "July 2026 challenge dialing in seamless scarf z-seam alignment on organic curved surfaces."
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tags:
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- challenge
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- archive
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- 2026
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- challenge-008
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[← Back to Challenge Archive](readme.md)
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# Past Challenge: July 2026
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## Challenge: Scarf Seams
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Master the art of scarf seam placement! This month's challenge focused on dialing in your scarf seam settings and techniques.
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### The Focus
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The scarf seam is a powerful tool in your 3D printing arsenal. This challenge asked participants to create a model with a carefully placed scarf seam on a **sphere**. It provided an opportunity to experiment with different settings and share what was learned about getting the perfect seam placement.
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One of our community members designed a great test part specifically for this challenge! You can find their test model in our Discord server here:
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[Community Scarf Seam Test Part](https://discord.com/channels/743827009494319226/1420553252587438142/1517194820706242570){target="_blank"}
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### Submission Requirements
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* **Physical Model**: Brought to the July 15th, 2026 meetup.
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* **Size Constraint**: The object had to fit within a **75mm cubed space**.
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* **Seam Location**: The seam was positioned on a sphere (the bottom half square approach was permitted).
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* **Settings Discussion**: Participants shared their print settings, temperature, speed, and tricks for achieving clean scarf seams.
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### Timeline
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* **Challenge Announcement**: June 17th, 2026
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* **Show & Tell / Discussion**: July 15th, 2026 meetup
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* **Winner Announcement**: July 15th, 2026 meetup
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**This challenge was active for July 2026**
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