Clamp Ironing Line Spacing to a Usable Minimum

An ironing line spacing of 0 reached the fillers from a 3MF, the CLI or
the per-filament override, which has no GUI guard. Concentric ironing
then never finished slicing, because a zero inset never shrinks the
region, and rectilinear ironing was silently dropped. Tiny positive
values produced an unprintable number of lines.

Top surface and support ironing now clamp the spacing to the 0.05 mm
floor the process GUI guard already enforces, so these configurations
iron at that spacing. Spacings at or above the floor, including every
shipped profile, are unchanged. The concentric filler also returns early
on a non-positive step so no other caller can hang it, and the filament
settings page now resets a too-small override the same way the process
page does.

src/libslic3r/Fill/Fill.cpp

@@ -1692,9 +1692,9 @@ void Layer::make_ironing()
 				ironing_params.just_infill 	= false;
 				// ORCA: Get filament-specific overrides if configured, otherwise use process values
 				size_t extruder_idx = ironing_params.extruder - 1;
-				ironing_params.line_spacing = (!config.filament_ironing_spacing.is_nil(extruder_idx)
+				ironing_params.line_spacing = std::max(IRONING_SPACING_MIN, !config.filament_ironing_spacing.is_nil(extruder_idx)
 					? config.filament_ironing_spacing.get_at(extruder_idx)
-					: config.ironing_spacing);
+					: config.ironing_spacing.value);
                 ironing_params.inset = (!config.filament_ironing_inset.is_nil(extruder_idx)
 					? config.filament_ironing_inset.get_at(extruder_idx)
 					: config.ironing_inset);

src/libslic3r/Fill/FillConcentric.cpp

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ void FillConcentric::_fill_surface_single(
     
     coord_t min_spacing = scale_(this->spacing) * params.multiline;
     coord_t distance = coord_t(min_spacing / params.density);
+    // A non-positive step never shrinks the region, so the inset loop below would not end.
+    if (min_spacing <= 0 || distance <= 0)
+        return;
     
     if (params.density > 0.9999f && !params.dont_adjust) {
         distance = this->_adjust_solid_spacing(bounding_box.size()(0), distance);
@@ -108,6 +111,8 @@ void FillConcentric::_fill_surface_single(const FillParams& params,
     // no rotation is supported for this infill pattern
     Point   bbox_size = expolygon.contour.bounding_box().size();
     coord_t min_spacing = scaled<coord_t>(this->spacing);
+    if (min_spacing <= 0)
+        return;
 
     if (params.density > 0.9999f && !params.dont_adjust) {
         coord_t                loops_count = std::max(bbox_size.x(), bbox_size.y()) / min_spacing + 1;

src/libslic3r/PrintConfig.hpp

@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ enum class IroningType {
     Count,
 };
 
+// Smallest usable ironing line spacing. Anything tighter yields an unprintable number of lines,
+// and zero stops the fillers from making progress.
+constexpr double IRONING_SPACING_MIN = 0.05;
+
 //BBS
 enum class WallInfillOrder {
     InnerOuterInfill,

src/libslic3r/Support/SupportParameters.hpp

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct SupportParameters {
 
         this->ironing = object_config.support_ironing;
         this->ironing_flow = support_material_interface_flow.with_height(support_material_interface_flow.height() * 0.01 * object_config.support_ironing_flow.value);
-        this->ironing_spacing = object_config.support_ironing_spacing;
+        this->ironing_spacing = std::max(IRONING_SPACING_MIN, object_config.support_ironing_spacing.value);
         this->ironing_pattern = object_config.support_ironing_pattern;
 
         // Calculate a minimum support layer height as a minimum over all extruders, but not smaller than 10um.

src/slic3r/GUI/ConfigManipulation.cpp

@@ -210,6 +210,30 @@ void ConfigManipulation::check_filament_max_volumetric_speed(DynamicPrintConfig
 
 }
 
+void ConfigManipulation::check_filament_ironing_spacing(DynamicPrintConfig *config)
+{
+    const auto *opt = config->option<ConfigOptionFloatsNullable>("filament_ironing_spacing");
+    if (opt == nullptr)
+        return;
+    std::vector<double> values = opt->values;
+    bool                reset  = false;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < values.size(); ++i)
+        if (!opt->is_nil(i) && values[i] < IRONING_SPACING_MIN) {
+            values[i] = 0.1;
+            reset     = true;
+        }
+    if (!reset)
+        return;
+    const wxString     msg_text = _(L("Ironing spacing too small\nIt has been reset to 0.1"));
+    MessageDialog      dialog(nullptr, msg_text, "", wxICON_WARNING | wxOK);
+    DynamicPrintConfig new_conf = *config;
+    is_msg_dlg_already_exist    = true;
+    dialog.ShowModal();
+    new_conf.set_key_value("filament_ironing_spacing", new ConfigOptionFloatsNullable(values));
+    apply(config, &new_conf);
+    is_msg_dlg_already_exist = false;
+}
+
 void ConfigManipulation::check_chamber_temperature(DynamicPrintConfig* config)
 {
    bool support_chamber_temp_control=GUI::wxGetApp().preset_bundle->printers.get_selected_preset().config.opt_bool("support_chamber_temp_control");
@@ -332,7 +356,7 @@ void ConfigManipulation::update_print_fff_config(DynamicPrintConfig* config, con
     }
 
     //BBS: ironing_spacing shouldn't be too small or equal to zero
-    if (config->opt_float("ironing_spacing") < 0.05)
+    if (config->opt_float("ironing_spacing") < IRONING_SPACING_MIN)
     {
         const wxString msg_text = _(L("Ironing spacing too small\nIt has been reset to 0.1"));
         MessageDialog dialog(nullptr, msg_text, "", wxICON_WARNING | wxOK);
@@ -343,7 +367,7 @@ void ConfigManipulation::update_print_fff_config(DynamicPrintConfig* config, con
         apply(config, &new_conf);
         is_msg_dlg_already_exist = false;
     }
-    if (config->opt_float("support_ironing_spacing") < 0.05)
+    if (config->opt_float("support_ironing_spacing") < IRONING_SPACING_MIN)
     {
         const wxString msg_text = _(L("Ironing spacing too small\nIt has been reset to 0.1"));
         MessageDialog dialog(nullptr, msg_text, "", wxICON_WARNING | wxOK);

src/slic3r/GUI/ConfigManipulation.hpp

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public:
     void    check_nozzle_temperature_initial_layer_range(DynamicPrintConfig* config);
     void    check_adaptive_pressure_advance_model(DynamicPrintConfig* config);
     void    check_filament_max_volumetric_speed(DynamicPrintConfig *config);
+    void    check_filament_ironing_spacing(DynamicPrintConfig *config);
     void    check_chamber_temperature(DynamicPrintConfig* config);
     void    check_chamber_minimal_temperature(DynamicPrintConfig* config);
     bool    check_layer_height(DynamicPrintConfig* config);

src/slic3r/GUI/Tab.cpp

@@ -4905,6 +4905,7 @@ void TabFilament::update()
         return; // ys_FIXME
 
     m_config_manipulation.check_filament_max_volumetric_speed(m_config);
+    m_config_manipulation.check_filament_ironing_spacing(m_config);
 
     m_update_cnt++;
 

tests/fff_print/test_fill.cpp

@@ -747,6 +747,61 @@ TEST_CASE("A region with ironing turned off is never ironed", "[Fill]")
     REQUIRE(Layer::choose_ironing_extruder(cfg, spiral_mode, /*is_topmost_layer=*/true) == -1);
 }
 
+// Ironing path count and total length in mm, over the whole object.
+static std::pair<size_t, double> ironing_extent(const Print &print)
+{
+    size_t paths  = 0;
+    double length = 0.;
+    for (const Layer *layer : print.objects().front()->layers())
+        for (const LayerRegion *region : layer->regions())
+            for (const ExtrusionEntity *entity : region->fills.flatten().entities)
+                if (ironing_role(entity->role())) {
+                    ++paths;
+                    length += unscale<double>(entity->length());
+                }
+    return {paths, length};
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Ironing spacing below the minimum irons at the minimum spacing", "[Fill]")
+{
+    const std::string pattern      = GENERATE("rectilinear", "concentric");
+    const bool        via_filament = GENERATE(false, true);
+    const double      spacing      = GENERATE(0., 0.001);
+    CAPTURE(pattern, via_filament, spacing);
+
+    auto ironing_for = [&pattern, via_filament](double spacing) {
+        DynamicPrintConfig config = DynamicPrintConfig::full_print_config();
+        config.set_deserialize_strict({{"ironing_type", "top"},
+                                       {"ironing_pattern", pattern},
+                                       {"layer_height", 0.2}});
+        // The filament override replaces the process spacing, which stays at a usable value.
+        if (via_filament)
+            config.set_deserialize_strict({{"ironing_spacing", 0.1}, {"filament_ironing_spacing", spacing}});
+        else
+            config.set_deserialize_strict({{"ironing_spacing", spacing}});
+        Print print;
+        Slic3r::Test::init_and_process_print({Slic3r::Test::cube(20)}, print, config);
+        return ironing_extent(print);
+    };
+
+    const std::pair<size_t, double> clamped = ironing_for(spacing);
+    const std::pair<size_t, double> minimum = ironing_for(IRONING_SPACING_MIN);
+    REQUIRE(minimum.first > 0);
+    CHECK(clamped.first == minimum.first);
+    CHECK_THAT(clamped.second, Catch::Matchers::WithinRel(minimum.second, 1e-9));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Concentric fill at zero spacing returns without paths", "[Fill]")
+{
+    std::unique_ptr<Fill> filler(Fill::new_from_type(ipConcentric));
+    filler->spacing      = 0.;
+    filler->bounding_box = BoundingBox(Point(0, 0), Point::new_scale(10, 10));
+    FillParams params;
+    params.density = 1.f;
+    Surface surface(stTop, ExPolygon({Point(0, 0), Point::new_scale(10, 0), Point::new_scale(10, 10), Point::new_scale(0, 10)}));
+    CHECK(filler->fill_surface(&surface, params).empty());
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("Solid infill direction offsets every layer when no template is set", "[Fill]")
 {
     auto angles_for = [](int direction) {