Every printed object is a stack of flat slices. Layer height is how thick each slice is, and it is the single setting that moves both the look of a print and the hours it takes most sharply.
- 0.12 mm — fine. Curves look almost moulded. Roughly twice the machine time of standard.
- 0.20 mm — standard. What most of the catalogue is printed at.
- 0.28 mm — draft. Visible ridges, quick and cheap. Good for a shape you want to hold before committing.
Where it shows, and where it does not
Layer height matters most on gentle curves and shallow slopes, where thick layers read as stair-stepping. It matters least on flat faces and vertical walls, which look near-identical at any setting. A boxy bracket at 0.28 mm and the same bracket at 0.12 mm are hard to tell apart — and one took half the day.
Our own lamps and vases print fine. Our brackets print standard. It is not about how much you care about the object; it is about the geometry.