# Top/Bottom shells alternate printing orientation **URL:** \ **Category:** 3D Printer Slicers\ **Created:** [April 20, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://3dprintingspace.com/t/top-bottom-shells-alternate-printing-orientation/10398 "2026-04-20T22:09:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Just\_a\_nerd](https://3dps-assets.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Just\_a\_nerd](https://3dprintingspace.com/u/Just_a_nerd)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 8:04am UTC](https://3dprintingspace.com/t/top-bottom-shells-alternate-printing-orientation/10398/4 "2026-04-22T08:04:58Z")
Hi @kellogs Welcome to the forum, Hope we see you back here often. Its great place to post questions like this for people just getting into 3D printing. Hope you find it usefull. I agree with Loosenut above. You are really limited by the slicer. In theory your thought process is sound. Each layer should be placed at 90deg angles to each other for max strength. For even more strength you can increase the top and bottom # of layers. Different slicers do have different options for this. Check out our slicers thread in case you are not familiar with all the options you have available. there are many out there however they will all have similar options mostly they are called something different almost for each slicer. > [@The Great Slicer Wars of 202?](https://3dprintingspace.com/t/the-great-slicer-wars-of-202/9891): > > Everyone says that we should all use the slicer “they” like and you are wrong if you don’t. This is particularly apparent in regards to Creality Print (not Creality slicer based on Cura) which is always getting bitch slapped by someone. Well I read the HELP description that comes with Creality Print, as follows. Creality Print Is based on Orca slicer, which is based on BambuStudio, which is based on Prussa Slicer and Suprerslicer, which is based on Slic3R, and that was based on CNC CAM soft… Hope this helps you out, Look forward to seeing what you print!!! --- _[View the full topic](https://3dprintingspace.com/t/top-bottom-shells-alternate-printing-orientation/10398)._