I decided to try printing multiple components at the same time to see if it would cut down on print time. These 9 components took nearly an hour and a half, which is almost exactly the same as if I had printed them all individually. The only real issue with this is that it left quite a lot of trails of plastic across the components, which although looked alright, did actually create errors within the components, not just between them. Also, for this print I upped the layer thickness to 0.4mm to see what the effect would be on print time and quality.
I decided not to break apart the components and clean them up as I kind of liked the way they looked like a street lined with skyscrapers. If I learned anything from this experiment is that for the most accurate results, the components should be printed individually.
VERDICT: PARTIAL SUCCESS
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