I noticed when assessing exposure times using any of the R_E_R_F
models, often times the best exposure for larger features is not
necessarily the best exposures for small ones.
For
example, judging by the three exposures below, the shorter
exposure sample on the right yields the best center target result but
all of the smaller details are lost due to underexposure. The longer
exposed tile on the left retains most of the smaller detail, but all of
the larger features are overexposed.
I think a non-linear exposure scheme where smaller features get slightly
longer exposure may work best. This of course extends the total
exposure time so print duration will increase some, but if at the end it
produces better results, then it may be worth it. Perhaps tolerance
compensation may be another way, but that too is linear so if you apply a
-.1mm compensation, anything smaller than .1mm gets obliterated so not
sure if that would help either. What do you think of non-linear
exposure?