Printing braces

Hi, I don’t understand this phrase from the Lowrider 3 instructions:

“Brace note- Print the two left and right end braces with 50% infill and oriented so you can have the top facing out on each end, and the rest with 30% infill.”

What does it mean? Printing one brace mirrored on the Z-axis?

I have 6 braces, IIRC. The middle 4 have 30% infill. The outer 2 have 50%

On the two outside braces, the bed can cause some smoosh. You want that smooshed layer inside those outside braces. So the top layer of the print is outside on each end.

To get this, don’t mirror the part, rotate it on the printer bed. You only have to rotate one brace.

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Great advice! I am just about to print the outer braces with 50% infill.