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1. A method of printing a printable feature onto a substrate, the method comprising:
receiving the substrate at a printing device, the printing device comprising a printhead assembly and a curing device; receiving gloss level information at the printing device, the gloss level information indicating a target gloss level for a predetermined surface portion of the printable feature; calculating a separation distance between the printhead assembly and the curing device based on the target gloss level for the printable feature; adjusting a spacing between the printhead assembly and the curing device so that the printhead assembly is spaced from the curing device by the separation distance; moving the printhead assembly and the curing device along an upper surface of a base; printing a print material onto the substrate using the printhead assembly and curing the print material using the curing device so that the print material forms the predetermined surface portion of the printable feature having the target gloss level; and wherein the step of moving the printhead assembly and the curing device comprises maintaining the separation distance between the printhead assembly and the curing device while the predetermined surface portion is formed. |