However, experimentally very low polarized signal was observed for these two cases. Also, a central intensity maximum at the central line between two straight walls (Figure ) or at the field center of the convex scaffold (Figure ) was predicted by the simula�ons, but not in the experiment. Such disagreements might be atributed to different LC anchoring proper�es between the PDMS and polyimide surfaces , as the PDMS scaffolds appeared to more strongly influence the LC director than the polyimide surface. Furthermore, these differences could be caused by the nema�c field distor�on a�er the 3D prin�ng process, e.g. due to the shrinkage and other deforma�ons of the 3D structures during the processing. Overall, several cases show good agreement (especially A and D), while the agreement is worst for the most complex one (C).