<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — some questions]]> 2012-10-27T17:23:32Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/342/some-questions/ <![CDATA[Re: some questions]]> Heres another question, on my prints it seems to extrude a bit too much on the solid layers so the extruder ends up draging through the plastic, on the other layers its all fine and then when it gets to the end it does a similar thing, although this seems to mainly effect small prints

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/167/ 2012-10-27T17:23:32Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/3462/#p3462 <![CDATA[Re: some questions]]> ive been going along and my filament is between 1.74 and 1.76 at the moment

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/167/ 2012-10-24T19:35:06Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/3115/#p3115 <![CDATA[Re: some questions]]> Kamatari wrote:

Under the dimensions tab there is filament diameter (just noticed it) which this was not in the older version? default looks like its set to 2.8 but should i be changing this to 1.75?

Absolutely.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7/ 2012-10-24T18:13:46Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/3102/#p3102 <![CDATA[Re: some questions]]> Measure the filament at several point with a caliper and enter the average.  I've never seen filament that was actually 1.75.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/14/ 2012-10-24T17:43:32Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/3095/#p3095 <![CDATA[Re: some questions]]> Under the dimensions tab there is filament diameter (just noticed it) which this was not in the older version? default looks like its set to 2.8 but should i be changing this to 1.75?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/167/ 2012-10-24T17:20:15Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/3089/#p3089 <![CDATA[Re: some questions]]> IanJohnson wrote:

The newest Skeinforge does volumetric extrusion like Slic3r.  That is, it calculates flow based on the filament diameter.  Those settings are under dimension, and work opposite of the Extrusion Multiplier in Slic3r.  It's called Filament Packing Density.   I have mine set to 1.18, but YMMV.  In the speed tab, set flow rate to the same number you are using for feed rate.

So you like it? We really ought to upgrade, I suppose.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7/ 2012-10-24T16:36:05Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/3067/#p3067 <![CDATA[Re: some questions]]> The newest Skeinforge does volumetric extrusion like Slic3r.  That is, it calculates flow based on the filament diameter.  Those settings are under dimension, and work opposite of the Extrusion Multiplier in Slic3r.  It's called Filament Packing Density.   I have mine set to 1.18, but YMMV.  In the speed tab, set flow rate to the same number you are using for feed rate.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/14/ 2012-10-24T16:33:21Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/3065/#p3065 <![CDATA[Re: some questions]]> Kamatari wrote:

found the option in the latest version of skeinforge, i think ive done this right (havent tested the print yet) but i should be fine just copying the solidoodle profile into the profiles of the new version of skeinforge?

Should work. We haven't officially upgraded to the new skeinforge because of some "strange" issues with its functionality. Generally, our staff prefers older versions.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7/ 2012-10-24T16:09:10Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/3044/#p3044 <![CDATA[Re: some questions]]> found the option in the latest version of skeinforge, i think ive done this right (havent tested the print yet) but i should be fine just copying the solidoodle profile into the profiles of the new version of skeinforge?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/167/ 2012-10-24T16:08:00Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/3042/#p3042 <![CDATA[Re: some questions]]> Kamatari wrote:

right so i can get slic3r to print now but its not producing very good prints but if i use skeinforge everything is good

so im going to focus on skeinforge for now, i have two main issues

the first one is blobs on some layer edges

but the other thing is, is it possible to do a skirt in skeinforge?  at the moment when it does its first layer it doesn't start flowing till about halfway through

I do not think it does. It may be an option on later versions of skeinforge.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7/ 2012-10-24T15:34:05Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/3027/#p3027 <![CDATA[Re: some questions]]> right so i can get slic3r to print now but its not producing very good prints but if i use skeinforge everything is good

so im going to focus on skeinforge for now, i have two main issues

the first one is blobs on some layer edges

but the other thing is, is it possible to do a skirt in skeinforge?  at the moment when it does its first layer it doesn't start flowing till about halfway through

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/167/ 2012-10-23T22:14:51Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/2958/#p2958 <![CDATA[Re: some questions]]> so "problems" could be the cause of the layer shift

i will try Ian's method that he put in his blog of download, clean with netfabb,orient it in Replicator G and maybe ill try slic3r again

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/167/ 2012-10-23T00:29:10Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/2906/#p2906 <![CDATA[Re: some questions]]> slic3r didn't like models with "problems"... skinforge is more tolerant...

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/40/ 2012-10-22T13:24:06Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/2838/#p2838 <![CDATA[Re: some questions]]> Well taking the same model and running it through skeinforge results in a completed print

so im guessing its something to do with slic3r, there was someone in the irc chat yesterday (forgot the name sad ) who had exactly the same issue from using slic3r

I dont know where i need to look to get that sorted but i'll have to stick with skeinforge for now, just need to improve the print

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/167/ 2012-10-22T08:56:32Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/2834/#p2834 <![CDATA[Re: some questions]]> towards the front and to the right about 1cm, did it about 50 layers in on the last print and 3 layers on a different model

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/167/ 2012-10-21T19:35:50Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/2807/#p2807