<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Cura III / slicer? questions]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/17780/cura-iii-slicer-questions/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 01:50:18 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Cura III / slicer? questions]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/147893/#p147893 I personally use Slic3r, but the procedure should be basically the same...

https://northwoods3d.weebly.com/blog/fi … ion-part-1
https://northwoods3d.weebly.com/blog/-f … coming-out

any questions, just ask...

and for the record.. 90% of what those two links talk about has been gleaned from multiple posts & people right here in this forum. All I did was gather it all up and put it all in one place in (i hope) a fairly easy to follow guide

]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2018 01:50:18 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/147893/#p147893 <![CDATA[Re: Cura III / slicer? questions]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/147889/#p147889 Dave455 wrote:

I have not heard of this before....

Is there a link somewhere to the procedure?

When I installed the Bondtech  feeder, I had to re tune the extrusion.  It started off too heavy, so I dialed it back a few % and ran a build.  Repeated this a few cycles until it started to look under extruded, and settled on the setting I have now.

Try this:

https://www.matterhackers.com/articles/ … r-extruder

]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:25:27 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/147889/#p147889 <![CDATA[Re: Cura III / slicer? questions]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/147886/#p147886 I have not heard of this before....

Is there a link somewhere to the procedure?

When I installed the Bondtech  feeder, I had to re tune the extrusion.  It started off too heavy, so I dialed it back a few % and ran a build.  Repeated this a few cycles until it started to look under extruded, and settled on the setting I have now.

]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:26:44 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/147886/#p147886 <![CDATA[Re: Cura III / slicer? questions]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/147883/#p147883 Dave455 wrote:

I'll have to look for that setting.  I have adjusted the extrusion and retraction a fair amount, to get the overall finish optimized.

Have you actually calibrated your extrusion so that you print a single wall at .48mm thickness?

]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2018 16:09:07 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/147883/#p147883 <![CDATA[Re: Cura III / slicer? questions]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/147882/#p147882 I'll have to look for that setting.  I have adjusted the extrusion and retraction a fair amount, to get the overall finish optimized.

]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2018 16:05:07 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/147882/#p147882 <![CDATA[Re: Cura III / slicer? questions]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/147863/#p147863 If the joint is that pronounced then you could be over extruding or under extruding. But there is a setting in most slicers to randomize start point. That is the best way to avoid the issue if you can't get your extrusion rate calibrated properly.

]]> Tue, 11 Dec 2018 21:52:06 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/147863/#p147863 <![CDATA[Cura III / slicer? questions]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/147858/#p147858 I've been using the Cura that came with my Monoprice Ultimkaker. 

I've noticed that sometimes the way it decides to start and stop a layer in the same place for each layer causes weird artifacts.  If I could choose where the start & end points are I could improve the finish of a part.  Sometimes, randomizing them might be better, sometimes just choosing the right place where the artifact won't matter would be better.

I often print many identical small parts in one batch / one gcode file. 

What are option / where do I find out about this sort of thing?

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