SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Getting A Finished Top Layer?

Re: Getting A Finished Top Layer?

null@example.com (2n2r5) — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:25:02 +0000

When printing at .1 mm layer heights you have to keep the amount of top solid material the same as at .3. This means if you normally have 3 layers of top solid layers @ .3mm layer heights, you should have 7-9 top solid layers at .1mm . Also, cooling fans help with bridging and top layers. Other fixes are to increase infill to make the gaps smaller.

Re: Getting A Finished Top Layer?

null@example.com (DePartedPrinter) — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:18:21 +0000

Claghorn wrote:

You might actually get a better quality print with .2 or .3.

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Re: Getting A Finished Top Layer?

null@example.com (Claghorn) — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 20:37:27 +0000

I've found that the really thin .1mm layers have a really hard time going down smoothly on top of infill patterns. They catch on the edges and curl up and leave gaps. You might actually get a better quality print with .2 or .3.

Re: Getting A Finished Top Layer?

null@example.com (wardjr) — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 20:15:24 +0000

Just set the top layers higher in your profile.

Getting A Finished Top Layer?

null@example.com (Kevin Gossett) — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 20:12:03 +0000

I printed this yesterday at .1 mm with .15 infill. Everything turned out great except for the top layer. Is it just a matter of more infill? Is there a way to have, let's say, the final 3 layers print solid to save on time abs material used with more infill? As it is, this took about 7 hours, so I can only imagine what increasing the infill will do.