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Topic: so if infill density is reduced how will that affect other settings?

should i then make it fill every layer or every 3? what about speed? does that speed things up

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Re: so if infill density is reduced how will that affect other settings?

You really should experiment with infill density all the way from zero to 100%.
You only need to fill every so many layers if the design needs it.  I rarely use that feature but I change infill routinely.  Most of my stuff is utilitarian in nature so I print a lot at 100%
Have fun with it as you may just change how you design  stuff as well.

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Re: so if infill density is reduced how will that affect other settings?

wardjr wrote:

You really should experiment with infill density all the way from zero to 100%.
You only need to fill every so many layers if the design needs it.  I rarely use that feature but I change infill routinely.  Most of my stuff is utilitarian in nature so I print a lot at 100%
Have fun with it as you may just change how you design  stuff as well.

+1...

But if your prints are more aesthetic or very large, then try 20-50% infill.  Also, for 0.3mm layer height, set the infill to fill every 1 layer.  If you are printing at 0.1mm layer height, then set infill to fill every 3 layers as this will save you a lot of print time. There is no reason to print infill at 0.1mm layer heights!

Other than that...Experiment with it and have fun!

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Re: so if infill density is reduced how will that affect other settings?

I get some pretty functional prints at about 30% infill. A honeycomb sandwich structure is pretty efficient for a lot of applications. Just have to design carefully. smile

I do 0.2mm prints all the time, and 0.4mm (infill every 2 layers) always ends up a bit manky for me (0.35mm nozzle on the E3D - best not to exceed nozzle diameter with layer height in any form), so I stick to infill every layer.

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