Images for Reference, True .1mm Layers. (Not on a Da Vinci) (Page 1 of 2)

After flashing to repetier I can say that there is a noticeable different in a print done at .1 layer height in stock and in repetier. The repetier one seems smoother and has much less visible layers. Then again everything printed in repetier just seems better so it may not be just a layer height thing for me.

The Da Vinci will give you .1mm layers but it fails to capture the lines in the wood as well as the feather textures on the cheek and the wings seen in the second image. The head is too heavy and the firmware acceleration is set too low to make moves that small.

um, laserr...
as a suggestion you might want to read a few posts on this board, and you would appreciate that carl_m1968 does have a DaVinci, and is a major contributor to this board.
Furthermore he is not the only one who shares skepticism about XYZ's claim that the DaVinci can produce superior prints at .1mm, and that the photo carl_m1968 was not a boast about what his printer can do, but as the title of this post suggests, is provided as a point of reference when evaluating the DaVinci's .1mm performance.
Idle unsubstantiated claims such as "my da vinci 2.0 can print much better at .2mm and at .1mm well it's great , but I don't need too... but it's good to know I can" aren't productive or helpful.
On the other hand, if you were to provide a photo or two of the superior results you are getting from your DaVinci at .1mm resolution then that would be truly helpful and scores of folks will be eager to determine why your machine is so much better than the rest of ours.
This board is all about sharing experiences aimed at maximizing the potential of the DaVinci, not a pissing contest about how my printer is better than yours.

I have to agree with laserrr, my Da Vinci 2.0 can print fairly better than what carl_m1968 is showing in the photos.  Carl, when you say you printed that owl on a 3DStuffmaker a YEAR ago, you were comparing it to your da vinci 1.0 2nd gen.  The quality and reliance on xyz printers have gotten better since then, so you could have stated that owl print was better than what you have currently, not better than every da vinci.  Don't post things without considering what other people have, not what you have yourself.

To the people saying they print better quality:

Post some pics! I would love to see the quality you were able to achieve and figure out how to get mine to that level. Simply stating that you can do better with no proof doesn't help anyone.

carl-

Thanks for posting this reference picture!

Printed on my stock 1.0a set at .1 layer and excellent quality, standard speed. Scaled down to 50mm high. Sorry, best pics I can get.

Nice nice. Does anyone know what kind of hardware they revised in the 1a with regards to print quality? Is it a better out of box extruder assembly or z axis design?

What speeds did you run that at Scobo? I have mine setup with Rep now so I might try running one today. The I can do a before and after on my upgrade.

Well, the fan certainly made a difference at 0.1mm -

Like I say, not sure if this qualifies as "stock hardware" though, given I used a fan mounted over the nozzle ....

Cheers. Not much wrong with yours either.
It didn't occur to me to try the fan at first but it certainly made a difference with this model.
I find it's the only way to get clean prints with tall, thin parts too. Even at thicker layer heights.

Just print one of these http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:529837 and attach a 40mm fan.
I power mine from it's own 12v supply. Dead easy !

Your steps per mm on the Z axis are not correct. Unfortunate for you on an XYZ printer if you are running stock firmware this can not be accessed or changed.. Your only other possibility is your initial layer is way too squished.. But then that would mean the first 5 layers are all squished based on a .2mm layer height to loose 1mm.