1 Topic by satman49 (edited by satman49 2013-05-30 17:13:31)

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Topic: TEXT

I can print text to a certain degreee but as the pic shows , after slicing ,the numbers( same for letters) don't  fill in. Then it prints what it sees. I tried several fonts and sizes, same thing. Sliced at both .1mm and .3mm but no luck.

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SD3, E3D hotend,linear bearing on x/y axis',pillow block bearing on y conneting rod, ball bearngs on front y axis, fan on y stepper motor.

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Re: TEXT

Pic shows?  I don't see it.  Text (or any high resolution feature) is particularly susceptible to slicing choices.  By no means am I an expert, but I find the best success by forcing a single perimeter (to allow as much fill-in as possible), Extrude letters at least 0.4mm, but most importantly is the font choice.  I have the best luck with san serif fonts that have a fairly uniform brush width through the stroke of the letter, e.g., the width of all parts of a capital letter "C" are the same.  Also, I steer away from lower case unless the letters are big.

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Re: TEXT

OPPS  I edited my post

SD3, E3D hotend,linear bearing on x/y axis',pillow block bearing on y conneting rod, ball bearngs on front y axis, fan on y stepper motor.