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- Sat Mar 14, 2015 11:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Tips
- Topic: First Layer Settings with Raft
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First Layer Settings with Raft
I have been experimenting with rafting a means of improving support adhesion to the bed (printing ABS, heated bed, Kapton tape). Very effective at improving part and support adhesion. While working through various settings under the First Printed Layer (Layer tab) and Raft Setting (Additions tab) I ...
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 11:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion and Tips
- Topic: Bottom Solid Layers
- Replies: 11
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Re: Bottom Solid Layers
test_part_annotated.JPG Thanks for the feedback everyone. More trials this evening. I will forego the details but in short I tried adjustment of the overlap percentage (seems to only effect how much a particular bead overlaps the perimeter shells, not the adjacent beads) and adding additional shell...
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 1:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion and Tips
- Topic: Bottom Solid Layers
- Replies: 11
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Re: Bottom Solid Layers
Good suggestion jimc. I will try that this evening.
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 11:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Tips
- Topic: Bottom Solid Layers
- Replies: 11
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Re: Bottom Solid Layers
My understanding of first layer height (FLH) is that it modifies the Z position by the ammount specified in this field. In other words, "Layer Height X First Layer Offset = Commanded Z Position" for the first layer. I have validated this during my trials. With a print layer height of 0.25 ...
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Tips
- Topic: Bottom Solid Layers
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Bottom Solid Layers
Having problems printing a smooth bottom layer on my Makergear M2. This afternoon I ran a series of trials to see if I could get a better handle on first layer issues. Creator seems to treat Solid Layers (SL) differently that Fill Layers (FL). I was printing with 1.75 mm ABS, 0.25 mm layer height, a...
