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Mike01Hu

maker2 wrote:Welcome initiative.

We are inching towards the manual that never was.

Thank you!

Anyone is welcome to add to it. I did make some effort in adjusting the grammar and spelling

Mike01Hu

I have made a compilation of many of the tips on this forum in PDF format so that they can be printed for relaxed viewing away from the computer. As the document is copyright of the forum please observe that copyright.

Mike01Hu

Sometimes printing certain objects saves a lot of time (and material) to print them as separate pieces then join them after printing. In some circumstances, I've been able to design snap clips into my objects so they permanently snap together. But in many cases, that's tedious or not an option. Tha...

Mike01Hu

As a long time user of other slicers but now heading for a new printer, I was advised to purchase S3D. My experience has not been as good as expected with a high percentage of failures, some were my own due to unfamiliarity but others were down to the performance of the S3D process definition and it...

Mike01Hu

Any ideas what's going on here? Top and bottom pieces were printed side by side but only the top piece is effected. It's inconsistent as well and only does it after an hour or so into a print. I'm leaning towards temperature control...? https://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a5cf32b3127cceeacfe7f638a00...

Mike01Hu

I agree, but as Grifftech indicated this does not happen, it appears to increase the gap by the amount chosen rather than the width of the extrusion. Yet, in layer control the command works as expected. I have the same problem and this was my solution. It is not a printer firmware issue as this does...

Mike01Hu

Try 80%, which will close the gap. It works for me. I think the popup dialogue is confusing as it does not increase the extrusion width by pushing out more filament.

Mike

Mike01Hu

Thanks for your response and I was aware of the hover data but the tips page is very good and this will answer some of my complaints. It's a pity this is not pointed to in the product information.

Mike

Mike01Hu

I thought the first layer width referred to the distance between lines as when I tried this that is what I got. From what I see, the extrusion does not change so the effect is to give better gap filling and better adhesion. I'll have another look.

Mike

Mike01Hu

This is the best guide I have seen for improving and troubleshooting your print quality: https://www.simplify3d.com/support/print-quality-troubleshooting/ . It goes into great detail on every issue and the setting you would need to adjust. I'm sure it took months to build, so big thanks to the S3D ...

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