StudioKubuz
Posts: 2
Joined: Fri May 08, 2015 5:34 pm

Duplicating parts gives different slice

Hi,
Can someone tell me why i get different speed settings if a part is duplicated?
First i printed a part with particular settings. But when i duplicated the part, the settings where the same. But the build preview was completely different.
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I am pretty confused right now. Is the any reason why this is happening?

Thanks
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JoeJ
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Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:52 am

Re: Duplicating parts gives different slice

Because when you only print one tiny column, the printer needs to move much slower to allow each layer to cool. The coloring in the preview represents the movement speed.

If you don't want this enabled, just go to the Cooling tab and disable the "adjust printing speed for layers below ___ seconds" option (although I wouldn't recommend it!)
StudioKubuz
Posts: 2
Joined: Fri May 08, 2015 5:34 pm

Re: Duplicating parts gives different slice

Hi JoeJ,
Thanks for the info. I still a beginner.
I think i going to try this. cause the column should be exactly the same for all.
I had some issues with the new settings.
Thanks for the clear information.
JoeJ
Posts: 1435
Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:52 am

Re: Duplicating parts gives different slice

Ok, well again, let me encourage you that this is NOT RECOMMENDED. If you print only 1 pillar, you absolutely need to print a lot slower. Otherwise each layer won't have time to cool and it will look like a mess. If you print 10 pillars, the printer doesn't need to slow down as much since there are 10 of them to do. It could theoretically move at 10x the speed and still finish that layer at the same time as the single pillar print.

So understand that this is hugely important for achieving good quality, and I wouldn't recommend disabling it.

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