Simplify3D User Forum

Hi,

Brand new to S3d, and just want to make sure I'm understanding this correctly.

In using MakerBot Desktop, you can specify the actual measured diameter for each filament, when using a dual head print.

In looking at S3D, it appears to me that there is only one place to enter the filament diameter, and you then use each extruder's extrusion multiplier to tune up the individual head.

Is this the way to do this?

I'm getting ready to do a PLA / PVA print and just need to figure this out.

Thanks.

Michael

Pretty sure you're right. I don't think that Simplify takes into account the filament diameter for anything to do with printing, probably just calculating the length of filament used compared to the weight.

EDIT: For more details see the posts on this thread http://forum.simplify3d.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1869

filament dia definitely makes a difference in calculating the extrusion amount.

guitartoys wrote:Hi,

Brand new to S3d, and just want to make sure I'm understanding this correctly.

In using MakerBot Desktop, you can specify the actual measured diameter for each filament, when using a dual head print.

In looking at S3D, it appears to me that there is only one place to enter the filament diameter, and you then use each extruder's extrusion multiplier to tune up the individual head.

Is this the way to do this?

I'm getting ready to do a PLA / PVA print and just need to figure this out.

Thanks.

Michael

The way to use two very different materials to set up two "processes", one for each extruder. Assign the objects to print with the left extruder to the left extruder process, and the rest to the right extruder. Then "prepare for printing" using "multiple processes, continuous printing" mode. It'll ask which mode to use when it sees multiple processes. I've used this when printing PLA and NinjaFlex, for example, where pretty much every parameter is different between the extruders - speed, extrusion multiplier, temp, etc.

I'm not sure how to set up S3D to print support with one process, and the object with another process, though. And I'm guessing since you mention PLA and PVA, you want to use PVA to print generated support.