Unanswered Questions
28 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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How to change print speed along a perimeter?
I have a rounded square geometry which I want to use for strength tests, see image.
Instead of printing it at the same speed everywhere, I would like each side to have a different speed so it's ...
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Is there an easy way to slice any file containing planar or non-planar patterns for a 5-axis printer?
I am reading into 5-axis printers as shown below in a modified Prusa i3 by Jenny List:
The process of printing non-planar patterns on a 5-axis printer is intriguing to watch, as shown below by Garth ...
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Wouldn't a higher flowrate for 2nd outer wall increase the print quality?
I mostly print mechanical parts and thus need dimensional accuracy.
When calibrating my printer I stumbled over the fact, that some people calibrate flowrate with single wall prints which would give ...
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Activating Conan run environment and running CuraEngine from command line
I apologize first if this is a super basic question to most, I am currently a computer science student in my last semester before an Associate's degree with little knowledge of the command line and ...
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Custom slicing solution needed
So I have a printer that I'm prototyping right now, and it's a little different; the Y-axis is a rotary drum. To compare to a bed-slinger, instead of the surface traveling forward and backward, it ...
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Scaling mechanism in Creality Slicer 1.2.3 for super small/large STL
I am having a tough time to understand scaling out and in STD files loaded into the Creality Slicer 1.2.3.
For instance an STL like this:
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Weird solid infill for chamfer
I am very frustrated with some weird solid infill issue, mostly due to sloped wall such as chamfer for fillet.
Here is an example. I have a 20x20x20 mm cube with 2 mm rounded chamfer at the ...
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Seeking documentation for Apex slicer on AirWolf 3D printer
I have been, unsuccessfully, in contact with AirWolf and have concluded that there is no formal documentation available for their Apex slicer software that would explain what all the various ...
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How to fix zits and blobs caused by Cura?
I am using a Creality CR-10S Pro, and lately, I've been having problems with zits and blobs on my surface whenever I do an aesthetic print that has more curves and turns than a functional print would ...
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Feasibility of using prebuilt support structures
I'm new to 3D printing so I'm not sure if I'm missing something glaringly obvious. It seems to me ideally you'd design models for 3D printing in ways that use joints and whatnot to avoid the need for ...
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Infill line start position
I have a problem with the infill settings of a solid cube. I have 0 top and bottom layers, wall counts (zero), and infill set at 100 %. The infill line directions are [90, 90].
However, I have an ...
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How is the fan speed calculated?
Let's assume a I set a layer time to start increasing cooling from the base value, and another minimum layer time at which cooling reaches the maximum I set.
How is the interpolation between the two ...
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How do you increase the flow rate for the bottom layers only in Bambu Studio?
I'm moving from a Creality printer to a Bambu printer using Bambu studio.
I often do prints with large flat top surfaces upside down on the bed, and increase the flow rate for the bottom layers only ...
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Chitubox: Is it possible to place a hollow object flat on the build plate and use internal supports?
I have a bust that I want to print flat on the build plate of an Elegoo resin printer, but I want to place supports inside it without having to add a skate or raft?
Is this possible, and if so how
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How to print a part of the model using the same structure as a raft?
Using Cura or another slicer if needed, how could I print the part that needs bending using a structure similar to the one used for rafts.
In Cura, for reference they look like this:
I know this ...
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