2.4. SIMPLE MODE
Filament Settings
The Filament Settings will normally be used infrequently, for example
on receipt of a new roll of lament.
Figure 2.19: Simple Mode: Filament Settings.
Filament. The Diameter setting will already have been lled from the
value given during the wizard (see p.66), but can be updated here.
The Extrusion multiplier setting allows the ne tuning of the
extrusion ow rate, and is is given as a factor, e.g. 1 means 100%, 1.5
would mean 150%. Whilst the value should ideally be set in the rmware
it can be useful to test slight changes to the rate by altering this value. It
varies the amount of plastic proportionally and should be changed in very
small steps (e.g. +/- 0.05) as the eects are very visible.
Temperature. These values are also lled from the wizard, but here the
opportunity exists to set the temperature for the rst layer (see p.70).
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