Slic3r in Depth
First Print
At this stage Slic3r has been configured and a model has been acquired,
sliced and made ready for print. Now would be the time to fire up the
printer and try it out.
A variety of host software is available to send the G-code to the
printer. Amongst the open-source solutions are: Printrun
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, Repetier
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and Repsnapper
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.
The following sections will cover the options available in expert mode,
and look at advanced printing techniques, including special cases and
troubleshooting.
3.4 Expert Mode
Speed
Once the printer is reliably producing good quality prints it may be desirable
to increase the speed. Doing this provides several benefits, the most obvious
of which is that the results are produced quicker, but also faster print
times can be utilised in producing more layers, i.e. lower layer height, thus
improving perceived print quality. An additional benefit is that a faster
travel movement, between extrusions, can reduce the effects of oozing.
The best approach is to increment the various speed parameters in small
steps and observe the effect each change has on print quality. Travel speed
is a safe starting point, and it is not unrealistic to attain speeds of up to
250mm/s (if your printer can handle it). Adjusting the speed of perimeters,
infill is available in simple mode, and the general rule is to have the perimeter
go a little slower than the infill in order to reduce possible blemishes on the
surface (infill can be faster because slight gaps will not matter as much).
Expert mode offers more parameters to fine tune printer speeds. Differ-
entiation between external, small and other perimeters, infill locations, and
bridges and gaps are available, as well as the ability to slow down for the
first layer.
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https://github.com/kliment/Printrun
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http://www.repetier.com/
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https://github.com/timschmidt/repsnapper
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