Prusa i3 MK2S KIT - P Rinting O F N On-Standard M Odels; P Rinting W Ith S Upport M Aterial

● Raise the Z by 2 mm and move quickly outside the printbed
● Unload the current filament
● You will get asked to insert the new filament. When you do so and continue, filament
will be pulled into the hotend and LCD will display “Changed correctly?” with three
options:
1. “Yes” Everything went ok and printing can continue. Check if the new color is clear
without any remains of the previous filament - if yes, choose this option to continue
printing with a new color.
2. “Filament not loaded” If the new filament was not loaded properly, choose this
option and the printer will start the automatic filament load again. When the filament
is loaded properly, you can choose the “Yes” option and the printing will continue with
a new color.
3. “Color not clear” Filament was loaded but the color is still mixed with the previous
filament. Press the button with this option and the printer will extrude more filament
from the nozzle. When the color is pure without any remains of the previous filament
you can choose the “Yes” option and the printing will continue with a new color.
After confirming, printer returns to the original position and continues to print.
Other options for multicolored print is to use the filament change option. Choose
the Tune and then Change filament option during the print. Printer will pause the
printing process, unload the filament and signals you to insert the new filament. The
procedure is the same as above.
You should always use the same material or combine materials with similar print
temperatures and settings.
10.6 Printing of non-standard models
Slic3r helps you while printing the non-standard models as models with overhangs and/or
models larger than a printing bed.
10.6.1 Printing with support material
When you print models you can find special cases different from standard printing. The first
case is printing with support material.
If you print an object with a gradient lower than 45° the material overhang would be
preventing the object to be printed correctly. Slic3r allows you to print such objects thanks to
the ‘Printing with support’ function. Support material is an extra structure printed as
scaffolding for the object - you can remove the support material after the printing is finished.
Choose the Print   Settings   tab (1) and click the Support   Material   option (2) in left column.
First you have to check the Generate   support   material   box (3). Next item - Overhang
threshold   (4) lets you set the minimal angle for printing the support material. Setting this item
to zero lets the printer detect problematic parts automatically and print support where it’s
needed.
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