WANHAO Duplicator i3 - Key Basic Cura Settings; Layer Height and Shell Thickness; Retraction, Temperature, and Support

CURA WANHAO EDITION USER MANUEL REV.B 14 / 23
This defines the number of vertical walls that comprise the outside of your model. We
recommend keeping this set to multiples of your nozzle width. Your Mini 3D printer is equipped
with a 0.5 mm nozzle.
Enable Retraction
Retraction tells your printer to pull filament out of the hot end upon travel moves. Travel moves
are when your print head moves from one area of the print, to another without laying down
filament. We recommend keeping this on for all filament types, and adjusting the retraction
length and speed for the specific filament.
Bottom/Top Thickness (mm)
Also known as Surface Layers- this will determine how thick the top and bottom layers are. A
larger number here will create a thicker top and bottom which can be helpful for strength,
bridging, and quality purposes. We recommend keeping this number as a multiple of your layer
height.
Fill Density
This number is expressed as a percentage. 0% will give a completely hollow print, while 100% will
give you a completely solid object. We have found that 20% to 40% fill density is functional for
most prints.
Print Speed (mm/s)
Your overall printing speed can be adjusted here. If no other speeds are determined in the later
sections your printer will automatically default to this speed. This speed will be different,
depending on what type of filament you are using.
Printing Temperature
When using different filament materials you’ll need to update the desired hot end and heated
bed temperature. Any temperatures specified here will be used to automatically set both the hot
end and heated bed. Your print will not begin until these temperatures are met. The Mini 3D
printer needs to have the temperature specified in order to run through the automatic
bed-leveling routine.
Support Type
Some models will require support material in order to print properly. This will usually occur when
an object has an angle in relation to the build plate between 0 to 45 degrees. It is highly
recommended to orient your object so that it minimizes or eliminates the need for support.
Touching Build plate
This causes the support material to build up between the heated bed and the object. The red
example is Touching Build plate.
Everywhere
This prints support material between the heated bed and object as well as between the object
and itself. The green example is Support Everywhere.