Simplify3D question
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Have you tried slowing the first layer down in the "Layer" section of the edit process settings in S3D? There is a first layer settings section in the where you can slow down the % of the first layer speed.
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Thanks for the ideas, guys! I have tried slowing down the first layer speed but when the part is, say, 3" x 8" and there are only 4 holes, the first layer might take a couple of hours!
DjDemonD, I think your idea is the best option and I'm quite sure even I can manage to figure it out! Thank you! For smaller parts, slowing down the entire first layer will work fine but for special cases, it would be worth the extra work. I'll give it a try this afternoon.
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Hi Scott
Another option, given the size of the part, is to manually enter the different maximum acceleration/jerk lines in the console as the part is printing (you can use a macro, then its only 1 button click).
You would then start slow, and once the perimeter is printed click the button and speed up to normal (else your bottom layer solid infill will also print slow)
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Thanks, Tony…that also is a good idea and might be easier to use all the time.
I'm looking at things now and realized I don't even have a jerk speed setting in my config.g file. What might be a good value to start with? I have a low end cartesian setup.
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So far, this technique is showing a lot of promise! I've edited my config.g file by reducing the acceleration from 800 to 200 on the X and Y. I had no jerk settings in the config.g so I just put in a very low value of 100 on X and Y. I then created a macro that increases acceleration back to 800 and jerk to 200. I have no idea what to use for jerk so just went conservative. I notice that it behaves a little odd when rounding a corner so the jerk value must be off quite a bit.
So, I start the print and it goes nice and slow. Once the small circles are done, I hit the macro and it speeds up…great! But, like DjDemonD mentioned, on corners and starts and stops, it seems like it extrudes too much plastic. It seems like the extruder thinks the print head is moving at normal speed but in fact, it's slowing down around the corners. Is there a setting in S3D that would fix this? I'm assuming it's a slicer issue?
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Hi Scott,
This is what I do with S3D to achieve what you are looking for.
For the first few layers I have one process that slows downs things a bit to ensure I get accurate infill/overlap on holes along with a solid bed adhesion. - https://www.simplify3d.com/support/print-quality-troubleshooting/#gaps-between-infill-and-outline
I then have another process which is essentially my "normal" print process.
You can check out S3D's Tutorial Videos here (https://www.simplify3d.com/support/videos/) which describe these features. In particular, this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbQfifnzL4Q&index=9&list=PLogLRK5xzNdieu445p2O7wODJpQBVf-Ss
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If I am printing something which has small holes that need to be close to the exact model dimension, I switch over to the Prusa edition of Slic3r.
Slic3r has a speed setting called "small perimeters" and basically any small hole (radius less than 6.5mm) will use whatever speed I set, which is usually 10-15mm/sec, and then I can keep my outline speed high and not have to ruin my print times, or find work arounds like above.
I like s3d, but I wouldn't pay 140 dollars for it. It lacks too many basic features, so I find myself having to switch between slicers every now and then.
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S3D i seem to remember allows you to print a model useing different process that can change by layer count so if i am correct (and I may not be) you could define a process for the first however many layer with the lower Acc/Jerk setting's in the start script and then change to process2 for subsequent layer which will reset the Acc/Jerk again with the Start script for that process.
This will need a bit of research but think it would be feasable.
Doug
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So, I start the print and it goes nice and slow. Once the small circles are done, I hit the macro and it speeds up…great! But, like DjDemonD mentioned, on corners and starts and stops, it seems like it extrudes too much plastic. It seems like the extruder thinks the print head is moving at normal speed but in fact, it's slowing down around the corners. Is there a setting in S3D that would fix this? I'm assuming it's a slicer issue?
Have you tried enabling pressure advance in RRF?
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If I am printing something which has small holes that need to be close to the exact model dimension, I switch over to the Prusa edition of Slic3r.
Slic3r has a speed setting called "small perimeters" and basically any small hole (radius less than 6.5mm) will use whatever speed I set, which is usually 10-15mm/sec, and then I can keep my outline speed high and not have to ruin my print times, or find work arounds like above.
I like s3d, but I wouldn't pay 140 dollars for it. It lacks too many basic features, so I find myself having to switch between slicers every now and then.
Fantastic information - I am very much into slic3r prusa edition right now, its like slic3r but it works. This is an excellent feature which I did not know about and will try as soon as possible its a much neater solution than my jerk/accel idea.
However to the OP I would consider a jerk value around 800-1200 to be "normal".
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I agree, the "small perimeters" speed in slic3r was very useful, and I miss it in S3D. I gave up on slic3r because it kept crashing, but perhaps I should try the Prusa edition.
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The windows version I am using crashes around 10 times less often, it loads faster and it slices faster too, and I've been sending in bug reports which do get attention and fixes within a week or so, so its in active development.
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Im glad I could provide some useful information!
Prusa was trying to work together with someone from the original slic3r, but apparently that slowed development too much so he created his own branch. Recently the original slic3r has been getting updates, but I still found it was crashing too often, and the Prusa edition has some cool features like variable layer height and is updated more frequently.
dc42, I had the same problem, loved slic3r but the constant crashing led me to s3d. I tried the Prusa edition a few months ago, and I have been using it ever since (I use both slic3r and s3d now) without a single crash.
It's becoming embarrassing what s3d lacks, I really wish they would start releasing major updates again.
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Okay so im running prusa slic3r 1.34 and cannot see the "small perimeters" options anywhere. There is an "external perimeters", and "perimeters"….. Where should I be looking?
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try using dimafix, expensive but does the job.
recommended to me by T3P3 -
Okay so im running prusa slic3r 1.34 and cannot see the "small perimeters" options anywhere. There is an "external perimeters", and "perimeters"….. Where should I be looking?
That sounds like it's either been moved or dropped. I'm still on Prusa edition 1.31.5 and "Small Perimeters" are between "Perimeters" and "External Perimeters" (same as Slic3R 1.2.9).
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Okay so im running prusa slic3r 1.34 and cannot see the "small perimeters" options anywhere. There is an "external perimeters", and "perimeters"….. Where should I be looking?
That sounds like it's either been moved or dropped. I'm still on Prusa edition 1.31.5 and "Small Perimeters" are between "Perimeters" and "External Perimeters" (same as Slic3R 1.2.9).
I am on 1.34.0 and I have small perimeters speed setting.
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Where is it then I can't find it in 1.34.1
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I just installed 1.34.1. It is there too. "Print Settings->Speed"
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Using this scripting process you could make outside lines to have special accel/jerk and keep the non visible prts at max speed
https://ultimaker.com/en/community/40307-simplify3d-fans-only-on-perimeters?page=last
Juat read the scripting and add the gcodes for each part
