shurik

Ian - I would really appreciate to see the results, as there are some very similar projects for me to do.

Thanks a lot guys! Although there are some red lines in X-Ray view, the "Extensive stitching" did the trick: Hope, this will be tested anywhere soon.

Bitte Sie - once the book is available in English - please let us know! Wir müssen die Übersetzung!

OK, will illustrate the problem. This is how the object is being shown: And this is how it's being sliced: Seems like the floor isn't going to be printed. How to get it printed?

Sigi -fantastisch! What did you do to make it stick and not to warp?

Doch-doch, Ich lerne Deutsch und spreche nur ein bisschen. Wir machen Urlaub in Deutschland fast jedes Jahr und ich habe Deutschland geschäftlich viel besucht. Nett Sie kennenzulernen.

Aber natürlich! Und viel mehr!

He-he, now you understand one of the reasons I went for UM2:

Well, it's not too soon. It's 8 weeks now, with no real shipping date yet. One can only hope that the wait is well worth it.

Das_ENGINER, your "novel" is most educating, you should be proud, not sorry. gr5 - well, you have quite a bit of the advices, exactly what I could hope to get on this forum. Of course, a small test model is waiting to start with and to play with speed/temperature settings. What do you think about the blue tape vs. glue on a full-scale? What is preferable? Another potential problem I spotted is the floor - there is one, I see it in Cura, but not in the slicer mode where the printing animation sequence is shown like there is no floor. Why? What should be done? On the other note, it looks like most of my dumb concerns will disappear when the printer will <ever> arrive.

Thanks a lot guys, these recommendations probably saved me a good few hours of potential frustration. Yes, I made the thing in Sketchup, as this was the most accessible and convenient software I came across. Sander - you say, the model is good as it is, no supports are required? It would be lovely, just wondering how the printer will print in the air <BTW - when I will be able to see this? :wink: > . I do not mind removing a string or two as long as it does not damage the overall look of the detail. Herr Das_ENGINER - I'm just as obsessive with the overall desired quality. In this case, however, we need a compromise to achive some better printing speeds, if possible. A question of impatience - is it possible to raise the printing speed from 50mm/s? What effect would it cause? I follow the posts of illuminarti, he gives a lot of inspiration to try and follow his steps. Using my location, the hope is one day to be able to present mr. dizingof a fine printed result of his creations. My deepest appreciation for the helpful advices.

Wow Ian.. What can I say on that... You are the Super Master! How long did it take you to print one medium-sized building and what settings did you use?

Hi there, While waiting for my UM2 to arrive, I'm trying to do the homework by following the forum. Recently, some requests for prints started to pop up from my friends and colleagues, and this is where some guidance would be very helpful. One of the examples, the most important for me so far: The request is to print it at the maximium size. The quality should be pleasantly good to be presented to a class and the teacher, but there's probably no need to have it superbly fine. There is the whole bunch of questions for me: Is PLA sufficiently good for this? How should the warping be prevented? It MUST be prevented here. Would brim do or there is a need for glue or something else? How the overhang sections will be printed? Should some kind of support be added in every opening? What software to use for all this? Ian kindly mentioned what he works with, but all these programs are horribly expensive. I set for Sketchup so far. What else? In general, what settings would you recommend - temperature, bed, speed, layers, etc? Cura happily estimates the time for this to be at around 15 hours at the medium quality settings. How can this be reduced/fine-tuned without affecting the overall quality? Hope, it's not too much of the noob questions. The advices here might help greatly by saving me a lot of time. Many thanks, Shurik

@Ian - I can only applaud your professionalism. At this point, my question is - what software do you use to create and process the prints? It is unclear from the screen on the background of the picture. Much appreciated.

@Ian - Fantastisch! And seems to have no warping issues mentioned on the forums so much? How did you do that?