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Jarls

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  1. Just an update, I retried the print (0.12 mm layer height) with a few different gaps, none of which worked:

    - 0.12 mm gap, layers are totally fused

    - 0.24 mm gap, layers are fused but seam is visible

    - 0.36 mm gap, layers are separated enough to break apart, but then I get the infill pattern on the bottom surface of the bridge

    So yeah, I haven't been able to get this to work yet. For the time being I've switched to a very large gap between the bridge and the support structure and then I let Cura fill supports in that gap.

  2. If there Is a gap of 2 horizontal flat surfaces in cura then it will do a top layer then infill. Its a bug and not sure when it will get fixed. If the gap is small then it wont be effected but the bigger the gap the worse it gets.

     

    I see, yeah that sounds like what's going on, because there was more solid surface above the gap infill.

  3. I haven't had a chance to retry with xisle's suggestion of keeping all heights to a multiple of the layer height, but I'll report back when I do. Even if it's difficult to detach, I'm still not sure why the underside of the bridge looks like infill rather than surface. Labern mentions that it might be because the gap is too big, but why would that be the case?

  4. I've been trying to print an object that has a horizontal bridge piece over the buildplate, for which I've designed a custom support (with a sort of dovetail-shaped surface making contact with the underside of the bridge). However, so far I haven't been able to print this piece with an air gap large enough that the support doesn't stick to the model. It also seems like the underside of the bridge is being printed as infill rather than a bottom surface. The layer height is 0.12 mm, and the largest air gap I've attempted is 0.25 mm. Is there a rule of thumb for how big this can be, or needs to be? Thanks for any responses.

  5. Try hovering the mouse over the yellow (if you don't have a mouse try installing Cura on a computer with a mouse).  I think you will get an explanation of why it turned yellow.  I'm curious to know what the text says.

     

    Yeah that's what was confusing, it just shows the normal tooltip message ("This controls the thickness of the bottom and top layers..."). I'm wondering if it's just Cura acting screwy, as I've had a few other instances of weird things happening.

  6. Your settings look okay - what's the warning?  I see your thickness is a multiple of layer height so you should be good.  Did you hover mouse over this to get a warning popup message?

     

    Thanks for the detailed response. Actually there's no error message, but the value is highlighted in yellow. I've noticed that when I put some extreme values in, the highlight switches to red, so I presumed it was sort of a yellow = caution, red = danger situation.

    I'll also try the bed adjustments you suggest. I would have never imagined the nozzle actually needs to be closer.

  7. Thanks all for the replies, very informative. For my next print I'll adjust the fan settings and make a thicker bottom layer. I'll also try out the mouse ears/no brim.

    I do have a few more brief questions about working with Ultimaker:

     

    • The glassy finish on the bottom of the part is not ideal for me. Does UM PLA like printing onto painter's tape? I assume this will give a more textured surface.
    • I'm having some issues with stringing embedded in the part. Should I try to use combing to help with this?
       
    • Can anyone explain the warning Cura is giving me for bottom/top thickness?

     

    Didier: I've been running Ultimaker's bed-leveling procedure so I can just barely slip a sheet of paper between the nozzle and the bed. I've actually been thinking the bed might be too close, as some of the deposited filament has been getting smeared back onto the nozzle on the first layer. Is there something else I should be trying here?

  8. Hello all, I just got my first printer, an Ultimaker 2 Extended, and I'm trying to adjust my settings to get the best print quality possible. One problem I've been running into consistently is not being able to remove the brim cleanly. Bending it back and forth until it breaks off always leaves a ragged edge, which would not be a big problem to clean up, except that when I do so the bottom layer of plastic will peel away from the bottom of the model. In this photo, I broke off the piece that peeled up:

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    Other images of this print, pre- and post-cleanup, are here.

    All of the settings I changed are listed below; anything else was left at the default value. Any advice fixing this problem or on improving my print quality in general will be greatly appreciated.

    Printer: Ultimaker 2 Extended

    Filament: Ultimaker Bronze PLA 2.85 mm

    Slicer: Cura version 15.06.03

    Settings in Cura:

    - Layer height: 0.08 mm

    - Initial layer thickness: 0.16 mm

    - Wall thickness: 1.2 mm

    - Bottom/top thickness: 1.2 mm [it's giving me a warning for this?]

    - Diameter: 2.85 mm

    - Flow: 100%

    - Retraction on

    - Print speed: 30 mm/s

    - Movement speed: 150 mm/s

    - Infill: 40%

    - Cooling: on

    - Fan full at layer: 2

    - Supports enabled

    - Support everywhere

    - Use towers

    - Zigzag pattern

    - Brim on

    - Brim line count: 15

    Settings on the Ultimaker:

    - Print temperature: 215*C

    - Bed temperature: 60*C

    - Max acceleration: 2000 mm/s^2

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