[Problems with top layers on curved objects]

1 hour ago, Carla_Birch said:

The part looks small, so it be doing a lot of short movements at that point and the layers below might not be getting time to cool down right, in Cura you got a setting for min layer time, make this higher and the printer will stop after a layer till the min time in sec is hit that you set, this will give time for the layers below to cool and can help.

Thanks! I found the setting and I will give it a try.

[Problems with top layers on curved objects]

3 hours ago, Framar said:

This is stringing for sure. 

First you can print a "Temp tower" to determine the best printing temperature. A lower value would reduce strining

You can activate retraction

Make sure the cooling fan is set to 100% and they are working fine (no obstruction)

In order to print a temp tower, do I need a plugin that will allow me to change the temperature at different Z heights? If so, what is it called?

[Problems with top layers on curved objects]

I have an Ultimaker S5. One day, I started having problems with prints, specifically near the top (see picture below). I don't have any problems printing objects with a perfectly flat top layer, but when it's curved along the top, the print just gets stringy and melty-looking. Any ideas what could be causing this? I print with PLA (Ultimaker and generic). I've tried all different layer heights and no difference.

[S5: Why does one AA 0.4 core print slower than the other?]

OK, thank you! I didn't realize that the print setting were different for each core. That definitely explains it. Thanks again!

[S5: Why does one AA 0.4 core print slower than the other?]

Hello All,

 

I have an Ultimaker S5. If I slice the object using Extruder 1 (Ultimaker Black PLA), the print time is 2 hours 42 minutes. If I switch to Extruder 2 (MatterHackers Generic PLA) the print time is only 1 hour 23 minutes.

Does anyone know why this difference exists?