Well that's an issue, i'm already begun sanding 😕 so it's not easy to see any more. and the print in the printer is not ready until Monday. (The item in the picture is flipped, what you see as top was printed facing down)
This is from another print. in Ultimaker pla but it's the same problem. the print gets this inward bumps, thats only on the pla an not in the pva.
Hi NBull,
I'm not sure if this help, but I've seen this kind of problem when printing with overhang close to the bed. After switching off the bed and using glue with PLA, this phenomena disappear.. Also had some more problem with white color filament. I've also learned that the light colored filament always radiate less heath when cooling down, compared to the darker colors.
So a hot print bed in this combination is "kind of a" no no.. May be if we're using a raft or a skirt can reduce this problem, but I have not tried this way.
Thanks
Torgeir.
That looks like the angle of the printed piece and the layer thickness created the stair-step. If notice, it happens on the longest slope and evens out on the angles with greater attack.
I sliced something to demonstrate that.The images on the left has a greater angle from the buildplate. The image has a much lower angle (more horizontal) and has a stairstep that is much more prominent.
Hi Torgeir
Thanks for the input. I agree that this mostly occurs close to the bed, also why I tried to lift the hole print. I have not that much success in printing with the bed off though. but Ill give it a go again. what Is best tape or glue?
I haven't thought of the filament colour, affecting the cooling. I will try a black, although I only have UM's tough pla in black, so maybe not the best comparesent, since tough pla reacts diffrent then normal pla in general.
Hi kmanstudios
Thanks for the input, but It's not the stepping. I'll see if i can clarify the question better. Here's a picture of a top and bottom side from the same print. stepping is more or less the same on both sides. it's the inward dent thats the problem. I know it's some type of warping.
Top
Bottom
Yeah, the dent is a separate issue, But the 'topographical map' look of the surrounding area is looking to be the stairstep due to the angle of the curvature. You can see it in your slice.
Hi kman
I appreciate you taking the time. But I think we are talking a bit past each other. I don't have a problem with the steeping. I know this is an unavoidable effect of angle vs layer hight do to the way a 3d printer works. It's the dent's/warping I can't get rid of 😉
Edited by NBull
1 minute ago, NBull said:I don't have a problem with the steeping.
Ohhhh...my mistake. Duhhhhhhh.........
Print is done. And the underside turned out better than expected regarding the dents. But the shape simplification is easy to see.
Like shown in the picture, you can see that the curved edge, is more edgy like its made of straight surfaces (low polygon)
But in the slicer its a nice round shape.
Is this some simplification happening in the printer (doubtful). Or Cura that do this before exporting, but don't show it in the slicer?
It only happens on "overhang" bottom curves not the top ones.
I think you are seeing a pattern that is not there. The blue lines sort-of match what the part looks like but really I think it's a perfect curve except there are 2 horizontal lines each at a different layer. I'm not sure what causes those 2 lines - it could be that the Z axis didn't move the correct amount or it could be under or over extrusion just near this one corner caused by a speed change.
If this printer is pretty old I would clean the Z screw and add one drop of oil to each of the vertical rods.
If you decide to use tape - use any painters tape - most commonly found in blue but also green (frog tape). You want the widest possible tape. You MUST clean it with isopropyl alcohol. If you don't then the part won't stick very well to the tape and may come loose during printing.
Hi Gr5
When looking at it, it looks like more then one layer is off (from the curve) And it doesn't feel round. I will not reject it's maybe only some layers that causes the problem. still a problem 😉 but it don't look that way.
I don't really have a z-axis problem, beside that it's not accurate (size) I can make a pretty perfect cube and 45degree overhang. If there where layers with problems it should be consistent right? the problem is only there when printing a curved overhang.
(there's a little shift at the bottom of the overhang, that was do to a fillement break)
Regarding the painters tape. To be honest I feel a bit let down, One of the reasons I upgraded to the s5 was to get the aluminium building plate and the enclosure with better heat control. now I have to go back to painters tape, and no heat.
Well with PLA and trying to get perfect details then you want as little heat as possible. The Aluminium build plate wasn't meant for PLA and inclosure is also not wanted for what you want to achieve. Its more meant for engineering materials. Different materials require different methods to gain the best results.
To get a good curve on the bottom of a PLA print you don't want any heat on the bed or the rising heat will make the edges curl up too much and give bad results. A 45deg shape will always give a better result than a full curve on the bottom as a curve has a steeper angle the gradually gets less.
I normally put a small 45 deg angle at the base where the steep part of the curve would normally be is to avoid this or I use breakaway support material.
You can also reduce the layer height to reduce the amount of overhang of filament for each layer.
"Installed" the blue tape, and tired to make a print with the bed off. It took five failed startups before it made a god one. never had this many with the heated bed. Maybe I was just unlucky don't know.
Also tried to lower the layer hight. and I'm sorry to say but I don't see any improvement in the test print. But to give a fair comparison I will make the same bowl print over the weekend.
The print on tape is don. and I don't know what to say. the print is bad, really bad. there's more warping and the places where it is it's more extreme, then when printed on the heated bed. any suggestions are welcome.
I also got a new staircase effect on the sides. I cant see it in the Cura preview. but Im guessing thats its a bade combo In Cura between draft angle and layer height?
BTW. Is this really the layer precision I can expect from this machine?
2 hours ago, NBull said:I also got a new staircase effect on the sides. I cant see it in the Cura preview. but Im guessing thats its a bade combo In Cura between draft angle and layer height?
👍
2 hours ago, NBull said:BTW. Is this really the layer precision I can expect from this machine?
What layer height are you slicing?
could also depend on orientation of model on printbed.
9 minutes ago, kmanstudios said:What layer height are you slicing?
could also depend on orientation of model on printbed.
The Picture is 0.06 layer / 0.4mm nozzle
The model have three of this points on a circle, one facing direct right (03:00 on a clock) the others evenly spaced so one is (07:30) the other (10:30) I don't really see any difference in them. so don't know if the direction made much of a difference.
Hi NBull,
Just wonder a little about your printing temperature 215 deg. C printing with PLA is really a bit high and even worse due to the withe color filament.
The first type of filament I used was withe colored PLA. My selected print object was the 3D Benchy Boat.
This one: https://www.instructables.com/id/3DBenchy-The-tool-to-calibrate-and-test-your-3D-pr/
I can tell you I've had the "inverted bumps" the staircase as well and both was due to high temperature. The first one due to overhang close to bed printing and the second due to a way to high nozzle temperature. The combination of those two made the problem worse. This latter is worse (high nozzle temp), if printing with lo speed, as the nozzle alone radiate heat directly to the object when you're printing. This may happen even when printing using tape and no heat on the bed!
When printing tiny and small object I use to print with as lo temp. as 182 deg. C with PLA to avoid loosing details.
Light colored object of "same basis" material tend to have less emissivity and kind of hi reflectivity versus to the darkest (black).
The highest emissivity is 1, and best reflectivity is 0, when adding those two values for same material type the value = 1.
According to this, light colored material has longer cool down time than the darker.
For those in need to measure the temperature of the bed, using an IR spot thermometer, use a black "color" withe board pen, make a circle appr. 1/2" in diameter make this spot all black (it's very easy to remove after measurement). Measure temperature at this black spot and you'll see the difference. For checking 100 deg. C. use an aluminum kettle and an electrical oven, make same sort of black spot on the kettle and you should measure close to 100 deg.C. Sure, when the water is boiling. There's some more details for this check, but valid as long you do not live at hi altitude area.
Just some tip for those interested.
In general, all color will suffer by exceeding temp limit with additional radiation heat, but lighter color will suffer more.
So, if you think you need to go that hi with nozzle temp setting, there might be some problem with the nozzle unit you're using.
Thanks
Good luck
Torgeir
Edited by Torgeir
Hi Torgeir
Ty for your input. My print temp for the Pla is actually only 190c if i go lower the layer bond is not good. It's only the Pva thats 215, and if i go lower on that it clogs all the time. The Pva is in a dry box and beside the clogging it prints well.
Before the S5 I used a BCN3D Sigmax (separate heads) so I didn't actually think of the BB core on the S5 being a factor for radiant heat. But now you say it, the slow print speed and high temp on the BB core would probably be a factor for the warping.
Ill try and replace the BB core and se if I can run it colder.
Don't know if I should go back to different print speeds (Outer wall, inner wall e.g.) I have the best results in quality when they are the same. but it would be a way to reduce the time the head is over the parts. if i can't get the BB to run much colder.
Hej I'm back with an update.
Godt and new BB core, and a new spool of Pva.
It helped a bit I can get the temperature down to 200 from the 215 on the BB (initial 190, final 185) but it effects the print quality of the Pva. it don't run as smooth and the layers don't binde well? for a good quality of the Pva I still have to run it at a higer tempetur?
Got a black and gray Pla, for the tests. I don't see mutch difference in warping comparing the black and gray. The warping is still relative random. (the black tend to "ghost/ribble" more though )
0.25 nozzle, 0.06 layer
As said the warping is now minimal, (on small and medium, big is still a problem) but i got a problem with fussy surface (bottom) instead.
I don't think its stringing, because its only on the parts connecting with the pva, other part have no stringing at all. any suggestions. 🙂"it's not Pva remnants"
Hi NBull,
I've been looking more closely to the previous object you've printed and think you should check the AA core as well, -I'm pretty sure there is some temperature problem here. It's actually looking as the temperature is to high at the lo part in this object and to cold at the upper part (as shown on the picture). This is really strange, what's the size of this object?
Torgeir
Hi Torgeir
The item is roughly 50x70mm, I have included the profile. if you wanna make some changes I can print it again to see if it makes any difference.
ArunC posted a topic in UltiMaker 3D printers,
ArunC posted a topic in UltiMaker Cura,
Recommended Posts
gr5 2,206
Please show photos of the problem.
Link to post
Share on other sites