Reduce or eliminate travel when retraction is not an option

[JohnInOttawa 104]

This is related to a cross post in tips an tricks.  I have a TPU print that seems to have excessive travels across a feature, each one creating a string and roughness along the inner wall.  Is there any technique, setting, plug in or other suggestion to force the travel moves to take place within the boundaries of the walls?  I know this would greatly slow down the print, even if it were possible.  Time is not a factor but print quality is.

[ungutknut 4]

Check out the "combing mode" options in the travel settings.

[Torgeir 280]

Hi John,

 

You should try burtoogle's latest master version, the stringing problems is much less in this version.

 

Here you'll find it: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s43vqzmi4d2bqe2/AAADdYdSu9iwcKa0Knqgurm4a?dl=0&lst=

 

Also, some of the previous versions of cura may work better.

 

Thanks

 

Torgeir

[JohnInOttawa 104]

Thanks!  Will try that.

 

Cheers

John

[davidbitton 0]

On 5/27/2020 at 11:22 PM, JohnInOttawa said:

Thanks!  Will try that.

 

Cheers

John

 

did you find a setting to reduce the stringing on ultimaker tpu 95a?

[JohnInOttawa 104]

Hello David.  I was using Cheetah, I did find the newer version of Cura better, but mostly it was improved with adjusting printing orientation.

 

Cheers

John

[Torgeir 280]

Hi John,

 

Yes the newer Cura is very good for some of the problematic issues, as "adaptive layers" for the overhang (among many thing), -there is just nothing compare to this printing without support up to 90 degrees!...

 

However, for the issues you've address here, there is a "secret" (IMO) version of CUra that's outstanding and this one is hiding the travel lines inside the wall very well.

 

An Old version -right, this is Cura 2.3.1.,!

A high number of my very best prints is sliced with this version and I'm still using it very much.

 

Note: Cura 2.3.1  do not have its own gcode viewer. But else a winner....

 

But make sure, if you'll try this version,; that's combing mode is off and that Z hop when retraction is not enabled.    Very important!

 

If you like I can show the difference between the versions is alike.

 

Good luck

 

Regards

 

Torgeir

 

Edited June 16, 2020 by Torgeir
Additional info.

[davidbitton 0]

3 hours ago, Torgeir said:

An Old version -right, this is Cura 2.3.1.,!

 

Are you saying not to use 4.6.1?

[Torgeir 280]

Hi davidbitton,

 

I'd never said so, but if you need to avoid traveling marks in "some" model you make, this old slicer may be the one to use for such a model.

 

I do really also use Cura 4.6.1 !  Actually a number of versions of Cura, including S3D.

 

Regards

Torgeir.

 

[davidbitton 0]

I walked away from S3D. 

[Torgeir 280]

To bad, the gcode monitor in S3D is the best there is IMHO.

When it come to details, there is nothing as I'm aware of, that shows details as good as S3D.

Also the process of replaying the "head track", as lines build up give you much information.

Hmm. Lots of people name this part as "simulator", but it is just a replay function.

 

Here is an example of a detail from a Fan Duct Holder print.

The print is sliced very well, but have some artifact that is not a failure of the printer..

 

Here is a picture of the actual printed (detail) part:

 

Here you can see the problems, yes small but...

 

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Here is the detail picture of this sliced model shown with gcode viewer in Cura 4.6.1:

 

No fail is shown here, so you may think this is your printer?

 

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Here is the detail picture of this sliced model shown with gcode viewer in S3D:

Here you can see the problem, so my printer is ok.. 

 

This is just an example of how important it is to use good known tools to avoid long waiting and many tries before a success.

Well, some said good tools is half of the job..

 

Just my thoughts.

 

Thanks

 

Torgeir

 

 

 

 

[tinkergnome 927]

2 hours ago, Torgeir said:

When it come to details, there is nothing as I'm aware of, that shows details as good as S3D.

 

A little bit off-topic, but if you like a detailed gcode preview, you should take a look at Craftware... I'm just saying... 🙂

 

[Torgeir 280]

Thank you.

 

I'm going to investigate this thing for sure.. 

(But disagree very much in naming our printed objects 2.5 D, they are really 3D object, so I'd rater said; welcome into the digital world...  🙂  )

 

Torgeir