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· Cura 5.2 Cancel round value to get accuracy
If you have a 5mm square and your outer wall is 0.4mm (not nozzle size - this is the outer wall line width) then Cura will have your printer print a .4mm line as the outer wall and the movement of the gantry - the XY movement of the nozzle will cover 4.6mm (5.0mm - 0.4mm). The 0.4mm removed is .2mm on each side. In other words it will trace out a square that is .2mm moved inward from the edge as the radius of the "line width"/nozzle is 0.2mm.
Anyway my point is cura does the math assuming the printer is perfect.
Having said all that - it looks like you have an S5 so if you want accuracy - if you want dimensional accuracy - you should be using the "engineering" profiles. Cura has a few engineering profiles for most materials and most printcore sizes. The visual quality is worse for these profiles but the dimensional accuracy is quite a bit better. Try it.
In other words the part might look a little worse but the micrometer calipers will be happier.
If that's not enough accuracy for you then you probably have to alter your model by the amount of error. It's sad to say it but that's the best way to get the next level of accuracy after engineering mode. And realize that all other technologies (like injection molding) require someone to tweak the cad models so that the final printed part meets the design goals.
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S-Line Firmware 8.3.0 was released Nov. 20th on the "Latest" firmware branch.
(Sorry, was out of office when this released)
This update is for...
All UltiMaker S series
New features
Temperature status. During print preparation, the temperatures of the print cores and build plate will be shown on the display. This gives a better indication of the progress and remaining wait time. Save log files in paused state. It is now possible to save the printer's log files to USB if the currently active print job is paused. Previously, the Dump logs to USB option was only enabled if the printer was in idle state. Confirm print removal via Digital Factory. If the printer is connected to the Digital Factory, it is now possible to confirm the removal of a previous print job via the Digital Factory interface. This is useful in situations where the build plate is clear, but the operator forgot to select Confirm removal on the printer’s display. Visit this page for more information about this feature.
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If you have a 5mm square and your outer wall is 0.4mm (not nozzle size - this is the outer wall line width) then Cura will have your printer print a .4mm line as the outer wall and the movement of the gantry - the XY movement of the nozzle will cover 4.6mm (5.0mm - 0.4mm). The 0.4mm removed is .2mm on each side. In other words it will trace out a square that is .2mm moved inward from the edge as the radius of the "line width"/nozzle is 0.2mm.
Anyway my point is cura does the math assuming the printer is perfect.
Having said all that - it looks like you have an S5 so if you want accuracy - if you want dimensional accuracy - you should be using the "engineering" profiles. Cura has a few engineering profiles for most materials and most printcore sizes. The visual quality is worse for these profiles but the dimensional accuracy is quite a bit better. Try it.
In other words the part might look a little worse but the micrometer calipers will be happier.
If that's not enough accuracy for you then you probably have to alter your model by the amount of error. It's sad to say it but that's the best way to get the next level of accuracy after engineering mode. And realize that all other technologies (like injection molding) require someone to tweak the cad models so that the final printed part meets the design goals.
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