In such situations, setting the retraction length to 0. 6. So, largely the printer just works. I need help with tuning my Bambu PETG-CF. Here are the most important TPU settings (compatible with Cura, PrusaSlicer, Creality Slicer and many other slicers): Setting: Value: Print temperature: 220 to 250 °C: Print bed temperature: 40 to 60 °C: Print. I was using creality slicer. For the Ender 3 S1, it is between 40 and 60 mm/s. PETG: 1,0 mm at 30-40 mm/s. Beeper; Conditional Homing; Conditional QGL; Dump Variables; Get Variable; Hotend Fan RPM Monitoring; LCD RGB; Off; Parking; Pause/Resume, Filament Swaps & Sensors; Replace M109/M190 With TEMPERATURE_WAIT; Shut Down Host; TEST_SPEED; Troubleshooting. 5) This was because I started printing TPU for the first time and it would ooze out while the printer went on to do it's other startup stuff. . Speeds. EDIT: It occurs to me that maybe you printed a retraction tower test with a fixed retraction value of 2. Fixed an issue where PA pattern calibration didn't work on delta printers. Ellis' generator is itself adapted from a generator developed by Sineos for. Slicers ¶ This document provides some tips for configuring a "slicer" application for use with Klipper. Fighting fine stringing is one of the most frustrating problems to pin down, and our slicers provide numerous work-arounds to help us deal with this problem: retraction and de-retraction length. 3d Printing Problems. I have always used Cura and didnt really have any big problems, but I would. I believe that you can save. log would help since it contains the interpreted config that you are using. The the retraction step rings do not match the retraction settings or how will you read it correctly ? Expected behavior If I set it to . In the face of a real torture test challenge, I thought of a new way to handle Z hop. When you open the STL file of the model you want to print, you then adjust some settings for how the printer should print the model (like speed, temperature etc. 2mm, according to your machine spec extruder settings that you’ve shared, and not one that starts an 0mm on the bottom and ends at 2mm on the top. Pressure Advance / Linear Advance. 75mm Z hop type: Slope, No other z hop/wipe settings enabled in Orca Slicer Sam gap: 10% Wall order: outer/inner/infillPS 2. Part 6, Orca Tolerance Test. EDIT: It occurs to me that maybe you printed a retraction tower test with a fixed retraction value of 2. Test Models - PLA - Tuned X1C Print Profiles for Bambu/Orca-Slicer . g. 1. 000 mm/s acceleration. Right now i do it manually, by printing same object over and over again and looking whether retraction/wipe does not cause a gap in perimeter where it retracts /wipes on layer change. Pressure Advance Stepping. 1. 6. Our Tip: Tune retraction distance up/down by 0. Was testing bridging and retraction on my rostok clone, i wanted to see how far i can reduce my retraction down to improve print speed. 5 to 1mm, slice and repeat, until stringing just stops. 3. Other than that a worn nozzle, worn ptfe tube, too much z-hop, slow travel speed, and acceleration and jerk settings had the most impact on the test pieces I did print. Decouple Printer from Desk. 6. Magarotto. Now, you will see the printer connection pop-up. Filament - !!!Dry!!! as others suggested , and filament parameters especially if not using Bambu filament, strongly suggest to use Orca slicer 1. step (increase in volumetric speed every 3 layers) in mm 3. Ender 3 Retraction Settings. 21. Tip: On some tpu filaments like 95A I will also run the retraction speed @ 100 mm/s and the. . Filament - !!!Dry!!! as others suggested , and filament parameters especially if not using Bambu filament, strongly suggest to use Orca slicer 1. Orca Slicer is an open-source project, and I'm deeply grateful to all my sponsors and backers. 6. 0 mm; ABS: 0. Build. My biggest issue so far is that the horizontal dimensional accuracy is way off. For the Ender 3 S1, it is between 40 and 60 mm/s. Bowden: 0. (which are the default Orca Slicer retraction test parameters)Start with a small retraction length (in proportion to how long your bowden tube is), if in doubt start at 2mm. Therefore, especially with retraction and PETG, it is important that you calibrate the retraction accurately – more on this later. ago. I think what he meant by "in slicer", you can set Klipper pressure advance command (same one used when you test) in filament profiles in slicer. For my test I ended up with 0. 8 mm ; Retraction Speed. The OrcaSlicer will open on your screen. 0. 6-0. You can try it @ 35c and see how it’s working. Passing Slicer Variables to a Macro; Useful Macros. 9. Bambu Studio is based on PrusaSlicer by Prusa Research, which is from Slic3r by Alessandro Ranellucci and the RepRap community. . 6mm nozzle, what changes did you make in your slicer (I use PrusaSlicer) as compared to a 0. And in the meantime I get along better with Orca than with Prusaslicer. It’s a much better user interface and provides great features. Length = 1. The square should be 25 x 25 mm with it's height scaled to match the target layer height. 4 everything gets ugly and doesn't seem to make a difference until 1. GCode for retraction tower in PrusaSlicer. I’ve had a couple successful prints using NinjaTek Chinchilla, which is a 75A TPE filament. 3 it has more options and settings. 31,387. In Cura, there was a setting for this, but I can't figure. 3 or Bambu studio 1. Well guys, I've tried them all on my Flsun V400, and the very best slicer I've come across is the Orca Slicer v 1. 0-2. 8 instead of 0. 0 mm; PETG: 0. 5mm, which basically eliminated stringing on subsequent prints. Especially all filament specific settings. 8-1. What are your retraction settings ? You can try putting this in the your petg cf filament overrides but every filament needs to be tested for the best settings. I think especially since it's clear I'm having a real hard time evaluating the output. Go ahead and try some different setting, maybe do a retraction tower test. If you are looking for the secret to perfect 3d prints, Orca Slicer has buil. Specifically, if the slicer dramatically changes the extrusion rate between moves then Klipper will perform deceleration and acceleration between moves. This test generates a retraction tower automatically. EDIT: It occurs to me that maybe you printed a retraction tower test with a fixed retraction value of 2. If you are 100 percent certain that your printer is stringing, then you can avoid this. 3 Your bed plate should work. Join me as I share expert tips and undocumented calibration techniques for tuning filament in Orca Slicer. Filament - !!!Dry!!! as others suggested , and filament parameters especially if not using Bambu filament, strongly suggest to use Orca slicer 1. Enabling the combing mode is essential to avoid stringing since it makes the object look undesirable. Well, this is an optional step that you can try or avoid. One user who uses Z Hop for their 3D prints uses a 0. Reload to refresh your session. A klippy. 4. If you haven’t checkout out Orca Slicer yet, it comes packed with many helpful calibrations that’ll help you get any filament dialed in. I just got my first 3d printer Ender 3 V3 SE, and printed some model these days. and not one that starts an 0mm on the bottom and ends at 2mm on the top. 3 it has more options and settings. ABS: 4. 1. The primary thought behind the z-hop feature is to prevent plastic from blobbing by creating a small distance between the nozzle and the object. Thanks to Carl Johnson for this cool retraction calibration tool. 05mm, 0. Ironing pattern. Let me. If you would like to be able to customise additional parameters for a retraction test, Prahjister has made a great tool: Retraction Calibration Tool. Sticking between 210°C. 3 it has more options and settings. PA / EM Oddities. Print test objects to verify the capability of your printer: temp tower, calibration cube, and bridging test, or Bed Level correction tool for advanced users. Orca 1. 3mm, and 0. 5. I started out wit. I did it. 3 mm as we’re using a 0. But as the print is ongoing there seems to be no change of the parameter. Howdy! I'm still learning the ins and outs of my Prusa Mini+, and having a lot of fun with it. Open your Slicer and set the layer height to 75% of your nozzle size. Orca Slicer is a fork of Bambu Studio. AFAIK, it functions as expected without issues since it's part of retraction and not pressure advance. Update and correct Vz configs. 4. The default settings of 10 starting retraction speed and 10 retraction speed increment will generate gcode that tests. For Direct Drive systems: Start with a retraction of 1mm. The retraction speed defines the speed at which the filament is retracted into the nozzle during a retraction movement. Yes it is a advanced setting, but it is es setting. Retraction Test. ago. Click Plugin Manager > Get More and then search for the Octolapse Plugin. I somehow have issues to find a simple tutorial for creating a retraction tower with Prusa slicer. You may have to make your own calibration tests using Bambu Studio or Orca Slicer and their modifiers. 1 is an efficient implementation of the nudged elastic band method (NEB), it's climbing-image variant (NEB-CI) and a new combination that combines NEB, CI-NEB and the OptTS procedure (NEB-TS). Another very simple and quick test to do, which will help us both to avoid annoying "hairs" and to hide the seam of the casing as much as possible. Then calibrate the flow rate to the actual maximum your filament can do, using the orca slicer calibration tests (my eSUN Silk PLA can do 19mm3/sec comfortably). Retraction: enabled (obviously) Retraction distance: 2 mm. 6. Tuned X1C Print Profiles for Bambu/Orca-Slicer . List of supported g-code commands. After this I did a retraction test and another temp tower, which suggested an even shorter retraction distance and. Feature-packed and a fork of Bambu Studio, Orca Slicer has. If you have. Set the G-Code flavor to Marlin¶ Many slicers have an option to configure the "G-Code flavor". The base contains six hexagon hole, each with a different tolerance: 0. or retraction test and have tried the flow test once and realized it wasn’t worth the effort. r/crealityk1. 5 mm) for this. Retraction 0. As the exact optimal values can differ due to factors like different filament types, experimentation is paramount to ensure that the retraction settings are entirely correct for your Ender 5. #2471 opened Oct 20, 2023 by HumbleDeer • Draft. Some people recommend setting Z Hop Height to be twice your layer height, but it’s really down to experimenting what works for your setup. Neo is a direct drive, higher values will lead to cloggig (not only the nozzle, but also the little PTFE tube inside of the heatbreak which really is a PITA). Bambu X1 Carbon w AMS Filament JSON shows "version": "1. It was previously known as BambuStudio-SoftFever. 9. ) If your max flow rate calibration is 20mm^3/s then drop it a little, perhaps to 18, just. To be fair, the slicer settings that Sovol used for this file were likely conservative to ensure a good print. 1 of 2 tasks. Orca slicer offers a retraction test. Bambu Lab X1 Series. When I print with your settings (eg the hurricane part you shared), the outer wall speed is limited to 15mm/s, even if I set it at 400mm/s. (which are the default Orca Slicer retraction test parameters) wootsuit July 23, 2023,. This is likely to make blobbing worse, not better. Go to some higher number like 30 (double). RRF is M572 D0 S. 3 beta , when using retraction tower calibration in gcode file generated there is no "SET_RETRACTION " to change retraction length . I did it. Fix My Print. 2. You should be looking at around 1-3mm retraction, 20-40mm/s speed. I use the Orca Slicer variant of Bambu's slicer because it offers finer-grained control over the slicing process and makes tuning and using tuned filament profiles much easier than Bambu's official slicer, which lacks good calibration routines for some of the most important variables in good printing: flow rate, pressure advance, and. There are a number of test prints for this calibration step. Im using silk PLA on an ender 3, and not only is the print lifting from the bed, but there’s some major stringing going on resulting in a rough surface. Filament - !!!Dry!!! as others suggested , and filament parameters especially if not using Bambu filament, strongly suggest to use Orca slicer 1. 3mm as the retraction distance. Download on Github. or retraction test and have tried the flow test once and realized it wasn’t worth the effort. The printer is a Kingroon KP3S with the Titan direct extruder. 7 ( never used this one i use orca slicer) and do flow calibration, advance pressure, Print temperature as an option i do maximum print speed test and retraction test and. Filament flow. Sorry you’re having all sorts of issues, but for me. Orca Slicer (ex. This distance may be higher if you have a longer bowden tube. Orca Slicer 1. Retraction wise, I tried Super Slicer retraction towers and got basically the same results as these, except that the models are different. Adjust your retraction distance up/down by either 0. and not one that starts an 0mm on the bottom and ends at 2mm on the top. Length: 7. Retraction speed: 40 mm/sec. Fixed several retraction bugs when slicing multicolor models. 10. Hi @sovol3d can you please help @jmfsanjurjo to test these for all the printers. • 10 mo. This is especially the case if you are. Speed of the first layer: 30 mm/s. You can optionally specify overrides for each filament but it is entirely optional. . Here are the settings (I'm using Cura 4. On the other hand, if there is still a lot of stringing at the top of the tower, it is recommended to dry your filament and ensure that your nozzle is properly installed without any leaks. imoftendisgruntled. (which are the default Orca Slicer retraction test parameters) wootsuit July 23, 2023,. 3 or Bambu studio 1. Choose “Orca Tolerance Test”, then take a look at its X and Y distance, remember them down. 3 or Bambu studio 1. • 10 mo. Flow rate. Fan – 80%. <br> <a target="_blank". 8. I put this Redit up because there didn’t seem to be a dedicated Orca Slicer Redit available. There are syntax errors in your start g-code. Stooovie • 3 mo. 7 ( never used this one i use orca slicer) and do flow calibration, advance pressure, Print temperature as an option i do maximum print speed test and retraction test and. The tolerance test is mostly for your own information. 5mm Z Hop Height with a 0. Printing continues as if no retraction had happend. A good retraction test print is a stringing tower, a simple. Download a Basic Retraction Test from Thingiverse. 6. 2mm - 0. Starting Temp – Hotend starting temperature. . One print is 4 minutes, so to test one prameter takes about an hour dancing around printer. How to Import the Creality CR-10 Smart Pro Profile from Creality Slicer into Cura. The dimensions of the hexagon tester are illustrated in the image. Literally, the only difference between these two shots is in cura. Sorry you’re having all sorts of issues, but for me. Most folks probably haven’t even heard of it but it may in fact be j. Upload to the printer and print. Then the retraction speeds are wandering from 15 mm to 50 mm. 6. By anyone’s standards that is one big build area, and we are at odds to disagree. Disable any vertical lift feature (such Z-Hop in Cura, a popular slicer). Starting Ret Speed – First speed it test. ABS SettingsThis method can be used for other slicer variables too, not just temperatures / heating commands. this test will test retract length from 0 to 5, watch your console for what your current retraction is. In Bambu Studio, open the Printer Profile and look under the extruder tab. 5mm increments. 6. flow rate 1. 265 nozzle temp. TPU: 0,8-1 mm at 30 mm/s. However, the overhangs are a bit iffy. Stringing is a big problem with lithophanes. CTRL-V test print made on the Anycubic Kobra Plus 3D printer. It’s the orca slicer retraction test on the ender 3 S1 (not a bowden system). stl. 7 ( never used this one i use orca slicer) and do flow calibration, advance pressure, Print temperature as an option i do maximum print speed test and retraction test and. I dried the filament and tested it with a retraction tower and it came out perfect with no stringing at all. 4mm nozzle? Changed the extruder nozzle diameter. 2- Enabled retraction, 5mm distance, speed 50mm, temp 200. With option 2 you can use the tuning tower command to easily find the retraction settings that work for you. After you've downloaded the file, you need to open it and run the orca-slicer. 3 or Bambu studio 1. It seems to ignore this setting, the first layer speed is respected at 40mm/s though. Printer model Heavily modded Voron 0. I've taken a sampling from the 2nd pass for flow rate and photographed it through a light table using a macro lens. G-code generator for 3D printers (Bambu, Prusa, Voron, VzBot, RatRig, Creality, etc. Unfortunately, that’s just a byproduct of printing that filament type. volumetric speed 12. 4mm nozzle. 2mm, according to your machine spec extruder settings that you’ve shared, and not one that starts an 0mm on the bottom and ends at 2mm on the top. Yes retraction values should be easily edited in slicer. You will learn how to do this later in this article. 032-0. Today we're review the Orca slicer, a fork from Bambu Labs studio and Prusa Slicer. Any tips on where the defects are coming from and/or what direction to look at?Orca Slicer: All You Need to Know to Get Started. Bed temperature – 70℃. Retraction Speed: It is recommended to test a print at the default 45mm/s and if you notice any issues in the filament, try decreasing the speed by 10mm and stop when you notice improvements. Even two PLA filaments from different manufacturers can differ so much that you have to use different retraction values. This version adds some ne. With respect to advertising, we and selected third parties, may use geolocation data and identification through device. 'Process-4' from 10mm - 6. This is low enough to protect your filament while also being high enough that the slicer will not enforce it. Select "Maximum Volume Flow" in the "Calibration" tab, enter the three parameters of start flow, end flow, and flow step, and the slicing software will generate a print test model. BD489 June. (The slicer limits actual speed to keep from exceeding max flow rate, which means the speed settings in process might never be reached. ago. 2 mm works great. How does one set the retraction distance in Orca? I've found the setting for retraction speed but not the distance. ago I did but I had to go back to Cura. foruonlyfrom007 June 26, 2023, 9:06pm 8. 75 mm and a speed of 50 mm/s (for. 6. This value must be calibrated in any case for the filament used. Example, you test and tune your printer and filament and have the best surface quality at 280 mm/s speed and 25. 9. But to test the limit of stringing, you can run a test. If the slicer goes over this limit, it disables retraction for the length of filament specified in the following setting. The retraction tower is a vertical structure with multiple notches, each printed at a different retraction length. Retraction Minimum. Download the Win64 zip file if you're running Windows. cfg. The different towers all have the same shape and go from 180 to 220 °C for PLA. ; In SuperSlicer / Prusa Slicer, you can find many of the variable names in the hover text of each setting. The values differ depending on the filament used. . {"payload":{"allShortcutsEnabled":false,"fileTree":{"doc":{"items":[{"name":"images","path":"doc/images","contentType":"directory"},{"name":"Calibration. Also have retraction on. 1mm. In finale. Thingiverse is a universe of things. 4mm only, so. 2mm -best I could get printed hex without binding/permanent press fit, 1/4" hex shaft has tight sliding fit on 0. 3mm as the retraction distance. Print the retraction test model. 61 on windows 10. One of the best ways to mitigate oozing and stringing is to adjust Ender 3 retraction settings, which is easy to do using a slicer like Cura. This seems to be the main calibration that is currently missing from Orca Slicer and the only reason I ever revert back to Cura. So the right place for storage is the filament profile, like Orca Slicer handles it. 2. Enhanced retraction/travel settings to reduce blobbing and stringing. 9. The profile that came with the card lists 0. Download files and build them with your 3D printer, laser cutter, or CNC. Retraction is a super useful setting you can use within your slicer to greatly improve the quality of your 3D Prints, but it's very misunderstood! In this 3D. (which are the default Orca Slicer retraction test parameters)Slice model and look at the g-code where a retraction is happening. 258. I’ve wanted to try firmware refraction for a while and I’ve finally gotten around to it. It can benefit whole Sovol community, I know you guys make custom Cura slicer. Step: Direct drive: 0. (which are the default Orca Slicer retraction test parameters) Retraction Enabling: First, go to the ‘Travel’ settings and check the ‘Enable Retraction’ box to enable it. . Via the Marketplace in Cura, you can install the free plugin Calibration Shapes. 1 Overview of Maximum Volume Flow Calibration Dimensions. • 6 mo. Today I show you how to install Orca Slicer! It's free and very fast to install. The Ender 3 V2 still relies on a Bowden extruder system, so settings for TPU are more or less the same as those for the Ender 3, but with a few minor tweaks to retraction speed and distance. I'm currently printing various test prints so that I can best calibrate my settings, but after printing a temperature tower, I'm struggling to find a good retraction tower for use with PETG filament. Option to allow to remove flow test from build plate. Orca Slicer includes a pressure advance calibration pattern test adapted from Andrew Ellis' generator, which is licensed under GNU General Public License, version 3. Retraction speed typically varies from 25mm/s to 45mm/s. Using this you will get gorgeous prints nearly off the bat so long as your machine is in good physical shape. Retraction: 5 mm at 60 mm/s: 4. 05. stl. I used it with Cura and calibrated the most important settings like print temperature and retraction myself. (which are the default Orca Slicer retraction test parameters) EDIT: It occurs to me that maybe you printed a retraction tower test with a fixed retraction value of 2. (stress test, bed level test, retraction test, calibration test, tolerance test, support test) 6178. I've improved mine by lowering my pla temp down to 195, 0. Fixed several retraction bugs when slicing multicolor models. In fact, while material profiles may be provided, specific spools can be somewhat chemically different, and thus it’s always a good idea to tweak settings when using new filament.