MrFex
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Hello,
I have attempted my first complicated print today. Complicated in the sense that it has quite some detail. I noticed a lot of little artifacts and I am looking for some tips. Right now I know a little about the factors of 3d printing but I have no clue yet about how to proceed. E.g. leveling, temperature, software configuration, etc?
These are the specs:
- Wanhao Duplicator 4s
- Simplify3d @ 0.2mm PLA
- No support, no raft
- Extruder 190c
- Heated bed 0c (off)
- BuildTak surface
Should I look in the direction of hardware or perhaps tweaking S3D?
Also for those S3D guru’s: what does this setting do:
- Only retract when crossing open spaces
This option is checked by default and to me it seems like this should be off.
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MrFex
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Here’s the picture (apologies)
Hey Mr Flex… What material are you using ?
The “only retract when crossing open spaces” - Quote from Simplify3D :
“Only retract when crossing open spaces: This is enabled by default for most profiles, since you really only need to do a retraction if you are crossing over an open space, since you would be crossing perimeters and be at risk for stringing.” - navigate to https://forum.simplify3d.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2089 and search of Ooze Control Behavior for more info.
Scott
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I just wonder how the stl files looks like. You could upload it on sketchfab and show it here, without allowing download (if you dont want others to have it ;)) Anyways, a very general advice: the first settings that you could play around would be the printing speed and the temperature (based on what material you use of course 
