Replicator Z18 - wall thickness accuracy

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Jul 27, '17

Thank you all. Eventually what I found to have the strongest influence on wall thickness accuracy is the “number of shells” setting, at least in the range of 0.8 to 3.2 mm: - with “number of shells = 2”, in the range of 0.9 to 1.2 mm, there is a void in the center of the wall, with the efective nu…

Replicator Z18 - wall thickness accuracy

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Jul 19, '17

Thank you for your reply, The thicknesses are in the range of 0.8 to 3.2mm.

Replicator Z18 - wall thickness accuracy

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Jul 19, '17

Thank you for your reply, I have been using the default 10% infill density. I guess I cannot tune it to a lower value, otherwise the walls will become too fragile.

Replicator Z18 - wall thickness accuracy

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Jul 19, '17

Thank you for your suggestion, I have actually set the shell print speed to 40mm/s. I will try a different value.

Replicator Z18 - wall thickness accuracy

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Jul 19, '17

Thank you for your answer. I am using Makerbot Printer, the successor to Makerbot Desktop. Yes, there are several settings I can tune with it, and I am trying to find which ones will have a stronger influence on wall thickness precision. Do you know if there is any free legal version of Simplify3D…

Replicator Z18 - wall thickness accuracy

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Jul 18, '17

Hello, I have been using this Makerbot printer and am currently studying its dimensional accuracy. I was able to find a correction factor - about +0.3% - that places most of the x and y dimensions inside the tolerances, through the “scale” parameter in Makerbot Print. I am struggling with the accur…