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Not getting smooth top in calibration square
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:37 pm
by scampa123
I've been recalibrating and I did the cube without the top. Z bottom and got it to .40mm...but when doing the solid square I'm not getting a smooth top taker...Any thoughts?
Thx!
Re: Not getting smooth top in calibration square
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:39 pm
by scampa123
My settings:
PETG
Filament Dia 1.87
Ext Multi: .70
Extr Width Manual: .40
Re: Not getting smooth top in calibration square
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 11:19 pm
by Jules
Number of top layers?
Infill?
Re: Not getting smooth top in calibration square
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:06 am
by scampa123
Top Solid Layers 3
Infill 100%
Re: Not getting smooth top in calibration square
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:46 am
by Jules
That's at 100% infill? (Serious underextrusion problem.)
Re: Not getting smooth top in calibration square
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 1:06 am
by scampa123
What should I do to up the extrusion? I had calibrated with the square without the infill to .40mm
Re: Not getting smooth top in calibration square
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 1:13 am
by 3dPrintingMD
Most Filament is 1.75mm, so 1.87 does not make sense, unless it is way out of spec.
With that said, the extrusion multiplier should be about .86 - .89. Your's is too low.
Re: Not getting smooth top in calibration square
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 2:12 am
by Jules
Yeah....try 1.75 mm diameter and 0.90 for the extrusion multiplier. (You might find it doesn't impact the wall thickness much.)
Re: Not getting smooth top in calibration square
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 2:01 pm
by scampa123
That seemed to work much better!! Thank you!!!
Re: Not getting smooth top in calibration square
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 3:55 pm
by scampa123
So that worked for the overall calibration square but I noticed something odd...
I'm basically printing a rectangle, a base for a circuit board, and what I am getting on the initial outlines are dots vs a smooth line...hopefully the picture helps: