Quick Question. My Printer is the CTC clone of the Makerbot Replicator Dual.
For my past few prints after nth layer the print just starts to go stringy. Here is an example:
I am currently using MakerWare with the following settings
{
"_attached_extruders" : [ "mk8", "mk8" ],
"_bot" : "replicatordual",
"_extruders" : [ 0 ],
"_materials" : [ "pla", "pla" ],
"adjacentFillLeakyConnections" : false,
"adjacentFillLeakyDistanceRatio" : 0,
"anchorExtrusionAmount" : 5.0,
"anchorExtrusionSpeed" : 2.0,
"anchorWidth" : 2.0,
"backlashEpsilon" : 0.050,
"backlashFeedback" : 0.90,
"backlashX" : 0.0,
"backlashY" : 0.090,
"bedZOffset" : 0.0,
"bridgeAnchorMinimumLength" : 0.80,
"bridgeAnchorWidth" : 0.80,
"bridgeMaximumLength" : 80.0,
"bridgeSpacingMultiplier" : 1.0,
"coarseness" : 9.999999747378752e-005,
"commentClose" : "",
"commentOpen" : ";",
"computeVolumeLike2_1_0" : false,
"defaultExtruder" : 0,
"defaultRaftMaterial" : 0,
"defaultSupportMaterial" : 0,
"description" : "",
"doAnchor" : true,
"doBacklashCompensation" : false,
"doBreakawaySupport" : false,
"doBridging" : true,
"doDynamicSpeed" : false,
"doDynamicSpeedGradually" : true,
"doDynamicSpeedInteriorShells" : false,
"doDynamicSpeedOutermostShell" : true,
"doExponentialDeceleration" : false,
"doExternalSpurs" : true,
"doFixedLayerStart" : false,
"doFixedShellStart" : true,
"doInfills" : true,
"doInsets" : true,
"doInternalSpurs" : false,
"doMixedRaft" : true,
"doMixedSupport" : true,
"doOutlines" : true,
"doPrintLayerMessages" : false,
"doPrintProgress" : true,
"doPurgeWall" : false,
"doRaft" : false,
"doSplitLongMoves" : true,
"doSupport" : false,
"doSupportUnderBridges" : false,
"endGcode" : "",
"exponentialDecelerationMinSpeed" : 0.0,
"extruderProfiles" : [
{
"bridgesExtrusionProfile" : "bridges",
"feedDiameter" : 1.769999980926514,
"feedstockMultiplier" : 0.9300000000000001,
"firstLayerExtrusionProfile" : "firstLayer",
"firstLayerRaftExtrusionProfile" : "firstLayerRaft",
"floorSurfaceFillsExtrusionProfile" : "floorSurfaceFills",
"infillsExtrusionProfile" : "infill",
"insetsExtrusionProfile" : "insets",
"layerHeight" : 0.20,
"maxSparseFillThickness" : 0.10,
"nozzleDiameter" : 0.40,
"outlinesExtrusionProfile" : "outlines",
"raftBaseExtrusionProfile" : "raftBase",
"raftExtrusionProfile" : "raft",
"restartExtraDistance" : 0.0,
"restartExtraDistance2" : 0,
"restartExtraRate" : 25.0,
"restartExtraRate2" : -1,
"restartRate" : 25.0,
"restartRate2" : 25,
"retractDistance" : 1.299999952316284,
"retractDistance2" : 0,
"retractRate" : 25.0,
"retractRate2" : 50,
"roofSurfaceFillsExtrusionProfile" : "roofSurfaceFills",
"sparseRoofSurfaceFillsExtrusionProfile" : "sparseRoofSurfaceFills",
"toolchangeRestartDistance" : 18.50,
"toolchangeRestartRate" : 6.0,
"toolchangeRetractDistance" : 19.0,
"toolchangeRetractRate" : 6.0
},
{
"bridgesExtrusionProfile" : "bridges",
"feedDiameter" : 1.769999980926514,
"feedstockMultiplier" : 0.9300000000000001,
"firstLayerExtrusionProfile" : "firstLayer",
"firstLayerRaftExtrusionProfile" : "firstLayerRaft",
"floorSurfaceFillsExtrusionProfile" : "floorSurfaceFills",
"infillsExtrusionProfile" : "infill",
"insetsExtrusionProfile" : "insets",
"layerHeight" : 0.20,
"maxSparseFillThickness" : 0.10,
"nozzleDiameter" : 0.40,
"outlinesExtrusionProfile" : "outlines",
"raftBaseExtrusionProfile" : "raftBase",
"raftExtrusionProfile" : "raft",
"restartExtraDistance" : 0.0,
"restartExtraDistance2" : 0,
"restartExtraRate" : 25.0,
"restartExtraRate2" : -1,
"restartRate" : 25.0,
"restartRate2" : 25,
"retractDistance" : 1.299999952316284,
"retractDistance2" : 0,
"retractRate" : 25.0,
"retractRate2" : 50,
"roofSurfaceFillsExtrusionProfile" : "roofSurfaceFills",
"sparseRoofSurfaceFillsExtrusionProfile" : "sparseRoofSurfaceFills",
"toolchangeRestartDistance" : 18.50,
"toolchangeRestartRate" : 6.0,
"toolchangeRetractDistance" : 19.0,
"toolchangeRetractRate" : 6.0
}
],
"extruderTemp0" : 208,
"extruderTemp1" : 200,
"extrusionProfiles" : {
"bridges" : {
"fanSpeed" : 0.50,
"feedrate" : 40.0
},
"firstLayer" : {
"fanSpeed" : 0.50,
"feedrate" : 5.0
},
"firstLayerRaft" : {
"fanSpeed" : 0.50,
"feedrate" : 50.0
},
"floorSurfaceFills" : {
"fanSpeed" : 0.50,
"feedrate" : 90.0
},
"infill" : {
"fanSpeed" : 0.50,
"feedrate" : 90.0
},
"insets" : {
"fanSpeed" : 0.50,
"feedrate" : 90.0
},
"outlines" : {
"fanSpeed" : 0.50,
"feedrate" : 40.0
},
"raft" : {
"fanSpeed" : 0.50,
"feedrate" : 90.0
},
"raftBase" : {
"fanSpeed" : 0.50,
"feedrate" : 10.0
},
"roofSurfaceFills" : {
"fanSpeed" : 0.50,
"feedrate" : 90.0
},
"sparseRoofSurfaceFills" : {
"fanSpeed" : 0.50,
"feedrate" : 90.0
}
},
"fixedLayerStartX" : 0.0,
"fixedLayerStartY" : 0.0,
"fixedShellStartDirection" : 215.0,
"floorSolidThickness" : 0,
"floorSurfaceThickness" : 0,
"floorThickness" : 2.0,
"gridSpacingMultiplier" : 0.990,
"infillDensity" : 0.05000000074505806,
"infillOrientationInterval" : 90,
"infillOrientationOffset" : 0,
"infillOrientationRange" : 90,
"infillShellSpacingMultiplier" : 0.70,
"insetDistanceMultiplier" : 1.0,
"jsonToolpathOutput" : false,
"layerHeight" : 0.250,
"leakyConnectionsAdjacentDistance" : 0.0,
"maxConnectionLength" : 10.0,
"maxSparseFillThickness" : 0.250,
"maxSpurWidth" : 0.50,
"minLayerDuration" : 5.0,
"minLayerHeight" : 0.010,
"minRaftBaseGap" : 0.0,
"minSpeedMultiplier" : 0.30,
"minSpurLength" : 0.340,
"minSpurWidth" : 0.120,
"minThickInfillImprovement" : 1.0,
"modelFillProfiles" : {},
"numberOfShells" : 3,
"platformTemp" : 70,
"purgeBucketSide" : 4.0,
"purgeWallBaseFilamentWidth" : 2.0,
"purgeWallBasePatternLength" : 10.0,
"purgeWallBasePatternWidth" : 8.0,
"purgeWallModelOffset" : 2.0,
"purgeWallPatternWidth" : 2.0,
"purgeWallSpacing" : 1.0,
"purgeWallWidth" : 0.50,
"purgeWallXLength" : 30.0,
"raftAligned" : true,
"raftBaseAngle" : 0.0,
"raftBaseDensity" : 0.6999999880790710,
"raftBaseLayers" : 1,
"raftBaseRunGapRatio" : 0.8000000119209290,
"raftBaseRunLength" : 15.0,
"raftBaseThickness" : 0.3000000119209290,
"raftBaseWidth" : 2.50,
"raftExtraOffset" : 0.0,
"raftFillProfiles" : {},
"raftInterfaceAngle" : 45.0,
"raftInterfaceDensity" : 0.3000000119209290,
"raftInterfaceLayers" : 2,
"raftInterfaceThickness" : 0.2700000107288361,
"raftInterfaceWidth" : 0.4000000059604645,
"raftModelSpacing" : 0.2199999988079071,
"raftOutset" : 4.0,
"raftSurfaceAngle" : 0.0,
"raftSurfaceLayers" : 3,
"raftSurfaceShellSpacingMultiplier" : 0.70,
"raftSurfaceShells" : 2,
"raftSurfaceThickness" : 0.2700000107288361,
"roofAnchorMargin" : 0.40,
"roofSolidThickness" : 0,
"roofSurfaceThickness" : 0,
"roofThickness" : 2.0,
"shellsLeakyConnections" : false,
"solidFillOrientationInterval" : 90,
"solidFillOrientationOffset" : -45,
"solidFillOrientationRange" : 90,
"sparseInfillPattern" : "hexagonal",
"splitMinimumDistance" : 0.40,
"spurOverlap" : 0.0010,
"startGcode" : "",
"startPosition" : {
"x" : -112,
"y" : -73,
"z" : 0
},
"supportAligned" : true,
"supportAngle" : 68.0,
"supportDensity" : 0.2000000029802322,
"supportExcessive" : false,
"supportExtraDistance" : 0.50,
"supportFillProfiles" : {},
"supportLayerHeight" : 0.250,
"supportLeakyConnections" : true,
"supportModelSpacing" : 0.4000000059604645,
"supportRoofModelSpacing" : 0.4000000059604645,
"thickLayerThreshold" : 0,
"thickLayerVolumeMultiplier" : 1,
"travelSpeedXY" : 150.0,
"travelSpeedZ" : 23.0,
"version" : "3.9.3"
}
If anybody has any ideas please let me know.
Thank You
