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Questions tagged [speed]

For questions that concern the performance of a 3D printing operation, or for improving the speed of the operation performed.

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Determining the temps and speeds for DIY printers?

I've been going down the learning road with two broken printers that I'm rebuilding with better parts and electronics. One thing that I've recognized is that there is a pretty low likelihood that any hotend or heatbed that has had the…
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Marlin Adjusting feedrate

I'm using the Marlin firmware (1.1.0-RC7 - 31 July 2016) for a 3d printer. Currently the printing is not perfect due to slight inaccuracies in movements along the x and y axis. I'm trying to change the feedrate for speed along the xy axis whilst the…
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How to obtain high resolution prints in a shorter period of time?

When I've printed an object I've had to choose between high resolution and quick prints. What techniques or technologies can I use or deploy to speed up my high resolution prints?
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Scalable 3D Printer

Is there a definitive scalable 3D printer? I've seen examples of Chinese companies printing entire houses, and I'm curious as to printers / filaments that are intended (or at least able) be scaled up for (very) large print jobs. Since most hobby…
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Real life stepper speed

I am wondering about the speed that my steppers should achieve in regular operation and what the determining factors are, from theoretical hardware facts/limits to software limitations that can influence performance. I do know about the basic…
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Monoprice Select IIIP Plus - Best speed settings and speeding up prints

How do I speed up prints for the Monoprice Select IIIP Plus printer? The manual shows [Cura] examples of: Print speed: 50mm/s Travel Speed: 80mm/s Bottom Layer Speed: 20mm/s Infill Speed: 50mm/s Outer shell speed: 15mm/s Inner shell speed:…
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How can I set the 1st layer after a raft in Slic3r to print at 1st layer speed

When you add a raft in Slic3r, the first layer of the raft prints at the first layer speed. After the raft is finished, the first layer of the print prints at the standard speed. How can I make the first layer of the actual print slow down to the…
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How to 3D print an object with variable printing speed?

I have a object to print for which I want the base to be printed very rapidly because it's just a cube but as the print reached around 70 % a complex circular structure needs to be printed at a slower speed. Is there any way I could control the…
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Why are there so many print speed parameters in slicers?

The expert mode of Slic3r PE has almost a dozen speed values: I understand that ultimately print speed at a particular temperature correlates with bond strength, so things like bridges and the first layer having different speeds are reasonable.…
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How fast can printer head move without damaging steppers?

Is there any risk of damaging stepper motors if I set too big travel speed? What is maximum safe travel speed? My printer is a German RepRap Neo. I currently use 120 mm/s. Is it safe to increase this value to 200 mm/s? What would my printer do if I…
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What setting is this defect caused by?

I am attempting to print the Benchy boat but every attempt so far has been unsuccessful. The print has a sort of slope/blob on the nose of the boat, which emerges after the first 30 layers. Here you can see the front of the boat already arching…
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Brief very slow moves near top layers

I've been trying to change to the latest Cura (v2.4) from the older v15.04 (I'm sure there's a good story about why they reset the numbers). There's an annoying behaviour in my prints now, and I can't track down what is happening. Everything goes…
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Is it possible to know which is the correct temperature range and speed for any model?

Trying to print a 3D model for my mobile phone, but I see that when printing the sides, being thin, increases the retraction and the recoil seems a little abrupt and makes a coarse sound. I would like to know if it is possible to know what speed and…
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Why does the print speed change at specific height? (Using Ultimaker Cura slicer)

I'm trying to figure out why the print speed changes at one point in this model. I'm using Ultimaker Cura 3.6 and, as shown in the picture, I set the speed to be the same across the entire print. Is there a setting I'm missing? 0scar is right.…
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Nozzle moves very slowly from home to start position

I´m currently working on a custom delta printer running Marlin 1.0.2 firmware. To control it I´m using the Repetier Host software with the onboard Cura software to slice my objects. The printing works fine but it takes the nozzle nearly 5 minutes to…
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