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Hatch Distance and Scan Distance

I am going through some of the basics about one of the 3D printing techniques - Selective Laser Sintering, and I am confused between the above mentioned parameters - scan distance and hatch distance. Are they the same ? How do we calculate the value…
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Part cooling fan on when printing TPU?

I could have sworn I read somewhere that when printing with TPU to make sure the part cooling fan is blowing. But I just did a quick Googling and couldn't find anything stating such on Matter Hackers or All3dp. I currently don't have a part cooling…
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Slicer for 32 Bit Operating systems?

I currently only have access to an old, 32 bit OS and need to slice a couple things. While there are a lot of slicers around, most popular ones, for example Ultimaker Cura 4, need to run on a 64 bit operation system. What somewhat recent (late 2018,…
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Using an Anet A6 3D printer in the UK... (mains voltage issue!)

I understand that this is probably more of an electronics question, but was hoping that someone with experience of using an Anet A6 in the UK (or a country outside of the US/China) may be able to help... or alternatively, someone knowledgeable in…
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Which material "creeps" (plastic deformation) the least (or nothing at all) under pressure after being printed?

I would like to build a standing shelf where the supports which hold each successive plank are 3D printed (to obtain special shapes). However, I read that PLA flows under constant stress/pressure. Still, this doesn't stop the author of the article…
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Brand new Ender 3 does not extrude any filament during printing

I bought an Ender 3 two days ago and assembled it today. I think I did it properly, tested the movement of all axes which works for all axes. Then I performed the calibration as described in the manual. I used a piece of paper and adjusted the bed…
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Saving BL Touch settings

I have an Ender 3 Pro with a BL Touch. In my G-code should I add an M500 after the G29, to save the results to the EEPROM? I know storage size is an issue, so does storing these results cause an issue? I believe the saved results can be activated…
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Fixing Z-Hop Stringing

I'm printing a model on my Ender 3 in Mika3D Silk PLA, which (just for reference, this is not atypical) has a stated temperature of 200 °C to 235 °C. I have used this filament before and found it works best for me around 200 °C, but was not the case…
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Weird temperature graph and thermal runaway protection triggered

I woke up this morning with my 20 hour long print failed around 15 hour in. I checked the octoprint console, and saw a very weird temperature graph. Later found out thermal runaway protection kicked in, and I thanked the gods for having decided to…
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FlashForge Creator Pro Tool Failure! Temp limit reached

After printing successfully for a while I received an error saying: Tool 0 Failure! Temp limit reached Shutdown or restart. The front panel is not responsive and doesn't allow the printer to print at all. If I quickly go to monitor mode it shows…
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Does CuraEngine get some advantage slicing cylinders to move the head back to the center twice on each layer?

To date I have used RepG and Repetier with CuraEngine to do my slicing. In various instances when printing a layer of a cylinder it will start in the middle and head out toward either side. Then it moves the nozzle back to the center and prints…
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First layer looks weird and print fails

Update below Printed 650 of these tokens, no problem. Then all of a sudden I can't get them to stick and the first layer looks wavy and weird. After a few tokens it knocks one loose and the whole print fails. Did try to recalibrate the z-height.…
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Switched to a Bowden setup. Should I retract the filament out at the end of a print?

I switched my Anet A8 over to a Bowden and it's printing great. Moving that weight off has enabled me to almost double the speed and resonance problems have vanished. My question is regarding after the print is done should I add a retraction code…
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Great prints then suddenly terrible quality

I've been printing with my Ender 3 for a while now and it's been great. I've had very few problems - depending on my settings, these are my typical first layers: However with no settings or temperature changes and attempting to print the same…
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How to find Printrboard pin numbers in Marlin

I'm looking for a Printrboard board image with the pin numbers labeled. Specifically for Rev. F. Specifically, I'd like to know what each pin on the EXP1 and EXP2 correspond to numberwise within Marlin. The pins.h file for the Printrboard Rev. F…
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