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On the right top side of the screen are the quality settings, by default only a few of them are displayed, which should be okay for starters: | On the right top side of the screen are the quality settings, by default only a few of them are displayed, which should be okay for starters: | ||
| − | + | * the quality: 0.06, 0.1, 0.15, set the vertical size of the layers: the smaller the finer the result but also the longer it will take | |
| − | + | * the infill determines how much the part will be filled with material. Unless you want something really rigid a value around 20-30% is fine. Again, the more the infill the more time the task will take. | |
| − | + | * Support (Y/n): if your part has some impossible to print feature (hanging in air features, big overhang) you can set this to yes in order to ask Cura to create supports for these features. | |
| − | + | * Adhesion (Y/n): this will create a additionnal big layer at the bottom of the part in order to ensure adhesion. Can be used for parts which do not have a huge flat surface or if you have adhesion problems. | |
Revision as of 13:01, 27 April 2021
Ultimaker 2+
Getting started with Cura: slicing
A 3D printer like the Ultimaker is printing a 3D model layer by layer. Transforming a 3D model into a stack of 2D layers is called the slicing. A lot of different slicers exits, but we will use [Ultimaker Cura](https://ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura).
If you start Cura for the first time (you do not need to create an account), you can select to add an "non-networked printer". In the list, choose "Ultimaker 2+" and set the printer name to something meaningful for example "PGP_printer".
Once this is done, you can select in Cura the material to use. The preset when starting Cura is "Generic PLA 0.4 mm", which should be fine for any PLA filaments we have. To be on the safe side you can select the exact filament in the list, ensuring the right temperature will be used.
On the right top side of the screen are the quality settings, by default only a few of them are displayed, which should be okay for starters:
- the quality: 0.06, 0.1, 0.15, set the vertical size of the layers: the smaller the finer the result but also the longer it will take
- the infill determines how much the part will be filled with material. Unless you want something really rigid a value around 20-30% is fine. Again, the more the infill the more time the task will take.
- Support (Y/n): if your part has some impossible to print feature (hanging in air features, big overhang) you can set this to yes in order to ask Cura to create supports for these features.
- Adhesion (Y/n): this will create a additionnal big layer at the bottom of the part in order to ensure adhesion. Can be used for parts which do not have a huge flat surface or if you have adhesion problems.
