Overview
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Get high-quality 3D prints, every time. Learn how to adjust and manage 3D printer settings to achieve the best possible results.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Getting the most out of your 3D printer
- Who this course is for
- The 3D printing process
- Parts of a 3D printer
- Slicers and hosts
- Slic3r
- MatterControl
- Ultimaker Cura 4
- OctoPrint
- Intro to slicer settings
- Perimeters and infill
- Printing hollow and solid
- Layers and surface finish
- Surface texturing
- Platform adhesion: Skirt and brim
- Platform adhesion: Rafts, the first layer
- Auto-leveling
- Support: Basics
- Support: Challenging situations
- Speeds, temperature, and cooling
- Retraction settings: Basics
- Retraction settings: Advanced techniques
- Extrusion flow settings: Basics
- Extrusion flow settings: In depth
- Multiple extruders
- Start and end G-codes
- Next steps
