My attempt at making the line width different on the first layer. Print with lower speed for the first layer (ex. I'm trying to dial in my CR-10. I play with temperatures, speeds, extrusion width; literally nothing helps. The ONLY thing that gives me a good first layer is increasing the first layer height to 0.3 mm, and then it magically works so much better. This creates a setting for a multiplier to the line width only on the first layer of the print. millimeters (mm) percent (%) Set to 0 to use default extrusion width. The reason why the value of first layer height is bigger than that of Layer Height is because we want the first layer to attach on the build plate more firmly.

Excellent surface bonding. Layer thickness in 3D printing is a measure of the layer height of each successive addition of material in the additive manufacturing or 3D printing process in which layers are stacked. This results in big thick tracks of plastic on the first layer that adhere really well. Initial layer speed: 20mm/s. Add brim or raft to the printed object. No change for temperatures. There are some further cases where it may be beneficial to modify extrusion widths. If anyone else can do a reliably good 0.2 mm first layer in PETG, let me know. 200°C for PLA / 230°C for ABS). Using these very slow speeds for the first layer gave me improved first layer adhesion, but I'm wondering if a difference in initial layer height or temperature/fan settings would also improve my results. You get less lines but thicker ones, this improves adhesion to the buildplate. A modifier of the width of the extrusion for the first layer of the print. Help with getting correct first layer Well, it was a software bug.

The only thing I did now was lower the Z stop by a 1/16 of a turn for a little tighter first layer. My settings in slic3r are using .2mm layer height, .4mm layer width, first layer .4mm height, and first layer thickness .8mm (200% default). Skirt/brim speed: 20mm/s. Tonight I tried to print the precision-block.stl with Cura and I had to kill it after the first layer. A modifier of the width of the extrusion for the first layer of the print. By setting the First Layer Width as a percentage, let's say 50% with a 0.4mm nozzle it rasters the layer in 0.2mm passes, but apparently it doesn't reduce the amount of material extruded, therefore it piles up and makes ridges and bumps. This should help you do on the fly adjustment as it prints. You specified the first layer width to be 200% of the first layer height, that should be 0.8mm. In this example, the adjusted nozzle diameter for the first layer … In Slic3r, I always set my first layer thickness to the maximum for my nozzle, and set the first layer extrusion width to 250%. Print with larger width for the first layer or increase extrusion multiplier for the first layer.