1/19/2024 0 Comments Polar 3d printer slicer![]() This is not the MMU2 that you’d use on the current MK3 and MK3S, this was their first dabble into multiplexing filament setups, and as such, it’s not very good. Let’s start with the centerpiece – a Prusa MK2 with the MMU upgrade. So of course, yes, this isn’t totally perfect, but it’s a fine balance that involves not making this system too complex from the start and ending up with an unmaintainable mess that I’d, again, just end up not using. So let’s check out what goes into my perfect, always-ready printer setup. And this one’s going to be even better – with four different filaments loaded up at any time and ready to choose in the slicer, and with remote monitoring that can even alert you when your print starts going wrong. I was printing more useful stuff with that setup than I have ever since, so I want it back. A good while back, I had a Mendel90 just set up with OctoPrint, it had ABS loaded in it, and I could do exactly that, those were the good times, I could send it something and I could be mostly sure that it would print it just fine and I could pick up my part two hours later. That’s just always set up, always ready to go, so that when I have an idea for something that I want to print, I spend five or ten minutes designing it and then can send it right off to the machine without having to hunt for slicer profiles, load filament, prepare the bed or do whatever little naggy job to get the machine working. I need a 3D printer that’s always ready to print. ![]() With this setup, I think I’m getting pretty close to that dream! This means that even if a model has areas with multiple islands, that aren't compatible with vase mode, you can still use that settings, and the software will automatically choose the best method as it goes.The dream setup: A 3D printer that is always ready to go with a bunch of useful filaments loaded up to choose from. But the software will actually intelligently switch back and forth between normal printing mode and vase mode if you try to slice that model using vase mode settings. You might look at it and say because there will need to be retractions between these islands that vase mode wouldn't work, because the tail would be an island and the body would be an island. It transitions from multiple island (2) at the lower half with the tail and body, but then to a single island at the top. Lastly, vase mode will work for parts that do have multiple island - a great example is this part ( ). Using Merge all outlines is generally really useful for models that have errors in the mesh or if using Vase Mode. For instance, if you had a model that was a block with screw-holes in it, but had "Merge all outlines into a single solid model" on, the holes would not show up. ![]() For instance, if printing a model of a pyramid, you could definitely use Vase-mode and get a really nice finish!Īlso, to expand on the setting for "Merge all outlines into a single solid model" - This feature in the software will slice the model taking all of the outer most perimeter outlines. Really any part that has a single "island" that can be printed without support and 0% infill is a good candidate for vase mode, since it will produce extremely clean perimeter outlines with no retractions. Overall though, Vase model is for much more than just vases. 4 mm nozzle, but want a thicker vase, you could change the Extrusion Width to. ![]() With vases the best settings I've found are Zero top solid layers, 3 Bottom Solid Layers, and under the Advanced tab enable "Merge all outlines into a single solid model".Īlso, under the extruder tab, you change your extrusion width slightly if you want to adjust the thickness of the walls of the vase. This means there shouldn't be any seams in your print or any spots where retractions occurred, meaning that the prints come out extremely smooth. This means that it will slowly move up in the Z as it prints, imagine spiraling upwards, instead of printing a static layer, than moving upwards to do another layer. Single outline corkscrew printing mode (vase mode): The extruder will print with one outline/perimeter shell and won't make any retracts. To enable vase mode, click "Edit Process Settings", then go to the Layer tab and enable the option for Single outline corkscrew printing mode. ![]()
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