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Additive Manufacturing: Optimizing 3D Prints – Incremental Education Training: 3D Print Optimization

3D printing is a complex additive process. Many things can go wrong, whether you’re using a commercial or consumer-grade printer. This course reviews common 3D printer problems and highlights the settings that can help you get the best possible quality from your equipment, with focus on printers that use filament. Learn how groups of settings interact with each other and learn how to “dial in” a 3D printer. Instructors Rich Cameron and Joan Horvath use the MatterControl slicing and control program as a baseline, but discuss other common programs that use these settings, including Cura and Slic3r.

Topics include:
– Slicing and host programs
– Selecting the best print resolution
– Retraction, filament, extrusion, and nozzle settings
– Setting printer temperature and speed
– Working with multiple extruders
– Auto leveling