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Fatter walls at around layers between support and overhang
Hi, how come sometimes at the few layers around the region in blue, there are wrapping at the edges. In addition, on these layers, the brown part (circled in black) became fat like elephant foot (fatter)? How can I fix this issue?
Posted : 11/02/2021 5:14 am
RE: Fatter walls at around layers between support and overhang
Looks like another incarnation of the "buldge" [sic] problem discussed extensively (without a clear solution) in:
Take a look there for ideas.
Posted : 11/02/2021 11:49 am
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RE: Fatter walls at around layers between support and overhang
@fuchsr
Thanks. This is the issue I am referring to. In the past, a support agent said it is called layer shift. I don't think so.
Posted : 11/02/2021 1:40 pm
RE: Fatter walls at around layers between support and overhang
Definitely not layer shift. Layer shift moves the whole layer a certain distance to the side. The bulge is a uniform expansion of a layer (or more) in all horizontal directions.
Posted : 11/02/2021 1:46 pm
RE: Fatter walls at around layers between support and overhang
@fuchsr has covered it, but here's some summary information to pull together several of the recent threads...
I think what you are seeing is the infamous "buldge" that occurs as layers transition:
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From solid infill to sparse
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From sparse infill to gap fill
Happily, this was described as a "buldge" in an early post and that misspelling has made the problem very easy to search for. There are several threads you might want to look through:
Unfortunately, no single fix has been identified that will work in all cases, but a few things that help:
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Be sure you're not just seeing the effect of minor warping. This can really throw troubleshooting off. Rotate the print and verify the problem occurs in the same place.
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Slow down external perimeter speeds (and all speeds in general). If the nozzle is moving a bit too fast, you get slight under extrusion on some layers. These are apparent as adjacent layers print with slightly different extrusion rates. I use 25mm/s for external perimeters when appearance is important.
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Calibrate your extrusion multiplier for each filament. Any slight over or under extrusion can produce very small but noticeable variations in layers with different features (e.g. infill, gap fill, top solid infill). The closer your slicer settings match your actual printer and filament, the more accurate the gcode will be.
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Calibrate linear advance (LA) for each filament. LA adjusts the flow of filament to compensate for acceleration and deceleration. If it's not right, you may see artifacts even away from features such as bumps or hole on the same layer. In some cases, a hole on one wall causes imperfections on the far side of the print.
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Add an external perimeter if vertical walls allow it. The thicker combined perimeter allows the filament flow to even out.
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Tweak perimeter extrusion widths. The problem can appear when the slicer switches between gap fill, sparse infill, and solid or top infill. If you can find a multiple of perimeter widths that minimizes these transitions, it can work for a specific print.
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If you are the part designer, make vertical free-standing walls thicker. IME, at 1.5mm thick, the problem is less noticeable. You can try for a multiple of extrusion widths, although be aware the PrusaSlicer does some internal calculations for overlap between extrusions that can throw you off.
I've gotten to the point that I can usually eliminate the effect to my satisfaction. Dig through those threads for examples. Contrary to some theories, this is not exclusively a PrusaSlicer thing. You might want to follow the Cura slicer development. They've recently released an Alpha of their Arachne slicing engine that dynamically adjusts perimeters based on wall thickness. It's still early alpha, and not yet producing ideal results, but it's worth a look. There's a lot of cross-fertilization between slicers, so something similar may evolve for PrusaSlicer in the future.
In your specific example, slice the part and spend some time in preview mode checking to see if the defect aligns with any shifts in infill, solid layers, transition from perimeters to sparse infill or gap fill, etc. If you'd save your part & settings off in a 3MF project file, zip it up, and attach it to a reply here, we may have better suggestions.
The Prusa Benchy hull line notes might also be interesting.
Posted : 11/02/2021 2:45 pm
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