Tutorial or video available for variable layer height tool in P 2.3?
I was reading an interesting post about optimizing a print down from 8ish hours to under 3 - and various settings were tweaked along the way, each yielding a different print time difference. A great post with lots of details - just the kind of thing I like about this forum. One setting I saw is called variable layer height. The post didn't specify much other than an additional gain by setting variable layer height. So I went fishing in the prusa slicer and found the button on the top tool bar. Good so far.
Clicking it exposes a small window with a couple of named settings next to shaded bars. The bars make it clear that left click does X and right click does Y. But I could not figure out WHAT to click in order to go farther with variable layer height. Since I'm sure it's documented in a how-to somewhere, could someone point me in the right direction? My clicking around taught me that the shape I wanted, but clicking on the shape in the window didn't cause any noticeable action or change - so I figure there is something I need to learn.
Best Answer by Gordon W:
How about https://help.prusa3d.com/en/article/variable-layer-height-function_1750 ?
RE: Tutorial or video available for variable layer height tool in P 2.3?
How about https://help.prusa3d.com/en/article/variable-layer-height-function_1750 ?
RE: Tutorial or video available for variable layer height tool in P 2.3?
Prusa has started a large-scale documentation effort, including the Variable Layer Height feature, but unfortunately, documentation always seems to lag behind the latest software releases. This isn't unusual, but it can take a while for good documentation to be available. I have a few notes here, but those are also a bit out of date. I'll try to incorporate the new information soon.
RE: Tutorial or video available for variable layer height tool in P 2.3?
@bobstro
Thanks Bobstro. I sure do understand how hard it is to get documents out there. The link gave me a starting point. I'm gonna have to play with it to see what it does to some of my longer running prints.
RE: Tutorial or video available for variable layer height tool in P 2.3?
I've made some updates to my notes. Let me know if you spot any errors.