Void in Thin Walls
Dear all, I have been wrestling with this in the last few days and I feel there should be a simpler way around it. I built this piece in rhino with network surface, it has some thin walls obviously as you can see and it's solid and clean in rhino. But then in the slicer, in the thinner sections, it generates voids in the wall surface. Anyone knows an adjustment in the slicer to resolve this? Like a tolerance adjustment or so? I have used MakerBot before and I am new to the prusa slicer and do not know the setting very well.
Best Answer by JoanTabb:
It is probable that you have modelled the wall thickness too thin at those points.
You could re scale the model larger, or
reduce the 'Exterior Perimeter' 'Extrusion Width' a little, or
you could use a smaller nozzle
or you could try adding a positive value to the XY size compensation, it's an 'Expert' setting,, in the 'Advanced' tab of the 'Print Settings' Menu
Personally I would try the XY Size Compensation first...
regards Joan
RE: Void in Thin Walls
It is probable that you have modelled the wall thickness too thin at those points.
You could re scale the model larger, or
reduce the 'Exterior Perimeter' 'Extrusion Width' a little, or
you could use a smaller nozzle
or you could try adding a positive value to the XY size compensation, it's an 'Expert' setting,, in the 'Advanced' tab of the 'Print Settings' Menu
Personally I would try the XY Size Compensation first...
regards Joan
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RE: Void in Thin Walls
Dear all, I have been wrestling with this in the last few days and I feel there should be a simpler way around it. I built this piece in rhino with network surface, it has some thin walls obviously as you can see and it's solid and clean in rhino. But then in the slicer, in the thinner sections, it generates voids in the wall surface. Anyone knows an adjustment in the slicer to resolve this? Like a tolerance adjustment or so? I have used MakerBot before and I am new to the prusa slicer and do not know the setting very well.
Maybe this could help:
Activate "Detect thin walls".
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RE: Void in Thin Walls
You might try enabling Print Settings->Layers and perimeters->Quality->Detect thin walls and/or Ensure vertical shell thickness.
RE: Void in Thin Walls
Thank you all!
Joan, XY Size Compensation is exactly what I was looking for, adding only 0.1mm fixed it.
Many thanks,