Hello all. I am very new to this but it is all very cool to me. I ran into a problem and I am not sure how to troubleshoot it. I downloaded a simple pull string helicopter off thingiverse. After running through the slicer software, the estimated build time is 131 hours. Relative to it’s size this seems insane. If I “run the simulated build”, there are long holds on one of the interior walls. I am hesitant to just “try it” and see if the pauses are a software thing that does not translate to the hardware. I am not sure how to break it down from here. Any advice?

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  • paddington@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    You definitely don’t need a layer height that low for something like this. Even still, you’ve got something set up weird because at a normal 0.2mm layer height it’s showing just under 4 hours to print everything but the pull rods (only because I’m too lazy to split the STL apart right now.) Try resetting your build settings or start a ‘new’ project.

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    7 months ago

    I suspect what’s getting you is minimum layer time. In a nutshell, extruding very hot plastic onto a layer that was very recently extruded can result in a runny mess. Minimum layer time is intended to address this.

    That said 131 hours seems a bit intense.

    What’s your layer height? How good is your cooling? If you crank your fan, you might be able to decrease minimum layer time.

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      7 months ago

      Layer height is 0.1mm. it’s odd, because it happens on specific curved areas. There are no pauses on other areas that were recently printed.

  • Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 months ago

    Every time I see this contraption, I can’t stop to think about Gardena making propellers. Due to the chosen colors.

  • lal309@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Something else to check is your infill percentage. Make sure you don’t have it at 100% (unless you absolutely need to build something completely solid). Another thing to check is your print speed. Too low and it will take a decade to print something simple. Too fast and it cause your print to fail. At this point we will all be throwing spaghetti against the wall. Can you share a screenshot of your settings?