User guide

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File Name: Polygon Vase, Cup, Fig. 1.9
and Bracelet Generator
Design by: Eckerput
Thingiverse: 86502
DIAGNOSING PRINT QUALITY ISSUES CONTINUED
File Name: light house Fig. 1.8
Design by: tc_fea
Thingiverse: 19786
Rippling
Do you see faint vertical ripples on the
walls of your prints? [Fig. 1.8] This is due to
mechanical feedback and occurs at higher
speeds. Reduce your print speed in the
Advanced Options section of MakerWare’s
Make dialog.
To print quickly but avoid rippling, reduce
your print speed only on outer shells. To
do this, you must create a custom prole.
Instructions on creating custom profiles
are available at makerbot.com/support/
makerware/documentation/slicer.
Aer you have created a custom prole, click
the Edit Profile button to open the config file
in a text editor. Find the “outlines” extrusion
prole near the end of the cong le. In this
extrusion prole, nd the “feedrate” setting.
Enter a smaller number of millimeters per
second, then save the cong le and use your
new custom prole to print.
Axis Dri
Does it look like your whole print shied
sideways? [Fig. 1.9] This is the result of
skipping on the X or Y-axis. This problem
has multiple possible causes.
Loose belts: If the toothed belts that move
the gantry are loose, the gear that drives them
can start skipping over the teeth in the belt
instead of grabbing onto them. See http://
www.makerbot.com/support/replicator2/
troubleshooting/ for instructions on how to
tighten the gantry belts.