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Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:54 pm
by michaellatif
I think I have slic3r and Repetier firmware/host tuned in to almost perfect values.

Here is my latest print (kinda geeky :mrgreen:)
Klingon Insignia (1)
Klingon Insignia (1)
Klingon Insignia (2)
Klingon Insignia (2)
Klingon Insignia (3)
Klingon Insignia (3)
Klingon Insignia (4)
Klingon Insignia (4)
I will create a post in the Sanguino area for settings/values.

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:59 am
by Chris Muncy
Hmmm very nice! Now time for a Federation emblem!

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:12 am
by Geirhart
Geeky is Cool

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:17 am
by Chris Muncy
Michael,

Time to print this: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:20674

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[If you don't know what this is]
Aperture Science

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:00 pm
by Geirhart
It has to be a part of your own mini stargate.

G

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:03 pm
by Chris Muncy

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:07 am
by michaellatif
Challenge accepted!

First picture is when the print was about 60% complete, second is of a quickly cleaned up print.
Not bad for first attempt with my default settings in slic3r.
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Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:26 am
by seemeadmin
Ok, I'm going to have to add a Nerd Badge to the "ranks" cause you guys are definately rockin it!

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:57 am
by Geirhart
I make no addmission on my nerddom:] But that is going to be a very cool stargate for G.I. Joe.

G

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:45 am
by cquinby
seemeadmin wrote:Ok, I'm going to have to add a Nerd Badge to the "ranks" cause you guys are definately rockin it!
Good thing the Star Trek communicator badge would not print uhhhhh.... for my wife....

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:14345

Can anyone print this? I tried Slic3r but get manifold errors and only partial gcode. I tried to fix it in Netfab but no luck.

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:49 am
by michaellatif
cquinby wrote:
seemeadmin wrote:Ok, I'm going to have to add a Nerd Badge to the "ranks" cause you guys are definately rockin it!
Good thing the Star Trek communicator badge would not print uhhhhh.... for my wife....

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:14345

Can anyone print this? I tried Slic3r but get manifold errors and only partial gcode. I tried to fix it in Netfab but no luck.
I couldn't get that one to print, I however printed the following one:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1209

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:19 am
by cquinby
Cool... I will try that one after I test a new spacer designed for 608 bearings to 1/4 rod for my spool adapters.

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:31 pm
by ALeander
cquinby wrote:
seemeadmin wrote:Ok, I'm going to have to add a Nerd Badge to the "ranks" cause you guys are definately rockin it!
Good thing the Star Trek communicator badge would not print uhhhhh.... for my wife....

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:14345

Can anyone print this? I tried Slic3r but get manifold errors and only partial gcode. I tried to fix it in Netfab but no luck.
Try this file:
TNGCommunicator3thick_fixed.stl
(34.36 KiB) Downloaded 313 times
I ran it through netFabb to correct any manifold issues and it now slices perfectly.

Anthony

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:38 pm
by Chris Muncy
I guess I am going to have to download Netfab and keep that handy as I have a few things I want to print that have the same issue.

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:52 pm
by ALeander
They have a nice cloud based service that I used if you don't want to bother with learning a new program.
Simply upload your file and then download the fixed one.
Nice and easy.

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 1:07 pm
by Chris Muncy
ALeander wrote:They have a nice cloud based service that I used if you don't want to bother with learning a new program.
Simply upload your file and then download the fixed one.
Nice and easy.
Very cool!

http://cloud.netfabb.com/

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 1:30 pm
by michaellatif
Chris Muncy wrote:
ALeander wrote:They have a nice cloud based service that I used if you don't want to bother with learning a new program.
Simply upload your file and then download the fixed one.
Nice and easy.
Very cool!

http://cloud.netfabb.com/
NICE!! I have a few items that I want to print but ran into manifold issues during slicing.

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:49 am
by johnoly99
Hey guys, another thing we've noticed with some .stl files not slicing easily, check your drawings units! I keep replicatorG around and handy now, because it's an awesome way to open your stl file and see where it is in relative position, rotate it, scale it, then save it. We've found quite a mix of metric and imperial drawings on the web. If you try and slice a file drawn in inches, slic3r gives errors usually. When you use slic3r and set the scaling to 25.4, it slices!

Re: Print quality is just about perfect -- w00t!!

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:04 am
by Chris Muncy
I've noticed that too. If I have issues I open it up in ReplicatorG, convert Inch to mm, save it, slice it with Slic3r, and I'm good to go.