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Minimizing Seam on the Perimeter

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 4:19 pm
by 6bolt2g
I've played with a few settings to try and minimize the seam created by the printer stopping and starting each layer, but I haven't been able to get it as good as I'd hope.

I know its not going to go away completely, but my suspicion is its capable of doing better than it is.

I used the randomize starting points option, but then it just leaves little dots all over the print.

I have also played with the external perimeters first option, and turning on and off retract on layer change.

What else could I adjust to help?

Are my expectations too high? I attached a picture to show the best I've been able to do so far. You can see the seam going up her back.

Thanks!

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/ ... b5c2d5.jpg[/img]

Re: Minimizing Seam on the Perimeter

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:30 pm
by Polygonhell
KisSlicer deals with the edge slightly differently and there is some control over the overlap. The thing it does that I like is it always puts the edge at the minimum Y position of a layer, so you can orient the print to make it less obvious.
But what you sow there is about average for a 0.5mm nozzle, smaller nozzles leave smaller seams.