My 3D printer’s bed was already leveled, so I didn’t expect much from this. There’s small tabs that you can grab to pull them off the bed, quite handy! Bed/Extruder levelingįor this test SuperSlicer generates five small one-layer pads that are printed in the corners and center of the bed. I went through several of these tests to see what happened, and I was quite surprised. Perhaps Prusa Research could include a search function like that found in Ultimaker Cura? The only issue I found was some of the print parameters to adjust were hidden in unknown locations. You will know precisely what you’re looking for, and SuperSlicer tells you how to make the adjustments.

Wait, there’s more: most of the tests show visual examples of what’s good and what’s bad. For example, the Filament Temperature test creates a print job with multiple temperature regions, literally at the touch of a button. By “generated”, I mean a standard 3D model is selected, placed and all test print parameters are set up, including modifier regions. The best part is that each of these tests are automatically generated.

The software’s new Calibration menu includes automated tests for: It’s not something you want to do over and over.Įnter SuperSlicer. For example, a temperature tower requires setting up multiple different modifier regions, each with a different temperature. Finally, setting up some of these tests is extremely tedious. There is also a proper sequence they should be run, and no one tells you the correct order of operations. The problem with all these tests is that there are several of them and it’s hard to find all of them. One example is the classic Temperature Tower, used to figure out the optimal extrusion temperature. Over the years the 3D print community has developed a series of tests that can be used to identify the correct parameter values. Calibration is important.Ĭalibration involves setting a series of parameters to adjust machine operation that could affect material flow, adhesion, stringing, and more. It’s my belief that most 3D printers, even the least expensive models, can be persuaded to produce great output if they are properly calibrated and maintained. Those are certainly part of it, but there are many other things to calibrate in order to achieve perfect 3D prints. Some may think 3D printer calibration is the act of leveling the bed or printing a #3DBenchy. We have a pile of random spools that have to be used, and there are no print profiles. This is why some 3D printer manufacturers strongly recommend branded materials through their print profile libraries - they can know exactly what’s happening.īut for most of us that’s not the case. The print parameters must be determined for each print job to match the material to the machine. The truth is that no manufacturer can calibrate an open format 3D printer because they simply don’t know what filament you’ll be using. I am always concerned with calibration, so it gave SuperSlicer’s calibration routines a try.Ĭalibration is quite important for any FFF 3D printer, even though the manufacturer may claim they’ve done it already from the factory. As you’ll see in that story, the main claim to fame for SuperSlicer is that it integrates a series of 3D printer calibration features.

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