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Question about printing times (www.thingiverse.com)

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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[-] IMALlama@lemmy.world 8 points 4 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.

[-] skotimusj@lemmy.world 4 points 4 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.

[-] IMALlama@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

You mean travel speed is slower in those curved areas? Perhaps it's due to an overhang.

Are you slicing the parts flat or are they standing up?

[-] skotimusj@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago
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