skotimusjMay 6, 2024

Question about printing times

https://lemmy.world/post/15069205

Question about printing times - Lemmy.World

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? Link to the plans included

Show threadpaddingtonMay 6, 2024
You definitely don’t need a layer height that low for something like this. Even still, you’ve got something set up weird because at a normal 0.2mm layer height it’s showing just under 4 hours to print everything but the pull rods (only because I’m too lazy to split the STL apart right now.) Try resetting your build settings or start a ‘new’ project.
Show threadskotimusj
When I switch to 0.2mm the time goes to 83 hours, so I assume there is still some error. What slicer do you use?
May 6, 2024 at 12:32pmWeb
Show threadpaddingtonMay 6, 2024
Don’t use Creality Slicer, it’s just an outdated renamed version of Cura. Download the most recent version of Cura here and your problems will most likely go away. ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura/
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Show threadskotimusjMay 6, 2024
Thanks. Will try this.
Show threadskotimusjMay 7, 2024
As you said. I tried this and it fixed everything. Thank you