The ONE GAME-CHANGING Slicer SETTING... (Huge 3D Print Quality BOOST)

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 21 лис 2024

КОМЕНТАРІ •

  • @PrintingPerspective
    @PrintingPerspective  7 місяців тому +222

    *TO CLARIFY:*
    What makes this huge boost to the print quality is printing the OUTER WALL before the adjacent INNER WALL is printed.
    That is why I called the Inner/Outer/Inner wall ordering option "printing outer wall first" as it does exactly that. Hopefully, that clarifies things. I know it can be quite confusing.
    *So TLDR:*
    Inner/Outer = IW first
    Outer/Inner = OW first
    Inner/Outer/Inner = OW first

    • @robmasonjr67
      @robmasonjr67 6 місяців тому

      Why does the Ankermake Studio slicer (based on PrusaSlicer) not have this setting? I can't find it anywhere.

    • @GriffonWalker
      @GriffonWalker 6 місяців тому +4

      Is there a cura setting for that?

    • @youtubehandlesux
      @youtubehandlesux 6 місяців тому +1

      Isn't this default in Orca? Never printed with inner walls first again after testing it out.

    • @petercallison5765
      @petercallison5765 6 місяців тому +1

      @@youtubehandlesux My default settings are inner outer, selecting a different printer may change that.

    • @ftnavy123
      @ftnavy123 6 місяців тому +2

      how does this effect part accuracy?

  • @imacmill
    @imacmill 6 місяців тому +206

    This is the first video whose title contains the tired, old "GAME-CHANGER" claim that actually turned out to be a game-changer for me. Printing the outside walls first made a MASSIVE difference in the quality of my prints. I've been living with semi-OK prints for literally 3 years...can't believe I've gone this long without knowing about this setting. Why isn't it on by default in all slicers?
    Edit to add, after another print: I seriously can't believe the difference this made. My print looks almost injection-molded, for cryin' out loud! And I'm running it on my trusty old Ender-3 V2. Unbelievable!! Thanks for this tip!

    • @hhaste
      @hhaste 5 місяців тому

      I'm brand new to 3D printing, is this only applicable to people making their own files or is this also a setting that can be changed when printing pre-made, downloaded files? Going to be getting my first 3D printer soon, just wondering about some things I don't know, yet.

    • @imacmill
      @imacmill 5 місяців тому +1

      @@hhaste It can be used for any file, ones you make or ones other people make.

    • @skywardsoul1178
      @skywardsoul1178 4 місяці тому +4

      ​@@hhasteJust don't use it for parts with steep overhangs basically.

    • @MarinusMakesStuff
      @MarinusMakesStuff 4 місяці тому +4

      ​@@skywardsoul1178 Even small overhangs will be very much ruined. And don't even consider printing things with holes in the sides 😂
      But beyond that, it's nice to have the option of outer walls first.

    • @PioneerPrint3D
      @PioneerPrint3D 3 місяці тому +4

      @@MarinusMakesStuff THANK YOU for this answer. I won't be turning this setting on. I wish this was mentioned as a big con in the video.

  • @Karavusk
    @Karavusk 7 місяців тому +229

    I discovered this a few years ago. I realized that the quality is massively improved and there is pretty much no downside. I am really surprised this isn't standard.

    • @PrintingPerspective
      @PrintingPerspective  7 місяців тому +9

      Nice, I wonder that myself too because so far I don't see any real downsides. There can be some caveats with it, maybe that is why is not a default, so that beginners would less often run into problems.

    • @AckzaTV
      @AckzaTV 7 місяців тому +7

      lolu still didnt reveal what it is in this comment hah. im waiting to be sold an ebook

    • @daliasprints9798
      @daliasprints9798 7 місяців тому +13

      Cura made it default for a while but then reverted it, because they have lots of bad defaults that cause missing extrusion after unretract, especially on bowden printers, and they want to hide that on inner perimeter rather than showing it on outer. Despite it harming part integrity either way. 🤦

    • @donguyengiac5046
      @donguyengiac5046 7 місяців тому +6

      @@PrintingPerspective downside is the seam is on the outside right after a long retraction for a layer change, so the nozzle pressure sometimes might be too low and the seam may look worse

    • @Dustmuffins
      @Dustmuffins 6 місяців тому

      @@donguyengiac5046 Maybe this can be avoided by printing infill first?

  • @KolMan2000
    @KolMan2000 7 місяців тому +41

    One likely reason is that curling and warping are caused by outer layers not having sufficient time to cool combined with the contraction of inner layers as they cool pull in on the outer filament. So by printing an outer wall first, you’re giving the outer layer the most time to cool so that it can be already solidified by the time the printer gets around to it. I legitimately never thought of it like that.

    • @Smokinjoewhite
      @Smokinjoewhite Місяць тому +1

      This is exactly what I was just thinking! I think you may be onto something. Especially with the ABS/ASA results where typically you have little to no cooling and contraction is far more than PLA or PETG.

  • @KwaPaN3R
    @KwaPaN3R 4 місяці тому +18

    You can not imagine how much I love you for making this video. I built a voron 2.4 over a year ago and I'm searching the reason for these horizontal lines on my prints since then, never found the answer. Now I know. I had the same lines on prints from my Prusa but much less visible, maybe due to lower print speeds.
    I also started to print parts for a new tool head with Galileo v2 extruder just yesterday without even knowing about the benefits in print quality.
    Thank you so much!

    • @PrintingPerspective
      @PrintingPerspective  4 місяці тому

      Glad it was helpful, thank you so much! :)

    • @brendanm720
      @brendanm720 2 місяці тому

      Interestingly enough, I built a Trident last year, but with the original Afterburner/Clockwork toolhead combo... It worked fine. Great, even. No weird lines. Then I upgraded to a Stealthburner and Clockwork 2 toolhead combo, and even reusing the same extruder gears I started having these periodically repeating lines. I'm going to give this a shot and see what my prints look like.

  • @802Garage
    @802Garage 7 місяців тому +22

    I had great results with these settings as well, though admittedly with limited testing. Most of the improvements make sense. I realized one reason the overhangs being as good or even improving may make sense while watching for video. First of all, the filament has more room to expand and sit on top of the previous layer, since it won't hit the inner wall and then have to squish outward over the side, which could cause a drooping overhang. Sure, you may think because clinging to the inner wall would keep the filament from falling outward that it would help, but the volume of filament extruded all has to go somewhere, so outward is the remaining direction if the inner wall is present. The other reason I think it may help is that not having an inner wall means the outer wall extrusion can be cooled from both sides, it even has a little channel of air flowing past it, and it isn't being kept warm by the previously printed inner wall. I would suspect the added cooling is a much larger factor than residual heat from an inner wall, but the amount the latter varies would depend on the print.
    I wonder how much outer wall appearance would vary with line width as well, especially with overhangs. Also counterintuitive, but wider layer widths can actually give better overhangs because it insets the outer wall more on the previous layer, meaning the center of the nozzle is less in free air when extruding. Anyways, very interesting tests and results! I do think I saw a slight improvement in your tests with the precise wall setting on, as especially the lower ridge on your far right test print was smoother. Hard to say not holding it though. A combo of outer wall first, precise wall, good cooling, and perhaps even wider than nozzle width layers could be the ultimate combo. Beyond that, precise extrusion is so important, as you repeatedly mentioned. This seems to be the Achilles heel of the K1 series, for example. Once you get extrusion dialed in, testing all of the other settings reveals a lot.

    • @PrintingPerspective
      @PrintingPerspective  7 місяців тому +7

      Yeah, there can be so many things why we can see this happening that I just gave up on trying to fully understand why. The more I dive into 3D printing and how things affect stuff the more I am starting to see that assumptions why are quite often not correct.
      The K1 series extruder is armchair engineering at its finest lol, as the drive gears are only supported from one side, with the filament inside, those gears bend out of square and flop and wobble even more, a truly bad design. :/

    • @802Garage
      @802Garage 7 місяців тому +2

      @@PrintingPerspective The support on one side only hurts my soul. It would probably perform better as a single gear extruder with even an idler that wasn't supported on one side, hahaha. It's very true that trying to analyze and understand every aspect of printing is a huge ask for one person. That's why practical testing and experience are very important, as well as being willing to question what you thought you knew. A ton of incorrect assumptions and conclusions out there, like you said.

    • @LexxDesign3D
      @LexxDesign3D 7 місяців тому +1

      Which extruder would be the perfect upgrade for the K1? Mine is 1200 hours in with no problems but always looking to improve performance and reliability as I hope to keep it for as long as possible.

    • @802Garage
      @802Garage 7 місяців тому

      @@LexxDesign3D It's not like the extruder doesn't work, it's when you start to get really picky about ringing and layer lines it will show up most. Not sure what the best upgrade is, but the channel NeedItMakeIt is going to be doing a lot of testing with the Ender 3 V3 series which uses a similar extruder and has similar issues.

  • @marty4286
    @marty4286 7 місяців тому +35

    I started using IW/OW/IW because of the scarf joint feature and it was surprising to me how much better everything became, but I couldn't put two and two together on how that could be so until your video, thanks!

  • @BrunenG_YT
    @BrunenG_YT 7 місяців тому +44

    Finally, I've been printing OW first for 5 years now, saves a lot of time on postprocessing too

    • @PrintingPerspective
      @PrintingPerspective  7 місяців тому +7

      It is crazy for me that such an amazing setting is so little known, hopefully, more people will be aware of it now. :)

  • @DannyThompson54
    @DannyThompson54 4 місяці тому +1

    I became an instant devotee of Outer Wall First a few months ago when I saw an article that discusses this. Then your video surfaced a while later. The results of OW First are amazing, delivering much cleaner print surfaces, but also with improved dimensional accuracy, which is important for so many practical prints.

  • @hapsti
    @hapsti 7 місяців тому +7

    this may be the final piece to my layer consistency journey, I avoided this bc of the stigma against it for "bad overhangs", thank you!

    • @daliasprints9798
      @daliasprints9798 7 місяців тому +1

      Overhangs are actually better IME with outer first, at least as long aa you have proper cooling. When there's very little material below to bond to, the surface tension effects instead pull the outer to the inner perimeter if it's already there and make it go in the wrong place then curl because the extruded length is wrong for where it goes.

  • @1Wolverine2
    @1Wolverine2 5 місяців тому +2

    Well, it looks like we do learn something new everyday. 6 years in 3D Printing and always turned down on printing outer wall first. I'll have to test it now.
    Thanks for your time.

  • @sz12359
    @sz12359 6 місяців тому +48

    It's wall printing order.

    • @nyllie6239
      @nyllie6239 4 місяці тому

      thanks for the timesaver! plus travel distance threshold to 2 instead of 1 perhaps

    • @visualbasicimp
      @visualbasicimp Місяць тому +2

      Thank you! Jfc that was a convoluted video

    • @Reza1984_
      @Reza1984_ Місяць тому

      ​@@nyllie6239 what does the travel distance threshold 1 -> 2 do?

  • @ThereIsNoRoot
    @ThereIsNoRoot 6 місяців тому +6

    I'm testing this now and hoping for great improvements to dimensional accuracy for my Clickfinity Refined plates. One note: the description of the travel distance threshold is not clear at all, and since it's the most replayed part of the video I'm not the only one.
    I read around and from what I can tell from your video is that you have a travel distance threshold of 1mm and a Z hop type of Spiral. This causes Z-height movements when moving to another wall > 1mm away, slowing your print times (and probably heating up the filament more during that S hop time, causing dimensional issues). You recommend increasing the default to something like 2mm which reduced your print times. But this is only true because you have a Spiral Z hop type vs Slope, which combines Z movements with XY movements to reduce stringing.
    For me-Bambu Labs P1S w/0.6mm E3D ObXidian nozzle-the default value (under Printer Settings » Extruder » Retraction » Travel distance threshold) was 3mm with a Z Hop Type of Auto (aka Slope), so this is not applicable to me. Z Hop defines how the print head combines Z movements alongside XY movements. Keep in mind that some users are seeing scraping when the travel distance threshold is > 0mm. If this is the case then Z Hop Type to Normal might help at the cost of longer print times.
    The bottom of this Github issue is a great read for folks who want to learn the pros and cons of these settings: github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio/issues/3423

  • @mikecrane2782
    @mikecrane2782 7 місяців тому +4

    Well done for showing this in your prints, I kept switching between Orca and Bambu and got better results, but never realised what settings I changed as I discarded them. You've jogged the memory cells thank you :)

  • @daliasprints9798
    @daliasprints9798 7 місяців тому +49

    I've been trying to tell folks outer perimeters first is better for years but everybody looks at me like I'm crazy...

    • @PrintingPerspective
      @PrintingPerspective  7 місяців тому +11

      Haha! When you said it I wrote down the idea to test as it sounded interesting, but I was skeptical about it. Unfortunately it took 1 year till I got to test it and it completely changed my mind. I guess later than never is better, thanks for the great suggestion. :) Hopefully now way more people will be aware of it!

    • @kimmotoivanen
      @kimmotoivanen 7 місяців тому

      We've been taught for years that outer first makes 💩 overhangs 🙂
      Maybe slowing down on overhangs cures that 🤔

    • @daliasprints9798
      @daliasprints9798 7 місяців тому +2

      @@kimmotoivanen Not having 2015-era weakass cooling fixes that. 😁

    • @kimmotoivanen
      @kimmotoivanen 6 місяців тому +2

      @@daliasprints9798 maybe that too, though 2024 also has not so cool part coolings ;)

  • @ruffryder1337
    @ruffryder1337 3 місяці тому +7

    i don't understand why you don't experience any issues with overhangs. try circular objects with steep overhangs inside like inner threads. there "should" be adhesion problems due to no inner wall where the outer wall can be attached to to help compensate that there is almost no wall below where it can be printed on. that's the resulting famous spider net where there are straight lines in mid air instead of circles.

    • @Packman332
      @Packman332 21 день тому

      I haven't watched this full video yet, but I thought I would check the comments for people having issues with overhangs using this setting. I usually always print with 3 walls and heard that doing outer inner or inner, outer, inner, is the best for dimensional accuracy and how it looks on the outside and for the most part that's true. But depending on the model, I've definitely noticed an issue with curved surfaces where there is even a slight overhang or angled surface. I eventually gave up on it and only use it when I know it's a straight surface and I truly want the accuracy.

  • @yoavgilad1821
    @yoavgilad1821 7 місяців тому

    I don't tend to leave comments on videos, but I'll make an exception here - I had bad looking walls for a while now, and haven't thought about changing wall printing order. I just changed this simple setting and printed the best looking piece I ever made. Thank you so much!

  • @paulgrindley8192
    @paulgrindley8192 6 місяців тому

    I just recently got into 3D printing and switched to this method after watching your video. Made all the difference in the world. My prints look so much better. Thanks!!!

  • @osiris9679
    @osiris9679 7 місяців тому +11

    Ok. TESTED. Using the Built in Orca Tolerance test, I am able to get the hex key into the .05 Hole. Previously, I was only able to get down to the .2.
    The only change made to the printer was changing to Inner/Outer/Inner.

  • @robinstefanov5152
    @robinstefanov5152 7 місяців тому +2

    This solved all my outer line line problems, I thought it was weak cooling . I`ve never suspect that is the wall order so much important for print quality !! Thank you so much for sharing your experiments !!!

  • @Litl_Skitl
    @Litl_Skitl 7 місяців тому +3

    A while ago, I've also started printing infill before walls (infill-outer-inner), so that any points from bad pressure advance get kinda ironed flat by the head moving by. Might be cool to try as well.
    Awesome stuff as always!

  • @aaronmiller8625
    @aaronmiller8625 3 дні тому

    Discovered this when I was tuning my ender 3 I bought off a friend.. I tried the inner - outer - inner setting in orca and was floored by the sudden drastic improvement.

  • @terracoon9882
    @terracoon9882 6 місяців тому +1

    2:26 Thank you so much for this small piece of information, I already knew printing outer walls first improves quality, but this problem you are discussing here is also super important, while almost nobody seems to know about it.

  • @DrewLSsix
    @DrewLSsix 7 місяців тому +14

    I've had mild arguments with people that refuse to believe that dual gear extruders have any downside.

    • @Pappagar
      @Pappagar 7 місяців тому +5

      in engineering almost everything has Pros and Cons :)

    • @pizzablender
      @pizzablender 7 місяців тому +1

      Using a Titan clone... which is surprisingly good in a DD configuration. I wondered why, but I understand now.

    • @George.___
      @George.___ 7 місяців тому

      Would anti-backlash gears be practical for a dual gear extruder?
      OR
      Is a single gear extruder just better in all cases?

    • @testboga5991
      @testboga5991 6 місяців тому +2

      Dual gear became only a thing because back then the be all end all feature an extruder needed was flawless ninjaflex printing...

  • @TheCreat
    @TheCreat 7 місяців тому +9

    Just a note on the "prrecise wall", and why it didn't change much: it's intended purpose is to improve dimensional accuracy, which is the aspect I usually care most about. It's nice if it looks pretty, but I most of all want it to work and fit correctly. For that precise wall does exactly what it's supposed to, at least for me. Much less deviation.

    • @MiG82au
      @MiG82au 7 місяців тому +1

      Precise wall got me from hard interference at 0.10 mm clearance in the Orca tolerance test to totally free fit at 0.1 mm and light interference at 0.05 mm clearance.

    • @kimmotoivanen
      @kimmotoivanen 6 місяців тому

      If outer wall is printed in "free space", precise wall should not matter much. It would make outer shell weaker...

    • @TheCreat
      @TheCreat 6 місяців тому +1

      @@kimmotoivanen Oh yes, without a pre-existing neighboring inner wall, it should have no or negligible effect. I haven't exactly A/B tested that in great detail though.

  • @uujims3762
    @uujims3762 7 місяців тому +7

    Note that layer with to height ratio and extrousion multiplier also have a huge effect on overhangs and surface consistency

    • @TinSVM
      @TinSVM 7 місяців тому

      Nice, so what's the rule for that? Could you elaborate a bit more?

    • @PrintingPerspective
      @PrintingPerspective  7 місяців тому

      Most likely, I have used the most common ones of 0.42mm outer wall width and 0.2mm layer height.

    • @uujims3762
      @uujims3762 7 місяців тому

      @@TinSVM lower extrousion multiplier can led to better finish but weaker parts and vice versa (inner to outer wall order only)

    • @rainmannoodles
      @rainmannoodles 6 місяців тому +2

      That’s true, ratio is important.
      Think about a 0.4 nozzle printing 0.2 layers:
      XXXX
      XXXX
      XXXX
      XXXX
      Now cut the layer height in half:
      XXXX
      XXXX
      XXXX
      XXXX
      There’s much less overhang on each individual layer.

    • @Dark0Storm
      @Dark0Storm 6 місяців тому

      ​@@TinSVM
      For layer width and layer height I believe it's all about increasing the amount of overlap between one layer and the next.
      Larger line widths will overlap the previous layer a little more, improving adhesion and therefore overhang quality
      Similarly as you reduce the layer height the amount by which the next layer on an overhang is moved out by decreases (because there are more layers and so a finer "grain" to the stepping out), which increases the overlap between layers, improving adhesion and the overhang quality.

  • @wildcroissant
    @wildcroissant 5 місяців тому

    This small change gave me the biggest improvement of quality from all the changes. Including extruder/hotend/rails/kinetic bed. I don't need to upgrade anything anymore, and prints are superb, even under strong top-down lightning

  • @KilianGosewisch
    @KilianGosewisch 7 місяців тому +1

    same! for me when printing really fast, its even better for cooling and overhangs. Another thing I miss and am very confused by, slow down inner walls first/only. that way you will get a consistent surface finish even when slowing down for minimum layer time.

  • @commandercontraband
    @commandercontraband 23 дні тому +1

    makes perfect sense to me the hotter outer layer will look better, be stronger...it's a more natural progression

  • @andersevenrud
    @andersevenrud 7 місяців тому +2

    Just re-printed a Raspi case I found yesterday, but with OW. All the long straight surfaces came out much smoother, but the narrowest sections around the I/O, and the poles for the self-tapping screws came out a little bit bumpy. So a little bit hit and miss without any additional tuning, which I'll look into. So far I'm quite impressed. I've ignored this setting because I haven't really had any issues with tolerances and that Prusa Slicer has that tooltip that says it would reduce overall quality...

    • @Airbag888
      @Airbag888 5 місяців тому

      Where do you change that in Prusa slicer please?

    • @andersevenrud
      @andersevenrud 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Airbag888 Under "Advanced" in "Print Settings -> Layers and Perimiters" you'll find a checkbox with "External perminiters first". It's only visible if you have expert mode on (the red button).

    • @Airbag888
      @Airbag888 5 місяців тому +1

      @@andersevenrud thank you! Found it,

  • @PaulStevensonPinball
    @PaulStevensonPinball 3 місяці тому

    I've long had the theory that printing outside perimeters first would result in a better finish, as you could print & set the outside perfectly without any unwanted influence from inside layers. Yet, in my 8+ years of printing I've never actually tried it. I just assumed the pro's knew better, perhaps printing from inside to outside provided structural benefits that I couldn't understand, and of course I figured overhangs would be better inside-out. Just this week I've been fighting outer wall finish issues where inside structures show up as ghosted outlines on the outside, and while I again thought about trying this setting, I was too hesitant. Now I feel stupid for not at least trying this years ago. Thanks so much for putting this video together!!!

  • @olafmarzocchi6194
    @olafmarzocchi6194 6 місяців тому +1

    I started using Cura two years ago for the ultimaker 2+ connect I borrow from time to time and it had outer perimeters first by default.
    I was amazed by the quality and dimensional accuracy

  • @mo0seboy
    @mo0seboy 7 місяців тому +1

    Neat slicer trick. This made my layer lines on CF-PETG look massively better.

  • @hotfix7387
    @hotfix7387 6 місяців тому +2

    I have been enjoying your videos for a while now and you appear to be a fellow engineer. So it was time to pony up and join as a member to support you. I hope these types of videos keep coming and that others follow my lead.

    • @PrintingPerspective
      @PrintingPerspective  6 місяців тому +1

      Thank you so much! It is very nice to hear when people say they like videos, especially when it comes from an engineer. It confirms that the content is moving in the direction I want it to move. :)

  • @Becvar80
    @Becvar80 6 місяців тому

    I am currently printing some printer feet in TPU. The first two were printed with my old settings, second two are printing with In/Out/In, and I can already see a clear difference in quality.

  • @incognito_282
    @incognito_282 7 місяців тому +2

    One of the best "3d printing tips" videos, thank you

  • @_..-.._..-.._
    @_..-.._..-.._ 4 місяці тому

    You’re correct, OW first is better for everything if your cooling setup is more than enough. The outer first with enough air cools instantly because it’s a tiny amount of plastic, IW first has the outer wall getting heat from the still-cooling inner wall. Cooling makes the difference!

  • @RexAnothership
    @RexAnothership 5 місяців тому

    For tight tolerance or for quality surface I always use outer wall first but depending on the finish I need 0.4mm outer wall with 0.07 layer height and 0.7mm infill with 0.2mm layer height to make up for slower perimeter speed. This works great for overhangs and surface finish as it prints 3 layers of outer wall before 1 pass of the infill. This is done with a 0.6mm nozzle.

  • @Plumpkatt1
    @Plumpkatt1 3 місяці тому

    I'm glad to hear you bring this up I've been telling people this since I began using orca over a year ago. I also like using the same painter to move move seems so that they're closer to one another which minimizes travel and stringing

  • @dirtydan2806
    @dirtydan2806 5 місяців тому

    I've known about this for a few years. Its main downsides are long travel moves will leave a gap due to nozzle pressure and it's impossible to print ID threads with OW first. Also ironing can also cause a gap due to low nozzle pressure.

  • @dr.fischie1801
    @dr.fischie1801 2 місяці тому +1

    "In-Out-In" should improve the print quality only if you have more than 2 wall loops. Otherwise it wouldn't change anything because it already starts from the inside wall on default. So "In-Out-In" doesn't change much in that case.
    Bambu Studio for example uses 2 walls as default.

  • @thds4815
    @thds4815 2 місяці тому

    A huge improvement to print quality for me was to check the wheels on X and Y axis, they where over-tightened from the manufacturer and the ride wasn't smooth. Check the bumpiness of your axis by moving bed or toolhead manually. They should be barely in contact not squished !

  • @makers_lab
    @makers_lab 5 місяців тому

    I experimented with this a few months ago on our Bambus, and for the models we were printing it made no difference or was worse, but it's definitely one of the settings to be aware of when dialing in the quality. I'm really surprised at your "before" results though as I've never had prints look so poor from Bambu other than when I had some damp pla. It's just consistently good.

  • @Festivejelly
    @Festivejelly 7 місяців тому +1

    Inner out inner is the best but remember overhangs will perform worse, so you need to lower the layer height to help compensate. Also Orca and Bambu slicer do a crap job of converting arcs when using arachne, so run it through arc welder afterwards.

    • @Festivejelly
      @Festivejelly 7 місяців тому

      Also if you have an X1C you can just add an extra aux fan on the right and your overhangs will be much better.

  • @versus023
    @versus023 Місяць тому

    this should be stickied in every 3d printing group ever.

  • @jonnygreenjeans
    @jonnygreenjeans 6 місяців тому

    Ngl I thought this was just going to be some clickbait but damn, the proof is in the pudding!! You’re right it does seem counterintuitive. I’m going to try this out for myself but it’s hard to deny all of your testing and obviously clear results. Great job on enriching our community. Damn near perfect prints ahead!! 😎

  • @awjaaa
    @awjaaa 3 місяці тому

    Confirming - best print quality I've ever had. And, my stuff is super-callibrated, even for each filament (and THOSE being re-callibrated after each change of filament).
    I personally am tending to believe that doing the outer wall first is also giving you a very slight and temporary draft shield on each and every layer.

  • @willofthemaker
    @willofthemaker 7 місяців тому +1

    Been usong outer wall first for a while. Definitely well worth it. Minimal infill disturbances shown on the outside.
    I have one model that I sell as a physical process where itnis causing me issues due to overhang. I wonder if i can do a local section of inner wall first just in the overhang area. Could be interesting to explore it

  • @EngineeringNibbles
    @EngineeringNibbles 7 місяців тому +7

    Would be great if slicers were smarter and could do outer walls first except when it results in floating sections

    • @ferdinandhenkel4567
      @ferdinandhenkel4567 7 місяців тому +3

      Jeah. I think there is still an insane amount of optimization to do when it comes to slicers.

    • @PrintingPerspective
      @PrintingPerspective  7 місяців тому +4

      Compared to when I was getting into 3D printing and using Cura to today's Orca Slicer, it's like day and night, we have so many great features now that it is crazy. But yeah I have no doubt that SoftFever will optimize it down the line.

  • @tjCooper88
    @tjCooper88 5 місяців тому +2

    You're using Inner-outer-inner option? Or Outer-inner? In the settings?

  • @Artof3drendering
    @Artof3drendering 7 місяців тому

    tested on the bambu a1 and work perfect! thanks mate for this tips

  • @AustinVojta
    @AustinVojta 6 місяців тому +2

    You earned a new subscriber with this one. Super fascinating idea, to-the-point video, and a good comparison of results. Well done, keep it up! Excited to check out the other videos on your channel and see what else you have in store in the future. Going to give I/O/I walls a shot on my printer right now!

  • @BrianVoelker
    @BrianVoelker 7 місяців тому +3

    Wow im going to try this now. It makes a lot of sense after watching your video. Thanks!

    • @PrintingPerspective
      @PrintingPerspective  7 місяців тому

      Hopefully it will lead to improvements like I saw on my prints, now I set it to every profile I have ;D

    • @BrianVoelker
      @BrianVoelker 7 місяців тому

      @@PrintingPerspective I wonder why it's not drfault

  • @kebiamkazaok5056
    @kebiamkazaok5056 6 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for this video! I came across this setting, probably three or four years ago and noticed the improved quality. In that time. I probably watched over 1000 videos on 3-D printing and yours is the first and only one I’ve ever seen that suggested this setting. 7:27

  • @_..-.._..-.._
    @_..-.._..-.._ 4 місяці тому

    I’ve been on the fence about getting an A1 or A1 mini with AMS but I’ve seen some build cheapness that scares me, I can’t see that A1 extruder lasting long enough for my use. My most-used printer is a modified AnkerMake M5c on linear rails and it has roughly 3000 print hours on the stock hotend, stock belts, stock carriage, only changes were rails and Noctua hot end fan, it’s a beast, wish it were open source.

  • @Spartacusse
    @Spartacusse 5 місяців тому +1

    I'll try that. In Cura it's called "Wall Ordering".
    Also, if you find a solution for those Bulged lines which some people refer to as "Benchy hull line" we'd all be grateful, since not even Prusa found a solution in their article about it.

    • @thebigdr
      @thebigdr 5 місяців тому

      Thanks. Wondered where Cura had that

  • @austinvickymoore3656
    @austinvickymoore3656 4 місяці тому

    Good informative video! Thanks ill have to play around with the setting for sure! My first printer arrives tomorrow!!!

  • @olafmarzocchi6194
    @olafmarzocchi6194 6 місяців тому

    Since you talk about surface finish, have you ever read the article called "Filament Width Compensation Experiments"? (Links not always allowed in YB, no idea why).
    It uses a Hall effect sensor to measure filament diameter and Klipper compensates for it.
    And you know what I found out today? The Q1 pro has a filament runout sensor on the extruder which is not a simple switch but actually a Hall filament width sensor! Just it's not used as diameter sensor, only as runout.
    Maybe you could try to calibrate it and enable it to see how it performs, if it helps or not. The author of the article writes that with that sensor he basically doesn't need to fine tune the extrusion multiplier for each filament, they end up all at about the same value.

  • @GabrielPalileo
    @GabrielPalileo 7 місяців тому

    A lot of my recent prints have had some decent overhangs, which has always prevented me from using sandwich mode out of caution - guess I'll have to give it a go once again!

  • @Beanpapac15
    @Beanpapac15 6 місяців тому

    I first noticed this while tuning print settings for a large format printer at work but completely forgot about it after I started using Bambu/Vorons because the print quality was always good enough

  • @ucirello
    @ucirello 5 місяців тому

    At the time of Ender 3 Pro and Prusa MK3S+, I heard once Tim from TH3D to claim that his E3 printed better than Prusas. I thought he was BSing me, but that indeed true. That was the earliest signal that single gear extruder produced nicer prints. The second event that made me a single gear extruder partisan was several bad experiences with the BMG extruders - not only the quality wasn't great, they were uncomfortable to use. And the third event that consolidated my interest for single gear extruder was the amazing experience I had with the EZR extruder. So when I started building DYI printers, I was kind of upset to see they opted for dual gear extruders. That's up to G2 came out, I am converting them to G2 and except from some initial calibration (and getting the gears to accommodate in the gear box) the quality is very nice IMO. At least slightly better than my best tuned CW2.

  • @olafmarzocchi6194
    @olafmarzocchi6194 5 місяців тому +1

    The latest Orca also has an option to NOT slow down outer walls, so that their appearance is more consistent, no matter the overall layer time. You'll be amazed by the results.

    • @PrintingPerspective
      @PrintingPerspective  5 місяців тому

      Yup, this feature combined with printing the outer wall first will be great. Can't wait for the official release.

    • @xKenn
      @xKenn 4 місяці тому

      What is the setting called?

    • @olafmarzocchi6194
      @olafmarzocchi6194 4 місяці тому

      @@xKenn do not slow down for external perimeter, in material properties

  • @kjhaglfjhgfasd
    @kjhaglfjhgfasd 7 місяців тому +10

    I want to try and make this clear… we should use the inner/outter/inner setting? Lmao. This video became a little obscure in the details. Overhangs are bad with this setting, but overall it’s better…?

  • @LordHolley
    @LordHolley 4 місяці тому

    I'm surprised this isn't just the standard way to print. I'm new to 3D printing but just in my tinkering I discovered it. I was pleasantly surprised how much nicer Prince turned out.

  • @RoseKindred
    @RoseKindred 5 місяців тому

    I used a similiar option with Cura and it was a game changer in my quality. I was chasing ghosts and z-seams and over extrustion... One change and it became so smooth afterwards.

    • @danabu-reish8743
      @danabu-reish8743 4 місяці тому

      I've been looking on Cura and can't find the setting for that. You mind telling me what you did to get that?

  • @kolt9307
    @kolt9307 7 місяців тому

    Thankyou for this, I really mean it. I have been having issues with My K1 Max for months, tried everything. I used your suggested wall settings and the 2 mm thing and pow! My print layer lines have finally gone

  • @Sentinel372
    @Sentinel372 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for your work.
    For me Inner outer inner walls is slightly better but the seams are less beautiful. Have you changed the seam settings?

  • @AndrewLeeiniceguy
    @AndrewLeeiniceguy 7 місяців тому

    Wow! The quality of my prints are so clean!! Thank you

  • @bruceyoung1343
    @bruceyoung1343 7 місяців тому

    VERY INTERESTING. ALWAYS LOOKING ON HOW TO IMPROVE PRINTS. I’ll have to try ORCA SLICER

  • @ChrisHarmon1
    @ChrisHarmon1 6 місяців тому

    Some of my best prints came off a Kossel Mini I built way back in 2014 that had a bearing for idler vs driven hobbed idler gear. That said, I'm not a big fan of concave hobbed drive gear or idler, because the filament can walk up the sides of the idler and/or hobbed gear which essentially changes the gear ratio, think CVT transmission and the filament is the belt.

  • @Mr.Titanium1911
    @Mr.Titanium1911 Місяць тому

    This was ULTRA informative. Thank you for educating me :)

  • @noahkatz9616
    @noahkatz9616 6 місяців тому

    This is great, subscribed!
    Question: At 3:33 at the bottom of the page shown, it says " When this feature is enabled in OrcaSlicer, the overlap between the outer wall and its adjacent inner wall is set to zero. This ensures that the overall strength of the printed part is unaffected."
    It seems to me that there would then be little or no adhesion between the two adjacent lasers and thus the part would be weaker.

  • @Orselonn
    @Orselonn 7 місяців тому

    Thank you very much for this video. I had no idea that with this simple option, I could improve the print quality so much. With ESUN's ABS+, the quality improved quite a bit for me.

  • @AustinDennis
    @AustinDennis 7 місяців тому +1

    This setting made me realize how underwhelming the StealthBurner’s cooling is. Moving over to a DragonBurner so I can turn this back on with ABS

    • @PrintingPerspective
      @PrintingPerspective  7 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, the Stealthburner is more for looks, its cooling is very weak, though it is enough for ABS.

  • @Doyle69
    @Doyle69 3 місяці тому +1

    Mine is on the way I copied a few of your settings to the Slicer before it arrives.
    I spotted retraction amount before wiping is set to 50% from stock 0% Should I also change this to 50%?
    Also, you mention and show to change 2mm to 1mm, but the video shows just before video changes it is set back to 2mm, is 1mm or 2mm we need to change? Thanks :)

  • @supercurioTube
    @supercurioTube 7 місяців тому

    That's awesome, I'm gonna try! I appreciate you included the comment about the tradeoff as well

  • @MichaelPetito
    @MichaelPetito 2 місяці тому

    Your videos are great! I wish there was some better explanation for why OW first makes such a big difference, but the results themselves are compelling.

    • @PrintingPerspective
      @PrintingPerspective  2 місяці тому +1

      Thanks, it is just because when we print the OW first it doesn't get influenced by IWs. When we print the IWs first each IW is printed slightly squished to the previous one. That introduces inconsistency that gets worse and worse the more walls there are in the print. :)

    • @MichaelPetito
      @MichaelPetito 2 місяці тому

      @@PrintingPerspective Right, agreed. But it's still not entirely clear why precise wall doesn't have the same effect since it adjusts the wall spacing to avoid the squish. Also if you print with only 2 perimeters so that you truly have only the OW to print first, why wouldn't the flow rate effect mentioned at 1:38 make the first OW extrusion even more inconsistent?

  • @LoveandKindness_Z
    @LoveandKindness_Z 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for the helpful video. Do you have the solution how to get rid of wall bulge at transition from base floor to wall?

  • @Smokinjoewhite
    @Smokinjoewhite Місяць тому

    I wonder if the reason overhangs exceeded expectation is due to the outer wall cooling better because it's not laying against still hot material. The outer wall can cool faster as a result.

  • @tinkertv
    @tinkertv 7 місяців тому

    Awesome to see the results really looking better and better! Congrats! 👌

  • @PoorManGarage
    @PoorManGarage 4 місяці тому

    So next question to test. If you go ow first can you then increase layer width without losing quality. Cuz if so you could do less walls at larger width and decrease print times too

  • @Hotwire_RCTrix
    @Hotwire_RCTrix 4 місяці тому

    I have always done this. It just seems to make sense.

  • @deucedeuce1572
    @deucedeuce1572 6 місяців тому

    Most of this has been my experience also. I can't speak to the overhangs though. My overhangs are better than before, but I cannot say for sure that it's because of this setting. I didn't notice it right away, but that's probably because I didn't immediately print things with overhangs before and after making the change.

  • @deucedeuce1572
    @deucedeuce1572 4 місяці тому

    Outer walls first was important for me, because it improved accuracy and stopped hopes from printing undersized... and it also ended up increasing print quality by a good amount. I use only a mostly factory Ender 3 and get extremely good quality prints from it. I temporarily upgraded the hot end with a Micro Swiss, but for some reason I just can't get it to work right. I have constant partial-clogging and poor quality prints that break easily, because some layers were printed with partial clogs (and the layers are thin walls). I have to go back to the original hot end until I can find a better replacement, but I have no idea what to buy. I don't have a lot of money, but I just want to be able to print CF Nylon. I probably should have just gone with an all metal heat brake, but I was told that the Micro Swiss was the way to go. Also have a Sprite Extruder (not installed) that would be nice to be able to use... but the important thing is being able to print good quality with PLA+ and CF Nylon. Don't care too much about anything else, although higher speed would be nice.

  • @FakcioR
    @FakcioR 7 місяців тому +2

    So suggested one is inner/outer/inner. What about outer/inner setting?

    • @PrintingPerspective
      @PrintingPerspective  7 місяців тому +1

      I mean, give it a try, it is very easy to do that. In my opinion, the iw/ow/iw order makes more sense for better results.

  • @ripmax333
    @ripmax333 3 місяці тому

    did you also try this on Prusa Slicer? Any recommendations for who uses that Slicer?

  • @cubedude76
    @cubedude76 5 місяців тому

    I never would have guessed wow thanks for sharing!

  • @Prevettspecialdesign
    @Prevettspecialdesign 7 місяців тому +1

    Nice find, going to try it tonight. Just found your channel, and it’s fantastic! 😊

  • @TripasGarage
    @TripasGarage 6 місяців тому

    Great video! I have also been using this setting for a little while now and it’s great. Thanks for the video.

  • @striff
    @striff 3 місяці тому

    I'm new to this, you mention Orca Slicer, but looks like you are using BamBu software?
    Does Orca slicer integrate with Bambu's software.

  • @ashbroom196
    @ashbroom196 2 місяці тому

    I'd be interested to know if this would affect or improve strength, not just make it look much better

  • @johnslugger
    @johnslugger 3 місяці тому +1

    *Fuzz is the quick and hassle free option. 0.3 +0.3*

  • @melmskilemz6307
    @melmskilemz6307 4 місяці тому

    Think you overlooked that the bambu a1 has adaptive flow compensation so it knows the pressure in the nozzle

  • @maltoNitho
    @maltoNitho 5 місяців тому

    Sub’d. My mind is a little blown. Can’t wait to try all this out!

  • @bokrayoomjdeed
    @bokrayoomjdeed 3 місяці тому

    nice info thanks , however one question can you send me from where you got the design of the green box that you printed in your video i just loved how the box look like. thanks again.

  • @andyspoo2
    @andyspoo2 5 місяців тому

    There doesn't seem to be an option for this is Prusa Slicer, but apparently Orca slicer has it (which is based on Prusa slicer).

  • @DEADma3au
    @DEADma3au 2 місяці тому

    I'm Russian and I clearly understand your English, bro. ;) Thx for ur help.

  • @edkim962
    @edkim962 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for doing this test!

  • @boehserenkel
    @boehserenkel 6 місяців тому

    As of my testing I get nearly the same result with precise wall as with IOI Walls and also better overhangs. Also for IOI you obviously need 3 walls. I usually print with 2 + PW

  • @rgscherbak
    @rgscherbak Місяць тому

    Great information. Please consider using an audio de-esser on forthcoming videos