Tips for using other nozzle sizes in Cura?

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Tips for using other nozzle sizes in Cura?

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Should I let Cura do the driving to print at 0.8 and others?

I love the idea of cutting my 24 14-hour prints in half! But my first try with 0.8 seemed to give me trouble, it looked like underextrusion....or something. I guess I need to good test piece that doesn't take long.

I'm a bit unsure about the shell settings and infill. My BB-8 parts, printed at 0.4, call for ...

6 shells, 6 top and 6 bottom
0.2 to .25mm layer
50% infill

To fit the build plate, I am not using brim, just 2-3 skirt lines to get the print head good and primed

Anders suggested adjusting the fan setting. I'm not sure if that should vary with the bigger nozzle?

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Re: Tips for using other nozzle sizes in Cura?

Post by reibuehl »

With my UM2 and the old (15.04.xx) Cura, the switch from 0.4 to 0.8 nozzle is really just setting the new nozzle size in Cura and writing the g-code to the SD. I never had to tweak any settings there. Not sure if it is still the same with the new 2.x Cura versions as they seemed to have changed a few defaults there - see Anders post about the part cooling fan starting at 0.3 instead of 2.0mm.
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