why does simplify 3d not show my whole model

Click 'select all' then click 'continuous printing layer by layer' to combine the two processes into one gcode file.īEWARE. When you click on 'Prepare' you will see the 'Select Processes for Preparation' dialog box. Here's an example of using two processes to get a good first layer down followed by very fine print settings without needing to get the bed nearly perfect to start. I don't know why they don't define these by 'layer' rather than 'height' but you can just multiply the layer height by the number of layers to get the height of any part of the object. THE KEY to doing this is using the 'start printing at height' and 'stop printing at height' settings to tell the slicer when to apply each 'process'. The top of the first layer will be level relative to the extruder head so you can print super fine layers without problems. THEN, on the subsequent layers make a new process that uses lower layer heights and possibly smaller nozzle diameters to give a fine and detailed finish. Think of it as a raft without using the raft setting. You can print the FIRST layer using a separate 'process' with a thicker layer setting and wider Nozzle Diameter setting to take out some of the tedious leveling and Z-offset accuracy required to print very low first layer heights. Print the first layer thick then subsequent layers as thin as you want.

They should rename 'Nozzle Diameter' to 'extrusion width' since you can print really nice parts with the nozzle diameter setting at 0.07 mm but using a 0.35mm physical nozzle diameter. Using a smaller nozzle diameter setting will give you a much finer print and parts when combined with lower layer heights parts look super smooth. You can print using settings all the way down to 0.05mm layer height and 0.07 Nozzle Diameter. Use small layer height and nozzle diameter settings for fine finishes - MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THE 'EXTRUSION WIDTH' 'AUTO' BOX CHECKED. I don't know how much better it is but I'm sure some things are improved.

If you have Simplify then download the newest version. Install the newest version - Simplify 3D 2.0.1 is out. These are a few things I've discovered by trial and error recently that have made my prints look much better. Feel free to post better ways to accomplish the same things.

Why does simplify 3d not show my whole model