My first post. Got the printer just before Xmas. Learning curve was steep, but I have most figured out. I have designed a couple of objects in tinkercad, and printed them ok. The dimensions of my design vs the printed object differ maybe 1% to 2%. I print a cylinder designed at 9.7mm dia prints at 9.6mm dia. Is this something I need to make allowance for in the cad design?
Hi,
Did you calibrate your filaments?
Regarding the design, as in another manufacturing process, it is necessary to consider parts tolerances, especially if they intend to be assembled.
I would leave the design correct and try adjusting these things in the slicer:
If this doesn’t help, I’d still leave the CAD design with correct dimensions, and scale in the slicer. There are some excellent posts on the subject somewhere on this forum IIRC.
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Thank you I haven’t looked at those settings yet, but will. I was planning on making the interference adjusted in the cad, which I will do. And adjust this somewhat in the printer settings.
Hi @markwhitnell717
Did you find a solution for this problem? I’m facing this issue.
The strange thing is that the STL model els what I download from the web print out perfectly. But my model which is exported from Fusion 360 is printing a 180x207mm plate into a 178x205mm plate.
What filament are you using? Some filaments (e.g. ABS) love to shrink as they cool
Hello Sir,
So I tried ith PLA and PETG for now. Both show the same symptom
New P1S. Same issue. Makes it unusable for the work I do. Any tips/fix?