No you can't over extrude to fill in gaps where there is no tool paths. That is not how 3d print works. Fix the tool paths... Other parts of the print already show signs of over extrusion.
A 3d extruder isn't a caulk gun...
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Stay away from Makerbot who is probably going to go bust by the end of the year. They have already moved all production to China, reduced the price of the VERY ancient Rep 2 and is selling, globally, 8 printers a day. Don't fall for that Rep 2 trap as I think you will like the Qidi very much and their support is pretty awesome so I have been told.
Bull shit, the walls look just fine. 3d is nothing like a caulk gun. You never pump more and more plastic into a space like a caulk gun. You melt and smash a precise amount of plastic along a tool path. That's it. If there are gaps you have to fix the tool paths.
No, an extruder pushes more plastic when it moves faster, and less when it moves slower. An extruder never stops to fill in an area, like a caulk gun. The print head moves from current position, to next, and extrudes a calculated amount of plastic when moving. Then does it again and again and again.
Nozzle size has nothing to do with it unless the nozzle is variable size while extruding. Of which I've never seen. Maybe they have those things in the Clay 3d world, but that isn't what we are talking about. Your making my head hurt, just like when I hear Trump talk. lol
No, nozzle size is constant. It is part of the calculation, but it isn't a variable like print head speed and extruder stepper speeds are.
Ah much better with his posts ignored. No value listening to him any more. Can only imagine when he gets the printer... Ug.
How do I ignore on here? Oh, it is Ugh and not Ug. I knew I smelt a BS artist when I first saw your posts and either you are one or completely ignorant but in either case I will find out how to ignore your posts on here if there is a way.
Found it and good bye to you - http://3dprintboard.com/profile.php?do=ignorelist
I apologize to the rest of you but he came off on me and I will attack back especially when I know something like the orifice size of a nozzle affects pressure and how much plastic can come out, or any material for that fact.
Back to the original post that started this fiasco I will simply say if you were using Marlin, instead of Sailfish, to do a test of 100mm of filament and extrude it and see if 100mm is extruded exactly (mid air not printing) and if not you adjust your e-steps. On Sailfish it is similarly done I do believe. Once you know that is perfect then go from there.
After a few test cubes I am pretty happy with it.
Did a test print of the 3D Benchy though there are a few issues with it that you all may be able to guide me to fix.
Mainly top layers seem too thin (see picture).
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Settings are as follows.
Printed setting in Simplify3D
High quality
PLA
Extruder layer 1 at 230 degress
layer 2 at 240 degrees
No heated bed
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Any advice on how to improve this would be greatly appreciated
WOW, way too hot for PLA. I haven't even seen ABS that I have purchased at 230c-240c. Try and lower those temps and repeat that test unless this PLA is an oddity demanding those sorts of temps. Most PLA I have used want around 200c (give or take 10c either way).