Qidi Tech 1 - Replicator 1 clone

[DaveB]

Do you mean outside-inside first setting? If so it doesn't make a difference.

Layer > Outline Direction > Outside-In (vs Inside-Out) I guess that should tell me something, but darn if I know what it is...

[Talon 3D]

I flipped the direction on the bow of Benchy.
So far it is printing well.
I lowered the bed temp to 50, 185 extrusion and went down a bit closer to the bed with the bed leveling.
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[wirlybird]

Layer > Outline Direction > Outside-In (vs Inside-Out) I guess that should tell me something, but darn if I know what it is...

That's it. I thought that outside-in would help but nothing.

[jfkansas]

That's it. I thought that outside-in would help but nothing.

Try a -.4 on the extra restart. 1.4 retract.

[wirlybird]

Try a -.4 on the extra restart. 1.4 retract.

The negative restart starts to reduce the excess on the seam but has the unwanted side effect of under extrusion in other areas of the print especially short runs.

I will try again and I assume also the retraction speed you suggested?

Do you suggest outside-in or the opposite?

[jfkansas]

I always go inside out. A negative restart shouldn't cause underextrusion. Are you forcing retract every layer?

[DaveB]

Interesting.
Have you made the changes to your printer to be able to print the flexible filament?
I am still deciding on it for mine.

Yes, I am using this feed carriage in one of my extruders. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:857200 Although I have not yet tried Ninjaflex filament in it.

[jfkansas]

Check to see if extruder hold is on or off in the front panel.

The negative restart starts to reduce the excess on the seam but has the unwanted side effect of under extrusion in other areas of the print especially short runs.

I will try again and I assume also the retraction speed you suggested?

Do you suggest outside-in or the opposite?

[wirlybird]

Check to see if extruder hold is on or off in the front panel.

Ok, I will. What does that do?

[jfkansas]

From sailfish manual. I know it says 3mm but it does have effect on 1.75mm... Just not as much.

This is primarily meant for extruders that use 3 millimeter filament.This ensures that, throughout the entire print, the extruder’sstepper motor is kept engaged and does not allow the filament tocreep out. This is mostly a problem with extruders that accept 3millimeter filament, as larger filament generates more back pressure.Therefore, this option is intended to counteract the tendency offilament to back out of the extruder when the stepper motor istemporarily disabled, a command some slicerswill add to theprint command file (for instance, ReplicatorG). For Cupcakeprinters the default is on; for all other printers, the default isoff.