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Hi mopar,

To be honest I just used the same MakerFarm config files that they supplied. Seemed to work fine.

But use Simplify3D now.

Tony

Sounds lovely! But unclear after reading the thread what is the problem being solved? So far my 8" i3v has been as expected. Very good!

Yes precautions need to be taken but little more than normal household chemicals.

Anyone got any good links for the i3v. I've seen zen masters vids for i3 but that slows things down a lot it seems?

Is this worth exploring?

I did a bit of an experiment tonight.

Printed a very small piece (an Audi branded key fob) in two colours - White and black at 0.1 layer height.

Came out very nice (didn't really need...

I have always used hot bed (70C) with PLA and its been brilliant. But with the hair spray tip. You are the pro however :-). The hair spray wears off after a couple of prints so needs to be...

I'd probably cut circles rather than wedges if I wanted to do this but my fear would be uneven heat distribution on the hot bed depending on how you have insulated.

Are you trying for really fast...

I did play with this and some very good youtube videos but I failed on how to do sketches - yes I can extrude one sketch on a plane but couldn't get how to do multiple ones on the same plane with...

I must admit to struggling with this tool.

Just today I wanted to use a cube to subtract from the main body (comprised of several parts) which had some overhangs. Those parts were merged.

It...

This is probably a hit and miss thing, but I sourced my glass from a very cheap photo frame. I just ripped out the glass and threw the rest of frame away. Worked for me, but I would guess the...

Thank you!

I tried printing this with Slic£r... http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:925556

It failed very badly. Just a brick!

With S3D it was perfect and worked immediately. No trying to...

OK - I have bought simplify3d.

This was about 100 GBP. This equates to:
- About 5 kilo of filament
- About 38 pints of decent beer
- About 14 bottles of reasonable wine
- About 600 miles on...

Sounds great! Have to save up the pennies.

What does it do that the free ones do not? Or possibly the question is what does it do better? There has to be a reason to buy something.

Just did a test print and worked perfectly so thank you very much!

I used the three files I mentioned as I needed the object and the mesh in one view to place it correctly. As I said, this file...

So if I understand, I have the model I wish to print. I place the new object where I want to change things.

So I end up with three STLs:
1: A file with the object AND the block where changes...

That's very interesting! But how does one create the 'modifier mesh' in say 123D? Google was not helpful on this.

I have just read that Simpify3D can do this. That's 150 USD (100 GBP) and I have not bought any software so far as no reason to, but this is tempting.

I wish they would do a trial version, but...

Brilliant tip! Thank you.

Hello,

Is there any software where I can vary the level of infill between two given layer numbers.

For if I want a few layers to be extra tough, I can specify?

I am printing something that...

I discovered I installed this incorrectly. The mount to the extruder is slightly offset. I reversed and no drag now. I probably did not read the instructions.

A 40mm fan from Maplins (UK high...

I've printed and what a lovely design - attached but no fan yet and yes it does seem perfect. Slight drag on first layer but does not seem to interfer with the print. It does obscure the E3d fan...

Don't know then.

But you could use it to your advantage :-) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35171408

Can anyone recommend a fan shroud for the bed to aid bridging - like to give it a go.

I3v 8"
Standard Gregs Extruder
E3D-V6 hotend (which has a fan already on the upper part of the block)
...

So what I was suggesting was raise the z axis a fair bit and then extrude via a tool such as pronterface. That's my procedure for loading new filament and running it through to change colours for...