The quality of a print seems to depend to a large extent on the quality of the Gcode generated by CAM software. Many of us use Slic3r with varying degrees of success, but in the excitement of printing objects, who of us has taken to time to examine the many variables that can be used to modify the output of this CAM software?

I invite you to post a short description of a variable you have applied, and an explanation of what results were achieved. For example,

Filament Diameter.
This variable is used by the software to calculate the feed rate of filament into the extruder to meet the needs of the extruder as determined by the nozzle diameter and the travel rate. It is also used to calculate the length of filament required to print the object.

The easiest result to observe is the length of filament required to print the object if this value is changed from, say. 3mm to 1.75mm.

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