Wipe Shield Distance

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A screenshot of the Wipe Shield Distance setting as seen in MatterControl's SETTINGS pane.

Function

Creates a perimeter around the part on which to wipe the other nozzle when printing using dual extrusion. Set to 0 to disable.

*Experimental feature.

Parameters

• millimeters (mm)

Example(s)

mm

For this example, Calibration - Box.stl is the model used.

In this example, two Calibration Boxes are side-by-side, each printed by a different extruder. The wipe shield can be seen around the perimeter, 6 mm away from the model.