Difference between revisions of "SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion/Extrusion Width/First Layer"

Revision as of 13:37, 1 December 2016

A screenshot of the First Layer setting as seen in MatterControl's SETTINGS pane.

Function

A modifier of the width of the extrusion for the first layer of the print.

A value greater than 100% can help with adhesion to the print bed.

Parameters

• millimeters (mm)
• percent (%)

Set to 0 to use default extrusion width.

Example(s)

mm

In this example, the adjusted nozzle diameter for the first layer extrusion will be 0.5 mm.

%

In this example, the nozzle diameter set under Printer settings will be modified by 110%. For this example, the nozzle size was 0.4 mm, so the adjusted size will be 0.44 mm.