Difference between revisions of "SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion/Extrusion Width/Outside Perimeters"

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|A modifier of the [[Slice Settings/Printer/Extruder/Extruder X/Nozzle Diameter|width of the extrusion]] when printing outside perimeters.
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|A modifier of the [[Settings/Printer/Extruder/Extruder X/Nozzle Diameter|width of the extrusion]] when printing outside perimeters.
  
 
Can be useful to fine-adjust actual print size when objects print larger or smaller than specified in the digital model.|*millimeters (mm)  
 
Can be useful to fine-adjust actual print size when objects print larger or smaller than specified in the digital model.|*millimeters (mm)  
 
*percent (%)
 
*percent (%)
  
Set to 0 to use [[Slice Settings/Printer/Extruder/Extruder X/Nozzle Diameter|default extrusion width]].|
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Set to 0 to use [[Settings/Printer/Extruder/Extruder X/Nozzle Diameter|default extrusion width]].|
  
 
=== mm ===
 
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=== % ===
 
=== % ===
  
In this example, the [[Slice Settings/Printer/Extruder/Extruder X/Nozzle Diameter|nozzle size set under Printer settings]] will be modified by 90%. For this example, the nozzle size was 0.5 mm, so the adjusted size will be 0.45 mm.
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In this example, the [[Settings/Printer/Extruder/Extruder X/Nozzle Diameter|nozzle size set under Printer settings]] will be modified by 90%. For this example, the nozzle size was 0.5 mm, so the adjusted size will be 0.45 mm.
  
 
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Revision as of 14:16, 20 January 2016

A screenshot of the Outside Perimeters setting as seen in MatterControl's SETTINGS pane.

Function

A modifier of the width of the extrusion when printing outside perimeters.

Can be useful to fine-adjust actual print size when objects print larger or smaller than specified in the digital model.

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 0.3 mm.

Outside Perimeters-ss-ex.png

%

In this example, the nozzle size set under Printer settings will be modified by 90%. For this example, the nozzle size was 0.5 mm, so the adjusted size will be 0.45 mm.

Outside Perimeters-ss-ex1.png