Difference between revisions of "SETTINGS/Filament/Material/Properties/Diameter"

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|The actual diameter of the filament used for printing. Measure 5 times with calipers, throw out the top and bottom, and average the remaining 3.|*millimeters (mm)
 
|The actual diameter of the filament used for printing. Measure 5 times with calipers, throw out the top and bottom, and average the remaining 3.|*millimeters (mm)
  
== [[Custom GCode Variables|Custom GCode Variable]] ==
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== [[Custom G-Code Variables|Custom G-Code Variable]] ==
  
 
<code>filament_diameter</code>|
 
<code>filament_diameter</code>|

Revision as of 12:59, 13 January 2016

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

Function

The actual diameter of the filament used for printing. Measure 5 times with calipers, throw out the top and bottom, and average the remaining 3.

Parameters

  • millimeters (mm)

Custom G-Code Variable

filament_diameter

Example(s)

mm

In this example, the filament diameter is 1.75 mm.

Diameter-ss-ex.png