Tag: Simplify3D

  • PrusaSlicer profiles

    As commented before, I have been working on converting to using PrusaSlicer for my 3d printing and slicing. This has the advantage of a stock, supported configuration for the i3MK3s. However, it has required quite a bit of adjustments to the configuration, in order to run “well”. I continue to have challenges with supports, especially…

  • PrusaSlicer

    Experimenting a bit with my 3d printing slicer program, and rapidly becoming a convert to the PrusaSlicer option. Not only is it fully supported and the “official” answer for my i3 MK3s Prusa printer, but it has some advances in the recent version that my prior option (Simplify3D) simply doesn’t have. In particular, the latest…

  • 3d Printed Minis

    Running some further experiments with 3d printed Miniatures for gaming. There are a number of online sites (most notable HeroForge), where custom minis can be designed thru a website. At the end, you can choose to have the figure professionally printed, or you can download the STL file for self-printing. However, since a home printer…

  • Printer gaps

    I have tried numerous possibilities, and I still can’t seem to resolve what appears to be the final quality issue with the 3d printer.  As you can see in the picture, I am getting gaps in the print at the start of the layer on the outer wall.  It isn’t consistent by layer, but of…