HOW TO CONTROL WHERE SUPPORT IS GENERATED IN CURA Support Structures - Improve Prints With Overhangs TWEAKING TEMPERATURE AND SPEED TO PREVENT STRINGING IN CURA Prevent Stringing by Using a Combination of Material and Print Settings Prevent Pillowing by Using a Combination of Shell, Cooling and Quality Settings Use ‘Build Plate Adhesion’ To Prevent Warping and other Cura Settings To Prevent Warping Disable Cooling for Filaments that Don’t Need it
Using Cura's 'Minimum Layer Time' Setting To Prevent Distortion of Small 3D Printed Layers Prevent Excessive Cooling by Using the Fan Speed Setting Control Print Speed In Cura - Improve Print Time and Print Quality WHICH INFILL PATTERN SHOULD I USE IN CURA? Different Infill Patterns In Cura – Increase Model Strength, Reduce Material Consumption and Print Time ‘WALL SPEED’ HELPS YOU IMPROVE SURFACE FINISH ALTERNATE EXTRA WALLS – ADD STRENGTH TO YOUR 3D PRINTS FILL GAPS BETWEEN WALLS – PREVENTS GAPS IN THE 3D PRINT SURFACE Z-SEAM ALIGNMENT – HIDE UNSIGHTLY 3D PRINT ARTIFACTS HORIZONTAL EXPANSION – COMPENSATE FOR SHRINKAGE Walls and Gap Filling In Cura – Increase The Outer Strength Of Your 3D Print Control Print Quality in Cura – Enhance The Resolution Of Your 3D Prints STEP TWO: IMPORT THE 3D MODEL INTO THE SLICER AND PREPARE IT FOR 3D PRINTING Why Is Cura Such A Popular Slicer for 3D Printing?