From the course: Additive Manufacturing: Optimizing 3D Prints (2019)
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Platform adhesion: Skirt and brim
From the course: Additive Manufacturing: Optimizing 3D Prints (2019)
Platform adhesion: Skirt and brim
- [Instructor] Sometimes a 3D print just will not stick to the print bed. When it comes loose and the printer keeps going, the result may look something like the print shown here. We'll talk about settings to minimize the likelihood of having that happen. Let's launch Cura and load an STL file that we use to demonstrate what happens when we change these platform adhesion settings. A skirt is a line of plastic the printer draws around where your print is going to be to prime the nozzle. If you didn't quite have the filament all the way into the nozzle before you started, printing a skirt ensures you'll have plastic flowing well by the time you get to your actual print. It'll also show if you messed up placing a print that will be too close to the edge of the platform. Cura will prevent you from putting objects close enough to the edge of the platform that a skirt or brim will go off the side. If your platform dimensions aren't…
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