Smoother & Stronger Walls

In this video I'll show you a few settings in Cura to put you on the path to getting stronger walls with a smoother finish and take your 3D prints to amazing new levels.

[@MrBaskins2010]

1.2mm walls with a 0.8mm nozzle at the right speed gives a nice solid vase that can take a beating

[@Enjoymentboy]

I've been enjoying messing around with wall thickness and number of walls and I'm just amazed at how a seemingly small change can drastically change the strength and print time. But it really makes a difference. One thing I have been trying to figure out in cura is if I print a tube how to print the inner diamter wall but not the outer diameter walls. Basically I want the ID to be smooth and solid but I want the OD to be the infill. Since both seem to be considered as outer walls I can't figure out how to selectively turn one or the other off.

[@andyb7754]

Very good information, as always! Thank you for you informational videos.

[@pushingplastic7445]

Thanks!! And thanks for watching!

[@mikeriley7296]

Great info, thanks for an indepth description of how to use Cura ...

[@pushingplastic7445]

Thanks for the kind words & thank you for watching! I'm glad you found these videos useful!!

[@LayerLabAustralia]

very useful! thanks :D

[@camilocortes6315]

Amazing like always!!!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!

[@pushingplastic7445]

Thanks, I appreciate those words! Thanks for watching!

[@angelozucco6152]

Extremely useful information. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us..

[@pushingplastic7445]

Thanks for the kind words & thanks for watching!

[@III-zy5jf]

Setting outer walls before the inner wall and reducing flow resulted resulted in fomenting accurate cubes. However, I kept having to tune the z-offset higher because the nozzle kept scraping on the print.

[@dcanojr24]

Out of curiosity is there a setting thay shows the items of interest with description on CURA? I notices when you hoover over you get images of what it's changing. Thanks

[@pushingplastic7445]

In Cura, go to "marketplace" by clicking the button on the upper right hand corner of the screen. Install the setting guide. It's a free download and that'll do it for you! Thanks for watching!

[@LCRRcreed]

Hey! Awesome info! Let's say you are printing is play armor to wear. Would you print the model inside to outside. Or print outside to inside. Ideally the goal is a smoother outer layer

[@pushingplastic7445]

If I were doing it, I would print inside to outside. But keep in mind, size is important. Do a small test print first and if you need to, apply horizontal expansion to it.

[@JudithGerlach-pt9xq]

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