Cura Quality Hints for Better 3d Printing

Learn how to produce high-quality 3d prints with any slicer. While the examples in this video utilize Cura 4.8 the concepts apply to any slicer, including PrusaSlicer, Simplify3d, and others.

Table of Content
00:00 Introduction
01:43 Speed vs Quality
04:15 Flow Rate and Position
05:42 Cura Setting Concepts
07:51 3d Printer Components
09:27 How Speed Impacts Quality
11:00 Cura Flow Rate Settings
12:28 Tuning Flow Rate
14:38 Cura Quality Settings
16:58 Temperature, Speed, Flow
18:27 Combing & Surface Quality
20:28 Mesh Fixes and Bumps
23:30 Model Orientation & Seams

The calibration cat model used in the video is located here:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4250977

The cable remote caddy is located here:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4728471

Let's continue to learn together. Irv

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