Print Quality Optimization

After going through Ellis' Print Tuning Guide and doing the Extruder Calibration, Pressure Advance/Linear Advance, and Extrusion Multiplier, I found these additional settings after watching multiple videos to improve print quality.

After trying many, many, many things to get rid of inconsistent layer lines, I've gotten the printer to print at a reasonable quality while still printing relatively fast. These are the settings that really made a difference for me.

Welcome!Ellis’ Print Tuning Guide

1. Layers and Perimeters/Filament Override

Enabling External Perimeters first ensures that the outer layer is printed first before the internal layers. This may be counter intuitive as you'd think that the outer layer would have no internal layer to connect with, but it allows for more accurate dimensions overall with parts and actually ends up helping overhangs.

Setting the Minimum travel after retraction to 1 mm eliminates unnecessary retractions and z-hops when only a small amount of travel is needed to print the outer wall.

This SIGNIFICANTLY improves print surface quality

You can learn more about this in the video below

Layers and Perimeters:

External Perimeters First: Enabled - Caveat: Filets will be a little messier due to the way they are printed. First few layers will have overhangs that print in midair.
Seam Position: Aligned - I initially used random hoping to cover up seams in general with how fast the machine prints, however this lead to layers peeling because the seam would be positioning diagonally offset along the print. Aligned ended up working and looking beautiful.

Filament Settings:

Filament Temperature: 270C, 85C First Layer -> 280C, 85C Other Layers - I was getting matte prints for a long time even printing at 270C. After bumping the hotend temp up to 280C, the print is glossier indicating the filament is actually reaching proper temp. Using the Aligned seam position and hotter hotend temp reduces the layer peeling issue.
Minimum Travel After Retraction: 1 mm - Setting this to 1 mm eliminates unnecessary retractions and allows the hotend to print faster.

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