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| ====== FDM Printer Calibration Overview ====== | ====== FDM Printer Calibration Overview ====== | ||
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| Calibrating and tuning an FDM 3D printer is required to achieve high-quality prints. Here are the steps you you had to follow in the beginning to get decent prints, however a lot of these are automated now and a lot easier to achieve with standard features built in. | Calibrating and tuning an FDM 3D printer is required to achieve high-quality prints. Here are the steps you you had to follow in the beginning to get decent prints, however a lot of these are automated now and a lot easier to achieve with standard features built in. | ||
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| * Measure the diameter of your filament using callipers. | * Measure the diameter of your filament using callipers. | ||
| * Input the correct filament diameter in your slicer software. | * Input the correct filament diameter in your slicer software. | ||
| - | * **Print a Temperature Tower:** | + | * **<wrap hi>Print a Temperature Tower</ |
| * A temperature tower helps you find the optimal printing temperature for your filament. | * A temperature tower helps you find the optimal printing temperature for your filament. | ||
| * Search for a suitable temperature tower model and print it. | * Search for a suitable temperature tower model and print it. | ||
| - | * **Calibrate Your Extruder: | + | * **<wrap hi>Calibrate Your Extruder</ |
| * Ensure that your extruder is pushing the correct amount of filament. | * Ensure that your extruder is pushing the correct amount of filament. | ||
| * Use a calibration cube or other test prints to fine-tune the extrusion multiplier. | * Use a calibration cube or other test prints to fine-tune the extrusion multiplier. | ||
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