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However, the print design area and viewer at shows the design volume like this The printer specs state that it has a print volume of 9 x 8 x 10 cm. So I figured out that the problem is my print area is so small the printer was occasionally fully pressing and triggering the end-point limit switches! This apparently causes it to stop slightly early, shifting the next layer as it prints. In conclusion, the maximum usable print volume of the ToyBox 3D printer is approximately 74 x 79 x 100 mm.īack to my original answer: ToyBox 3D printer true print dimensions and limit switch problems Ex: here is a manually-added outer ring to ensure the print head starts and stays centered at the beginning: So, when printing, shrink the object 1 or 2 mm (5%, or 3.75mm of 75mm is plenty, and 1%~2%, or 0.75mm~1.5mm of 75mm is probably enough) and be sure to add an outer ring as wide as or just wider than the max diameter of the object. This is a 75x75x75mm ball, which printed fine until the max diameter center portion was reached, at which point the mechanical edge stops were hit, the center point was (presumably) readjusted by the firmware, and the layers sheered: You end up with shifted layers as shown in the photo below. It will jump like this repeatedly until the print is complete. Since the center point just jumped several mm, the end point will be hit again on a future pass on the opposite side, causing it to jump again. The object will then print with misaligned layers from that point forward.

This is because the hard mechanical stops (screws, and metal edges of the print space) and/or limit switches of the printer will be hit, causing the print head firmware to adjust the center print point by several mm in the opposite direction.

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But, when printing large objects which are the full width, ex: a 75mmx75mm circle, the object will get destroyed once the max diameter portion of the circle is reached. When printing large objects up to 100mm in height, it seems to work fine. This results in print sheering and possibly damage to the stepper motors or gears.Ģnd, the digital bed size of the ToyBox 3D printer (when you go to load an object to print) is 75 x 80 x 100 mm (7.5 x 8.0 x 10.0 cm). Between 60% and 80% done, it's so tall that the nozzle will eventually catch on the ball edge, tip it over, and then get jammed against it, causing it to think it hit the edge of the print volume, and forcing the center point to shift several mm in the opposite direction. Without them, this ball will not print properly. 2023: the maximum usable print volume of the ToyBox 3D printer is approximately 74 x 79 x 100 mm (width x length x height), and you must add supports to keep tall objects from tipping over and catchingġst, you must add supports to keep tall objects from bending over and catching the nozzle, like this: I have also split the model (to cut the last few cm off the end and shorten it) using this technique here in TinkerCad, then exported the part as a shorter part so I could print on the smaller bed of the ToyBox printer. Note that I have printed many ToyBox-designed models perfectly with this printer over the last 24 hrs.

PrusaSlicer vs Cura (Cura wins, but just barely, since both are professionally supported with full-time developers):.

Google search for 'prusaslicer vs cura'.

Slic3r vs Cura (Cura wins Slic3r lags due to no full-time company-sponsored development):.

PrusaSlicer (FOSS, forked from Slic3r, and also professionally supported now).

Cura (FOSS and professionally supported),.

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Update again: the best slicers, it seems, based on my research, are:

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I haven't tried it yet, but the Free and Open Source slicer software, Slic3r, boasts this feature worth trying:Īuto-repair of non-manifold meshes (and ability to re-export them) I am trying to print this really cool flying toy model on my ToyBox 3D printer, but when I try to print the 'copter_key-175.stl' file it complains it is a 'non-manifold shape'.

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