Pitting on 3D printed surface
I just set up my Prusa i3 MK3s+ last night, and first let me say: this printer is everything I dreamed it could be. Its supa fast, the extruder just makes sense, ultra easy to thread, and automatic bed leveling, with a flexible build surface (THANK YOU, JOSEF PRUSA!!!). The print quality also seems quite good as well, with no stringing, and clean layer alignment. Truly a pleasure to work with.
This is why this post seems a little silly, but I can't explain why I see what I see so I wanted to consult the experts at the forum. I printed the vase that comes on the SD card, and noticed mild pitting on the interior of the vase, and along one line of the z-y axis. Can someone help me understand why this is happening ? I thought it might be material stress at the place where the extruder switches direction, as the pits seems to follow that line ?
Any insights would be appreciated ! If this is something that I can avoid in the future in my slicer, even better 🙂
Prusa is MKS3S+ w/ MMU3 (formerly MMU2S), 2 Prusa MINI+, Octoprint
Z seam
That, sir, is your Z seam. Every layer has a starting and stopping point which creates a dot. Add up all the dots and you get lines. For prints like this, slicer settings allow you to choose to randomize the seam, group them in clusters or all in a line.
Thank you!!
That was exactly what I was looking for 🙂 I will try out randomizing the seam: I am just starting to work with the Prusa slicer today. After over a year of working with other 3D printers, I am still amazed at how the Prusa just ... works. Problems that kept me tearing my hair out for months - just solved. And of course, a great community!! I have my answer to the famous product manager interview question: "What's your favorite product and why ?"
Prusa is MKS3S+ w/ MMU3 (formerly MMU2S), 2 Prusa MINI+, Octoprint