Please help with DND Miniature print
Hello everyone I have been trying to print a miniature dnd character for my dnd game but i have had no luck so far i was trying to print it at first with a .4 nozzle and ive played around with all the settings, I've tried researching for settings to try and i have had no luck at all, I've tried using mesh mixer to generate tree supports, I've even tried having mesh mixer choose the best orientation to print and so far thats been the closest to successful that i have gotten the only problem with the change in orientation is the detail of the side that faces the build plate is horrendous due to the tree support that is automatically generated by mesh mixer. So, if you have any experience printing miniatures and can solve my dilemma i would greatly appreciate it!
Re: Please help with DND Miniature print
I don't have a lot of experience with miniatures, but I've done some experimentation. To really be able to help, let us know what slicer and settings you're using and what your problems are.
[...] So, if you have any experience printing miniatures and can solve my dilemma i would greatly appreciate it!
Here's an example quick result I was able to get playing around with Slic3rPE supports using a 0.30mm nozzle and 0.08mm layer heights.
You can see some remnants of the support on the base. His staff broke while taking supports off, but I've been able to repair that with glue. Supported surfaces will always look rough, so the trick is to hide them as much as possible. The supported undersides of his chin & left robe and hand look rough, but can easily be filed, sanded or blended away with filler.
These aren't fantastic results, but I was pleased with how close I was able to get without a lot of effort.
What specific problems are you having? Can you link to a model you're trying to print?
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Re: Please help with DND Miniature print
I don't have a lot of experience with miniatures, but I've done some experimentation. To really be able to help, let us know what slicer and settings you're using and what your problems are.
[...] So, if you have any experience printing miniatures and can solve my dilemma i would greatly appreciate it!
Here's an example quick result I was able to get playing around with Slic3rPE supports using a 0.30mm nozzle and 0.08mm layer heights.
You can see some remnants of the support on the base. His staff broke while taking supports off, but I've been able to repair that with glue. Supported surfaces will always look rough, so the trick is to hide them as much as possible. The supported undersides of his chin & left robe and hand look rough, but can easily be filed, sanded or blended away with filler.
These aren't fantastic results, but I was pleased with how close I was able to get without a lot of effort.
What specific problems are you having? Can you link to a model you're trying to print?
can you please post your print settings for your minis
Re: Please help with DND Miniature print
[...] can you please post your print settings for your minis
These are just my general-purpose configs, but they work well enough for some minis. I've uploaded 2:
Remember to enable supports if you need them.
Let me know what specific parameters you use and I can adjust as necessary.
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He is intelligent, but not experienced. His pattern indicates two dimensional thinking. -- Spock in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
RE: Please help with DND Miniature print
Hi all, new to printing and looking to print D&D minis as well. Larger minis print out fine but for the smaller details, I end up having some stringing happening or the details do not form correctly. My mk3s is still a base system with no changes to the hardware but I have picked up new nozzles to change it out, just not sure what size I should go with. I can provide some pictures as well of the most recent small item I printed as well if you are interested to see it.
Besides layer height, is there anything else you change? Speed for print moves? Extrusion width? Retraction?
RE: Please help with DND Miniature print
When you change nozzles: it is vitally important to follow the E3D-V6 guides. If you don't you will start such a cascade of problems that you will regret you grabbed the wrench in the first place. Read the guide a couple of times, be familiar with the steps. Then start.
https://e3d-online.dozuki.com/Guide/Changing+Nozzles/45
https://wiki.e3d-online.com/E3D-v6_Assembly
There are people who changed a nozzle months ago who are still fighting problems caused by not following the procedures to the letter.
RE: Please help with DND Miniature print
This was my most recent try:
https://forum.prusa3d.com/forum/english-forum-awesome-prints-hall-of-fame/going-small-with-mmu/
Used 0.25 nozzle with the default PS 0.1 layer height settings. All the tiny hairs are easy to remove in post processing. In case of support I prefer default Prusa support over tree support. It just works better.
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