Smoother surface structure
Hi there
I bought a Prusa i3 MK3S+ instead of my Ender 5 Pro and therefore I switched from Cura to PrusaSlicer.
The 1.5 squares at the back are from my Ender 5 whit Cura. the 2x2 squares at the left front are whit the Prusa slicer and printer and the 2x2 squares at the right front are also whit Prusa slicer and printer but whit "fuzzy skin" enabled (which made it worse).
The Ender 5 whit Cura made a much smoother surface. Is there any possibility in PrusaSlicer to smoothen the surface? I used for all the prints 0.2mm layer hight.
I didn't try the Prusa printer whit the Cura profile so far.
Cheers
RE: Smoother surface structure
@kanomi
Just for starters I would print the same square’s so you have apple’s to apple’s comparison, and of course you can produce this result in PrusaSlicer, but you will have to spend some time learning prusaSlicer. If curs is working for you though, why change now?
Regards
Swiss_Cheese
The Filament Whisperer
RE: Smoother surface structure
Hoi Swiss_Cheese 😉
Thanks for your answer.
I simply want to use the slicer which is "designed" for the printer or vice-versa.
I played around whit variable layer hight and this works well for me.
Cheers
RE: Smoother surface structure
Ultimately, they all use GC0de, and the software kernels are based on the same source code, so choosing the slicer "designed" for that printer is hogwash.
Just create a printer profile in whatever slicer software you want and rock and roll.
PrusaSlicer is one of the best. I think it's better than Cura.
You would have to compare your printer settings between slicers to really understand what all is going on.
Hothead Temp, Bed Temp, Layer Thickness, infill, Infill patterns, and on down the list.
you could screenshot the settings and compare them.
At the end of the day, the core differences are that the Prusa Printer uses dual screws for the Z-axis. They both use belts for x and y.