What is wrong with PrusaSlicer vs. Cura?
PeusaSlicer v. 2.4.0
Printer: Ender 3v2 (May soon purchase a Prusa, so wanted to start using PrusaSlicer)
Hello all! I wanted to switch away from Cura to PrusaSlicer for a number of reasons (I LOVE IT, its so fast and easy to use, but my prints are not so good). I have tried to work with the settings to resolve a few print issues while using PrusaSlicer and cannot seem to get the quality prints im used too while previously using Cura. When using PrusaSlicer im seeing "pock marks", and some layer lines at the same height on every print, also a few other issues. I thought it might need to calibrate Flow. Look at the difference in these prints. SAME basic settings, same printer. Prusa on the Left, Cura on the right. Is it my settings in PrusaSlicer? Ive used recommended settings from Prusa, I have tried this with a bunch of other settings recommended by others. No one can figure out why the HUGE difference in quality.
RE: What is wrong with PrusaSlicer vs. Cura?
Looks like possibly retraction settings?
RE: What is wrong with PrusaSlicer vs. Cura?
It boggled my mind for a looong time but the answer is simple and majority of people (even those who've been for years in 3D pringing) are wrong.
Your Ender machine is fine, slicer is quite bad.
I love the flexibility that Prusa slicer provides but the cost is high.
Prusa slicer has a poor slicing algorithm that relies heavily on overkill printer hardware (mostly the processing power).
I have analyzed G-Codes with Chat GPT and compared Prusa and Cura, Prusa simply makes heavily inefficient codes, it can't finely control the extrusion during rapid speed changes, your printer head ofter pauses at the seams (that's why Prusa prints always have terrible seams). You will also often find underextrusion right after the seam which gets better as the head moves more along the perimeter, and you will find all kinds of different spots all around your print.
Unfortunately, Prusa slicer heavily relies on rPi and Klipper software in order to provide good prints on 3rd party printers.
I am very dissatisfied with the fact that the community never addressed this issue because it's eating time and nerves of 1000s of people for no reason.