Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
as well, like “Ultimaker Hollow Part” or “Ulti-
maker Super Fast.”
Unless otherwise noted, photos of
prints in progress are from John
Abella.
Step 1: Name Your Profile
The application is broken up into four tabs:
Plater, Print Settings, Filament Settings, and
Printer Settings. The Plater tab is the most
self-explanatory, and typically the last place
you'll end up before slicing, so we'll come
back to that later.
One of the neat things about Slic3r is how
easy it is to create, and recall, a bunch of dif-
ferent profiles (
Figure 5-1
).
Figure 5-2.
Saving a profile
Step 2: Print Settings
After changing any setting, clicking the Save
icon will bring up a text box, where you can
change the name of the profile (
Figure 5-2
).
Try creating a profile not only for each sepa-
rate printer, but for each specific type of print
The first subset of Print Settings is “layers and
perimeters.” The layer height (
Figure 5-3
) is
the distance the z-platform (or extruder)
moves between each layer. A smaller layer
Figure 5-1.
Picking a saved profile
