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again after retraction, but in that case I'd just
recommend dialing down your retraction
length and/or speed instead of setting this
to anything other than zero.
You can add additional parts in the same
manner, and then duplicate them by clicking
“More” after selecting them (selected parts
will be red). They'll be automatically ar-
ranged as you add them onto the plate
(
Figure 5-27
).
Minimum travel after retraction is the mini-
mum distance required for the printer to
retract at all between paths. If you specify 3
mm, for example, if the two paths are closer
than 3 mm the extruder won't retract, to pre-
vent the motor from doing tons of unneces-
sary work during an extremely complicated
print. I think 2 mm is a good place to start.
The last two settings here are for multi-
extruder setups. When one of the extruders
is disabled, you can have it retract to prevent
it from oozing while the other one is working.
You can also add extra length on restart here,
where it may have more use, since extruders
in a multi setup are often idle for longer and
may require additional priming.
Figure 5-27.
Adding multiple parts
You can also rotate the parts with the 45° ccw
(counterclockwise), 45° cw (clockwise), and
Rotate buttons. Clicking Rotate will bring up
a text box (
Figure 5-28
) into which you can
enter a specific angle. You can also scale an
object with the Scale button.
Step 5: Return to the Plater
Now we can finally move back to the Plater
tab! Load a part by clicking Add, or dragging
it into the grid on the left. The part will au-
tomatically snap to the center of your build
platform (
Figure 5-26
).
Figure 5-28.
Rotating Parts
Figure 5-26.
Centered item on the plater
