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OrcaSlicer is a powerful open source slicer for FFF (FDM) 3D Printers. This wiki page aims to provide an detailed explanation of the slicer settings, how to get the most out of them as well as how to calibrate and setup your printer.
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This wiki is community-maintained.
Some pages may be outdated while others may be newer and present only in nightly build or latest release.
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Please consider contributing to the wiki following the How to contribute to the wiki guide.
Settings related to the 3D printer hardware and its configuration.
- Air filtration/Exhaust fan handling
- Auxiliary fan handling
- Chamber temperature control
- Adaptive Bed Mesh
- Using different bed types in Orca
Settings related to the 3D printing material.
Settings related to the 3D printing process.
Settings related to print quality and aesthetics.
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Layer Height Settings
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Line Width Settings
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Seam Settings
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Precision
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Ironing
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Wall generator
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Walls and surfaces
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Bridging
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Overhangs
Settings related to print strength and durability.
Settings related to print speed and movement.
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Initial Layer Speed
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Other Layers Speed
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Overhang Speed
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Travel Speed
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Acceleration
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Jerk (XY)
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Advanced / Extrusion rate smoothing
Settings related to support structures and their properties.
Settings related to multimaterial printing.
Settings related to various other print settings.
First steps to prepare your model/s for printing.
The Calibration Guide outlines Orca’s key calibration tests and their suggested order of execution.
- Temperature
- Flow Rate
- Pressure Advance
- Retraction
- Tolerance
- Advanced:
This is a documentation from someone exploring the code and is by no means complete or even completely accurate. Please edit the parts you might find inaccurate. This is probably going to be helpful nonetheless.