Perimeter loops ends Hi Im new to Skeinforge, and therefor dont know what to do at this point... I've got some pret nice 20x20x5mm test cubes by now.. BUT at every loop end on the outer shell (perimeter) I get an ugly missing piece of line... what I mean is when it goes from the outer to the second perimeter, I leaves a small hole in the wall... I tried to increase Jitter to 100, but now they just are all over the object. Any setting to make them go away ? EDIT: Sorry but didnt take any pictures of it, will post some later today, after work https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148061#msg-148061 Wed, 13 May 2026 08:59:14 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,165245#msg-165245 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,165245#msg-165245 radus Skeinforge Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:24:07 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,149243#msg-149243 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,149243#msg-149243 -------------------------------------------------------
> Your Clip Over Perimeter Width value is quite
> high.
> The default is 0.2, you use 1.0.
> Lowering it would probably remove those gaps -
> just make sure it's not too low or bulge could
> happen instead.


I know it's pretty high, but I did that in an attempt to remove the blob I have at every loop start.. It didn't f
Make any difference to the blob]]> B4Me Skeinforge Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:05:47 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,149178#msg-149178 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,149178#msg-149178 Clip Over Perimeter Width value is quite high.
The default is 0.2, you use 1.0.
Lowering it would probably remove those gaps - just make sure it's not too low or bulge could happen instead.]]> DeuxVis Skeinforge Sun, 19 Aug 2012 07:58:46 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148866#msg-148866 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148866#msg-148866 NewPerfection Skeinforge Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:29:31 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148734#msg-148734 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148734#msg-148734
attach profile as zip.







What can be seen is that most of the blob is gone now.. but was Oozebane the right setting for this problem ?
]]> B4Me Skeinforge Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:52:15 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148648#msg-148648 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148648#msg-148648 -------------------------------------------------------
> Could you share your skeinforge profile here ?


When I get home I will :) approx 5 hours till..]]> B4Me Skeinforge Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:51:05 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148642#msg-148642 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148642#msg-148642 DeuxVis Skeinforge Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:50:13 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148565#msg-148565 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148565#msg-148565 But of what I can see, the problem is at every loop START.. it looks like mt extruder is putting a "blob" at the start of the loop.
And that's the thing I can see sticking out on the above picture :-/]]> B4Me Skeinforge Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:18:43 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148502#msg-148502 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148502#msg-148502
With this WOH of 1.6666, you are probably printing layers of 0,3 mm, aren't you ?

And, mmm, IMO empirically playing with the Filament packing density is not very precise.

I'd rather measure the actual length of your most often used plastic type (PLA or ABS) when doing a "extrude 100mm" command at an average extruding speed, with your hotend properly heated etc to mimic the actual printing behaviour as much as possible - and ajust the firmware e_steps value accordingly.
Then switch to your less often used plastic type, redo the measuring and remember the ratio of difference (if any) for use as the FPD when needed.]]> DeuxVis Skeinforge Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:41:20 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148495#msg-148495 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148495#msg-148495 First: you are aware that the picture is showing the side of the cubes ? so the lines on the side on this picture is my Raft leftovers

But my nozzle is 0.5
and its puting out 0.58 in diameter when testing it at slooooooooooow speeds in free air.
my width over height is 1.67 (should be this number AFAIK)

But I have ajusted my Filament Packing Density variable under Dimension
It should be 0.8 for ABS, but I found that 1.15 gives me the best infill..at 0.8, its putting out way to much filament]]> B4Me Skeinforge Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:17:17 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148481#msg-148481 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148481#msg-148481

Also from looking at your parts pictures, I believe you have whether a Z and/or E steps_per_mm issue, or you are trying to print using layers heights larger than what your nozzle can properly do.
What hints me in this idea is the way we can clearly see a round section of the deposited filament in your walls, if deposited properly if should be far less noticeable (nearly flat wall).]]> DeuxVis Skeinforge Thu, 16 Aug 2012 06:23:06 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148189#msg-148189 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148189#msg-148189

]]> B4Me Skeinforge Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:41:18 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148125#msg-148125 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148125#msg-148125
But my non printing moves are always 150mm/s - I could probably push it more but didn't take the time to test it. The machine is a Prism Mendel.

I Believe those non printing moves speed is one key that avoid blobs on the surface (I also use a lil retraction).

IMO, you should try to disable clip, and see if that improves your hole-in-the-wall problem.
If blobs appears instead, you could still enable Clip back and try to set it up properly by trial and error.]]> DeuxVis Skeinforge Tue, 14 Aug 2012 07:56:56 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148108#msg-148108 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148108#msg-148108
I have a Printrbot, and atm it running 25mm/s *0.3
on perimeters]]> B4Me Skeinforge Tue, 14 Aug 2012 06:40:17 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148097#msg-148097 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148097#msg-148097
I have it disabled, never felt a need for it - retraction and "fast" print speed is reducing blobing enough for me.]]> DeuxVis Skeinforge Tue, 14 Aug 2012 06:17:19 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148094#msg-148094 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148094#msg-148094 was printing that stupid cube all night changing a LOT of stuff to fix this :P

isnt the idea with Clip, to remove the blobs at each loop start ?]]> B4Me Skeinforge Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:58:30 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148083#msg-148083 Re: Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148083#msg-148083
In the "Fill" module, choose "Thread sequence" as "Loops > Perimeter > Infill" (will make the inside perimeters printed before the outer one, not sure if will help).

Disable the "Clip" module if it's on. (I feel that might be the source of your problem).]]> DeuxVis Skeinforge Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:27:58 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148061#msg-148061 Perimeter loops ends https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,148061,148061#msg-148061 Im new to Skeinforge, and therefor dont know what to do at this point... I've got some pret nice 20x20x5mm test cubes by now..
BUT at every loop end on the outer shell (perimeter) I get an ugly missing piece of line... what I mean is when it goes from the outer to the second perimeter, I leaves a small hole in the wall... I tried to increase Jitter to 100, but now they just are all over the object.
Any setting to make them go away ?

EDIT:
Sorry but didnt take any pictures of it, will post some later today, after work]]> B4Me Skeinforge Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:00:41 -0400