Print Faster on Your Ender 3 Style Printer Using Tricks in Cura

Chuck shows you how to take an existing design and Print Faster on Your Ender 3 Style Printer using some design techniques and some Cura Slicer tricks. You don't always need a faster printer to print faster. Sometimes the simple things can give you great results. See all the details on today's Filament Friday.

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0:00 Intro
0:40 Starting Point
1:56 Faster Design
2:56 Cura Expose Infill Trick
3:54 Stronger Infill
4:20 Per Model Settings
5:40 Results
5:55 Compare Prints
6:15 Summary

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[onuralkan]

I follow so many youtube channels about 3d printers. Most of them is about hardware and firmware tweaks in order to get good quality prints. They use expensive hardwares, upgrades etc. But you, sir, always have good cura tricks for the same goal and it's awesome. It's free, it's practical and I appreciate that!

[UncleJessy]

Now this is an awesome tip! Gotta try this

[ObsidianShadowHawk]

I had no idea support blockers could be used to change any setting! That's so great! This will really help with my tiles.

[merwynmathew]

WOOHOO! BuilderRedCross That's me. However I barely understood why the design worked. Totally Amazed at the Research you did on this model Chuck . Learned a lot. Thanks.

[Viking]

What would the new to 3D Printing people do without you Chep? Personally, you have been invaluable to me getting better at this hobby!

[takssista]

First video I've watched on this channel, and my first thought was "Hey, I didn't knew Stallone was into 3D printing! Cool!"

[gfodale]

I'm new. I finally got my printer about 2 months ago now. Of course, I've been watching videos, and learning the ropes for several years now. There is still so much to learn, but I'm enjoying the learning process. It's different between watching the videos before, and after, getting a printer. Watching before getting a printer was generalized in my mind. Now that I have a printer to apply things too, it's much more specific. Much more detail oriented. Thank you for all the help, and sharing your wisdom with us.

Holy Crap, i didn't know i can change all settings with blockers. That solves a lot of problems. Thanks a lot!

[Oleksandr]

Thank you!
We all are glad to see you every friday. Just know that.

[highmarkrich]

This is what separates the pro users. Understanding of the settings and what you are actually asking for.

[ericcsuf]

Some day...I'm going to devote a couple of full days just going through your videos on Cura and learning to do all these tricks. I always say, "Wow" at videos like this, but I never remember them when I need them. Need to make the techniques part of my normal wokflow so they stick in my head.

[flymeetspaddle]

i can't believe i didn't think about scaling the support blockers sooner lol. i've been using cura for like 2 years hahahaha. Well thanks, i guess you learn something new every day

[Corrigan_]

Just fired up my first printer, and just started Cura. Everything might as well be in latin. This video is a huge motivator to look into Cura's print settings and more videos made by this channel

[TurboSqud]

I usually don't bother with tips and tricks and just revert to cranking the pint speed as my printer can handle it but the infill wall multiplier is one that I saw from your videos that I have definitely kept as I find it really useful.

[matsaks]

Using same for long time in prusaslicer as well. Even one more trick - create international shape inside arm for example 3mm from walls and use it as modifier without top and bottom, but main part use regular settings. This will build arm with strong shell ( walls can be complex even) and internal part will have nice looking infill .
See link below for example

[Xploit]

If for some reason you really wanted the design to match perfectly, you could export a second arm that was just the "infill" portion you wanted to change. Line it up in Cura and use that to modify it to print as infill. I use that trick for things all the time when I want specific sections to print infill only but theyre irregularly shaped. The trick to getting it lined up easily is to put a super small of set line around the entire model.(kind of like a skirt) so small that cura doesnt try to print it, but that basically makes both models the same size so all you have to do to line it up is select them both and center it. If that makes sense.

Great Tip! I find myself looking at your vid's every time I have a problem. Thank you very much.

[Dave-gfkd]

That was EXCELLENT! I have to watch several times to understand what you did with the blocks…but very new information and thought process for me. Thank You!

[KarlRosner]

Your lighting setup is on point now in days, looking good!

[AuthenTech]

Great tricks! Insane power and customization in Cura