Skeinforge for RapMan

Introduction

Skeinforge is a tool chain for printing 3D objects.

The purpose of this entry is to write down the most important parameters and settings for the RapMan V3.1 as installed at TECFA (each Rapman may be a different)

Some parameters

Chamber

Turn off

Fill

Allows to define how an object should be filled.

• Default: OFF

{{| class="wikitable" |- Parameter || Explanation || Default || Comments |- | Solid Surface Thickness||Defines the number of solid layers that are at the bottom, top, plateaus and overhang||3|| }}

Fillet

Purpose: Rounding of corners

• Default: OFF

Flow

The flow script sets the flow rate by writing the M108 gcode.

Default: 210

Jitter

Jitter jitters the loop end position to a different place on each layer to prevent the a ridge from forming.

Raft

Raft is a script to create a raft, elevate the nozzle and set the temperature.

{{| class="wikitable" |- Parameter || Explanation || Default || Comments |- | Base Feed Rate Multiplier ||Defines the base flow rate multiplier. The greater the 'Base Flow Rate Multiplier', the thicker the base, the lower the 'Base Flow Rate Multiplier', the thinner the base.||1||Maker it greater than the default }}

Speed

Speed is a script to set the feed rate, and flow rate.

{{| class="wikitable" |- ! Parameter || Explanation || Default || Comments |- | Add Flow Rate|| Will add g-code||On||If nothing comes out of nozzle check this. |- | Feed Rate || Defines the feed rate for the shape || 16 millimeters/second|| seems a bit too much. |- | Flow Rate|| Defines the operating flow rate||210|| This may be too little Perimeter||have higher build quality on the outside at the expense of slower build speed||0.5 |- | Travail feed rate||Defines the feed rate when the extruder is off||16||slow down for figures with lots of little pieces. }}

Temperature

{{| class="wikitable" |- Parameter || Explanation || Default || Comments |- | Base Temperature||Base temperature||200||This is much too low |- | Interface Temperature|???||200||not enough |- | Object First Layer Infill Temperature||200|| |- | Object First Layer Perimeter Temperature||220|| |- | Object Next Layers Temperature||230|| |- | Support Layers Temperature||200|| }}