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3D Printingknowledge~10 mins

Stringing and oozing fixes in 3D Printing - Interactive Code Practice

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Practice - 5 Tasks
Answer the questions below
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easy

Complete the sentence to identify a common cause of stringing in 3D printing.

3D Printing
Stringing often happens because the printer's nozzle temperature is too [1].
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Ahigh
Blow
Cstable
Dcold
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Common Mistakes
Choosing 'low' because cooler temperatures seem safer.
Confusing 'cold' with 'low' temperature.
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medium

Complete the sentence to describe a setting that helps reduce stringing by moving the nozzle quickly between print areas.

3D Printing
Increasing the [1] speed helps reduce stringing by minimizing oozing during travel moves.
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Alayer
Btravel
Cprint
Dfeed
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Common Mistakes
Choosing 'print' speed which controls extrusion speed.
Confusing 'layer' speed with travel speed.
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hard

Fix the error in the sentence about a technique to stop oozing by reversing filament flow.

3D Printing
To prevent oozing, enable [1] which pulls filament back slightly when the nozzle moves without printing.
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Alayering
Bextrusion
Cretraction
Dcooling
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Common Mistakes
Choosing 'extrusion' which pushes filament out.
Confusing 'cooling' with filament control.
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hard

Fill both blanks to complete the advice on adjusting retraction settings to fix stringing.

3D Printing
If stringing occurs, try increasing the [1] distance and the [2] speed in your slicer settings.
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Aretraction
Btravel
Dprint
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Common Mistakes
Mixing travel speed with retraction speed.
Using print speed instead of retraction speed.
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hard

Fill both blanks to complete the dictionary comprehension that maps common fixes to their descriptions.

3D Printing
fixes = {[2]: '[1]' for [3] in ['retraction', 'travel speed', 'temperature']}
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A{
Bdescription
Cfix
D}
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Common Mistakes
Using '}' at the start instead of '{'.
Swapping key and value names.