Azog - Hobbit

Bust model of Azog from the Hobbit.

Cura

Generic

This model was tested in Cura 3.4.1 and printed on an Ultimaker 2 in PLA material. Below you can find printing recommendations for Cura, Simplify3D and Slic3r softwares.

Cura printing recommendations:

Recommendations: For all parts of Locks you need to change "Brim" type to "Skirt" in Build Plate Adhesion section.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings:

Quality

Layer Height: 0.1 mm

Initial Layer Height: 0.3 mm

Line Width: 0.4 mm

 Wall Line Width: 0.4 mm

  Outer Wall Line Width: 0.4 mm

  Inner Wall(s) Line Width: 0.4 mm

 Top/Bottom Line Width: 0.4 mm

 Infill Line Width: 0.4 mm

 Skirt/Brim Line Width: 0.4 mm

Support Line Width: 0.4 mm

 Initial Layer Line Width: 100%

Shell 

Wall Thickness: 0.8 mm

  Wall Line Count: 2

Outer Wall Wipe Distance: 0.2 mm

Top Surface Skin Layers: 0

Top/Bottom Thickness: 0.8 mm

  Top Thickness: 0.8 mm 

   Top Layers: 8

  Bottom Thickness: 0.8 mm

   Bottom Layers: 8

Top/Bottom Pattern: Lines

Bottom Pattern Initial Layer: Lines

Top/Bottom Line Directions: [ ]

Outer Wall Inset: 0 mm

Compensate Wall Overlaps: Check

  Compensate Outer Wall Overlaps: Check

  Compensate Inner Wall Overlaps: Check

Fill Gaps Between Walls: Everywhere

Filter Out Tiny Gaps: Check

Horizontal Expansion: 0 mm

Initial Layer Horizontal Expansion: 0 mm

Z Seam Alignment: Sharpest Corner

Seam Corner Preference: Hide Seam

Ignore Small Z Gaps: Check

Extra Skin Wall Count: 1

Infill 

Infill Density: 20%

Infill Line Distance: 4.0 mm

Infill Pattern: Grid

Infill Line Directions: [ ]

Infill X Offset: 0 mm

Infill Y Offset: 0 mm

Infill Overlap Percentage: 10%

  Infill Overlap: 0.04 mm

Skin Overlap Percentage: 5%

  Skin Overlap: 0.02 mm

Infill Wipe Distance: 0.1 mm

Infill Layer Thickness: 0.1 mm

Gradual Infill Steps: 1

Gradual Infill Steps Height: 1.5 mm

Infill Before Walls: Check

Minimum Infill Area: 0 mm2

Skin Removal Width: 0.8 mm

  Top Skin Removal Width: 0.8 mm

  Bottom Skin Removal Width: 0.8 mm

Skin Expand Distance: 0.8

  Top Skin Expand Distance: 0.8

  Bottom Skin Expand Distance: 0.8

Maximum Skin Angle for Expansion: 90˚

  Minimum Skin Width for Expansion: 0.0

Material 

Initial Layer Flow: 100%

Enable Retraction: Check

Retraction Extra Prime Amount: 0 mm3 

Retraction Minimum Travel: 0.8 mm

Maximum Retraction Count: 90

Minimum Extrusion Distance Window: 6.5 mm

Nozzle Switch Retraction Distance: 16 mm

Nozzle Switch Retraction Speed: 20 mm/s

  Nozzle Switch Retract Speed: 20 mm/s

  Nozzle Switch Prime Speed: 20 mm/s 

Speed 

Print Speed: 45 mm/s

  Infill Speed: 45 mm/s

  Wall Speed: 22.5 mm/s

   Outer Wall Speed: 22.5 mm/s

   Inner Wall Speed: 45 mm/s

  Top/Bottom Speed: 15 mm/s

  Support Speed: 45 mm/s 

   Support Infill Speed: 45 mm/s

Travel Speed: 45 mm/s

Initial Layer Speed: 22.5 mm/s

 Initial Layer Print Speed: 22.5 mm/s

 Initial Layer Travel Speed: 30 mm/s

Skirt/Brim Speed: 45 mm/s

Maximum Z Speed: 0 mm/s

Number of Slower Layers: 2

Travel 

Combing Mode: All

Avoid Printed Parts when Traveling: Check

Travel Avoid Distance: 0.6562 mm

Layer Start X: 0.0 mm

Layer Start Y: 0.0 mm

Cooling 

Enable Print Cooling: Check

Fan Speed: 100%

  Regular Fan Speed: 100%

  Maximum Fan Speed: 100% 

Regular/Maximum Fan Speed Threshold: 10 s

Initial Fan Speed: 0%

Regular Fan Speed at Height: 0.3 mm

  Regular Fan Speed at Layer: 2 

Minimum Layer Time: 5 s

Minimum Speed: 10 mm/s

Support 

Generate Support: Check

Support Placement: Everywhere

Support Overhang Angle: 60°

Support Pattern: Zig Zag

Connect Support ZigZags: Check

Support Density: 15 %

  Support Line Distance: 2.5 mm

Support Z Distance: 0.15 mm

  Support Top Distance: 0.15 mm

  Support Bottom Distance: 0.15 mm

Support X/Y Distance: 1 mm

Support Distance Priority: Z overrides X/Y

Minimum Support X/Y Distance: 0.25 mm

Support Stair Step Height: 0.3 mm

Support Stair Step Maximum Width: 5.0 mm

Support Join Distance: 2.0 mm

Support Horizontal Expansion: 0.2 mm

Support Infill Layer Thickness: 0.1 mm

Gradual Support Infill Steps: 0

Use Towers: Check

Tower Diameter: 3.0 mm

Minimum Diameter: 3.0 mm

Tower Roof Angle: 65° 

Build Plate Adhesion 

Build Plate Adhesion Type: Brim (for all parts of locks use "Skirt")

Skirt/Brim Minimum Length: 250 mm

Brim Width: 8.0 mm

  Brim Line Count: 15 

Brim Only on Outside: Check

Mesh Fixes 

Union Overlapping Volumes: Check

Merged Meshes Overlap: 0.15 mm

Special Modes

Print Sequence: All at Once

Surface Mode: Normal

Experimental

Slicing Tolerance: Middle

Maximum Resolution: 0.01 mm

Flow rate compensation max extrusion offset: 0 mm

Flow rate compensation factor: 100%

Disclaimer: This model will look outstanding if printed on SLA/SLS 3D printer. The accuracy of the model printed on FFF printer can vary from the result shown in the pictures.

Simplify3D printing recommendations:

This model was tested with PLA material.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings:

Extruder

Nozzle Diameter: 0.4 mm

Extrusion Multiplier: 0.97

Extrusion Width: Auto

Retraction Distance: 5.00 mm

Extra Restart Distance: 0.00 mm

Retraction Vertical Lift: 0.08 mm

Retraction Speed: 5400.0 mm/min

Wipe Distance: 5.00 mm

Layer

Primary Layer Height: 0.2 mm

Top Solid Layers: 8

Bottom Solid Layers: 5

Outline/Perimeter Shells: 2

Outline Direction: Inside-Out

First Layer Height: 90%

First Layer Width: 100%

First Layer Speed: 20%

Additions

Use Skirt/Brim: Check

Skirt Layers: 1

Skirt Offset from Part: 6.00 mm

Skirt Outlines: 5

Infill

Internal Fill Pattern: Fast Honeycomb

External Fill Patern: Rectilinear

Interior Fill Percentage: 10%

Outline Overlap: 22%

Infill Extrusion Width: 100%

Minimum Infill Length: 5.00 mm

Combine Infill Every: 1 layers

External Infill Angle Offsets: 45/-45 deg

Support

Generate Support Material: Check

Support Infill Percentage: 15%

Extra Inflation Distance: 1.00 mm

Support Base Layers: 0

Combine Support Every: 1 layers

Dense Support Layers: 0

Dense Infill Percentage: 70%

Support Type: Normal

Support Pillar Resolution: 5.00 mm

Max Overhang Angle: 60 deg

Horizontal Offset From Part: 0.50 mm

Upper Vertical Separation Layers: 1

Lower Vertical Separation Layers: 1

Support Infill Angles: 45 deg

Temperature

Extruder 1 Temperature: 210

Heated Bed: 60

Cooling

Increase fan speed for layers below: 45.0 sec

 Maximum Cooling fan speed: 50%

Bridging fan speed override: 100%

Speeds

Default Printing Speed: 4800.0 mm/min

Outline Underspeed: 50%

Solid Infill Underspeed: 80%

Support Structure Underspeed: 80%

X/Y Axis Movement Speed: 10800.0 mm/min

Z Axis Movemen Speed: 1002.0 mm/min

Adjust printing speed for layers below: 15.0 sec 

 Allow speed reduction down to: 20%

Other

Unsupported area threshold: 20.0 sq m

Slic3r printing recommendations:

Layer height

 Layer height: 0.1 mm

 First layer height: 90%

Vertical shells

 Perimeters: 2

Horizontal shells

 Soid layers: 

       Top: 8

       Bottom: 5

Quality

 Detect thin walls: Check

 Detect bridging perimeters: Check

Advanced

 Seam position: Random

Infill

 Fill desity: 20%

 Fill pattern: Honeycomb

 Top/bottom fill pattern: Rectilinear

Reducing printing time

 Combine infill every: 1 layers

Advanced

 Solid infill every: 0 layers

 Fill angle: 25 deg

 Solid infill threshold area: 0mm

Skirt

 Loops: 2

 Distance from object: 6 mm

 Skirt height: 1 layers

 Minimum extrusion length: 4 mm

Brim 

 Brim width: 10 mm

Support material

 Generate support material: Check

 Overhang threshold: 45 deg

 Enforce support for the first: 3 layers

Raft

 Raft layers: 0 layers

Options for support material and raft

 Contact Z distance: 0.1 mm

 Pattern: Rectilinear

 Patter spacing: 2 mm

 Pattern angle: 0 deg

 Interface layers: 2 layers

 Interface pattern spacing: 0.2 mm

Speed for print moves

 Perimeters: 60 mm/s

 Small perimeters: 20 mm/s

 External perimeters: 20 mm/s

 Infill: 60 mm/s

 Solid infill: 60 mm/s

 Top solid infill: 30 mm/s

 Support material: 50 mm/s

 Support material interface: 100%

 Bridges: 30 mm/s

 Gap fill: 50 mm/s

Speed for non-print moves

 Travel: 60 mm/s

Modifiers

 First layer speed: 30 mm/s

Acceleration control

 Perimeters: 800 mm/s

 Infill: 1500 mm/s

 Bridge: 1000 mm/s

 First layer: 1000 mm/s

 Default: 1000 mm/s

Autospeed

 Max print speed: 100 mm/s

 Max volumetrix speed: 0 mm/s

Extrusion width

 Default extrusion width: 0.42 mm

 First layer: 0.42 mm

 Perimeters: 0.42 mm

 External perimeters: 0.42 mm

 Infill: 0.42 mm

 Solid infill: 0.42 mm

 Top solid infill: 0.42 mm

 Support material: 0.42 mm

Overlap

 Infill/Perimeters overlap: 20%

Flow

 Bridge flow ratio: 0.95

Other

 XY Size Compensation: 0 mm

 Threds: 8

 Resolution: 0 mm