Print Settings

This guide will help you configure the print settings for your 3D model files in Printsite Studio.

Layers Count

Caution

This setting is only available for 2D files

The Layers Count setting determines the number of times you want to print each layer of a 2D design. This setting is crucial for ensuring that your 2D designs are accurately translated into printable layers.

Layer Height

The Layer Height setting controls the thickness of each layer in your 3D print.

Total Height

Caution

This setting is only available for 2D files

The Total Height setting represents the total height of your files when all layers are stacked together.

Number of Layers per Group

The Number of Layers per Group setting allows you to specify how many layers to print in one session before pausing. This feature is particularly useful for managing the drying time of materials like concrete, ensuring structural integrity by allowing layers to set properly.

Note

If multiple files are assigned to a machine, your machine will start printing another file to ensure the concrete does not dry in your machine.

Printing Mode

The Printing Mode setting lets you choose how the printer lays down material:

• Regular: Prints one bead per layer with a discontinuity between each layer.
• Semi-spiralized: Provides a single continuous bead without discontinuity, with a progressive rise at the beginning and end of each layer.
• Spiralized: Prints the whole part as one continuous spiral (vase mode), rising gradually layer after layer with no stops and no visible seam. The wall is printed in a single uninterrupted movement, which gives the smoothest possible result.

Caution

In Spiralized mode, only the outer wall of your part is printed and each layer keeps a single continuous contour. It is best suited to single-wall, vase-like shapes with gently sloped walls.

Prevent travelling inside the file

The Prevent travelling inside the file setting allows you to prevent the printer from traveling through the interior of your models. Enable this option for improved print quality and reduced risk of collisions.

Overflow (in mm)

When “Prevent travelling inside the file” is enabled, you can set an overflow (in millimeters) to keep the printer head a safe distance from the inside boundaries of your model.