The Layer View will also allow you to see the layers in 3D. Just click the
3D
icon at the
upper right corner of the display window to see your layers in 3D! The display can be moved
around in the same manner as that shown for the 3D View.
The Layer View will also display other information about the printing process, such as
non-printing movement, retractions, etc. Click on the
Display
button to the right of the display
to open up those display options.
Grid
hides or displays the virtual print surface.
Moves
will show you the path the print head takes when it's
not
printing, as shown by the light green lines in the image below.
Retractions
show the points in the print where the extruder is going to retract filament
from the hot end. This is done either during a non-printing move, or when changing extruders.
The red and blue points in the image to the
right show where the retractions are happening.
Red shows the retract operation while the
blue color shows the resume/extrude.
93
7 Layers in, 3D view.
