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Nozzle Size (mm)
This defines your nozzle size. The slicing engine uses this value combined with your other settings
to determine how quickly to feed filament into your hot end. The Mini ships with a 0.4mm
nozzle.
Retraction Speed (mm/s)
Retraction Speed determines the speed at which your filament is reversed out of the hot end for
travel moves and when changing direction during printing. We recommend keeping this set to
25mm/s.
Retraction Distance
Retraction Distance determines how much filament is pulled out of your hot end on travel moves
and when changing direction. You will want to adjust this depending on temperature settings and
filament type. Higher thermal retaining filaments such as PLA behave better with a longer
retraction distance. We have found anywhere from 1mm to 3mm is a good starting range.
Initial Layer Thickness
This will control how thick your first printed layer height is printed onto the heated bed. Having a
larger initial layer height will help prevent your part from popping off the plate. Your Wanhao
Duplicator i3 auto leveling system could be affected if you change this from the standard profiles.
Adjust at your own risk.
Initial Layer Line Width
This will control how wide your first extruded filament path is for the initial layer. A wider line
width will help with bed adhesion. We have found 125%to be a good starting place. For models
with moving printed in place parts, a smaller initial layer line width is recommended.
Dual Extrusion Overlap
This will determine how far your Dual Extruders will overlap when laying down material. This will
help adhesion between the two different colors or types of filament. This setting is only used
when the printer is equipped with two hot ends and extruders.
Travel Speed
This setting will determine how fast your print head moves while not extruding filament. A
normal travel speed of 60-80mm/s is recommended.
Bottom Layer Speed
This will control your initial layer speed. In general, a slower initial layer speed will help with first
layer adhesion.
Infill Speed
This is how fast your print head speed will be while laying down the interior portion of your
model. Faster speeds are usually tolerable here, as none of the infill will be visible from the
