Prime pillar: Separate sentences (I think there's a sentence break after hte parenthetical statement). "insure" should be "ensure".
I had something for Prime Pillar but nuked it for something better and never put it in.
Also, in my opinion the description of what it does (builds a pillar, which I would describe as "the same height as the tallest part" rather than "a cylinder for each layer") should go before the why to use it.
Actually, the description is not what it does. It does the things mentioned but also, because of its fast feed rate, performs a wipe of the nozzle in every direction on the nozzle surface prior to the head returning to the part. "A cylinder for each layer" is really incorrect. If that were the case, the bed would be full of cylinders by the time the part was done. It is a cylinder for each material nested concentrically to form a column as tall as the part at a separate location on the bed.
Diameter: Would be more correct to say: "This value is a core basis upon which KISSlicer computes all flow rates." Yes, this does make a better print but without this information, the description is less educational as to how KISSlicer works. It is this approach that sets KISSlicer apart.
Min layer: Consider adding a warning that the print head never leaves the print, so this is counterproductive for very narrow prints, and a prime pillar may be more useful.
Good point.
Flow tweak: Not accurate. Unless PenskeGuy or some other expert disagrees, I'd suggest something like "Flow rate adjustment factor for unusual materials or print heads. Should generally be kept very close to 1."
Actually, Flow Tweak is for
all materials; even different colors of the same material. Each should be calibrated individually.
Min/Max: The way you have these described implies that they use different units. (@other advanced users: Am I right in remembering that these are absolute limits that KS will never exceed, or were those elsewhere?)
Yes, they are absolute limits. Setting them incorrectly can mess up a lot of other calculations, as they are also basic to the flow computation and resultant feed rates. But, *Min is wrong. They are indeed the same units and that unit is volume per second.
IMO, the explanations should be at least slightly different from the existing tooltips in the application. That which is entered here, should expand upon the tooltips. This will provide more information to the reader, which is what a guide is, or should be, all about. Plunking down nearly the same text doesn't serve to erase an ambiguity in a user's mind if something isn't exactly clear in an abbreviated form like tooltips. As an example, Min Jump and Trigger don't go far enough to inform.
Printer:
3D Touch has 1, 2 or 3 extruders.
Bed Size: That is not a 3D Touch set of dimensions. They vary, depending upon the number of extruders.
Bed center: Until we get a British English translation, the setting title is "Bed center". You've been consistent with American vs. British spellings so far, so don't give up now! :-)
No he hasn't. (Colour) I've been letting it slide, since this seems to be an assignment (that we are writing/polishing), so is primarily aimed at a British audience. Otherwise, it seems that there might not be much point in printing copies and having a deadline. I'm going with it because we need to do this anyway and put it up on the (now empty) Wiki.
Z-settle: Incorrect. This is really only useful on printers where the bed moves in Z. During a hop or triggered Z-lift, the bed moves
down then up again by this amount. If it moved the way it is described, the purpose would be defeated.
Z-offset: I think you mean "connection", not "conjecture". "Negative values move the bed and nozzle closer to each other. USE WITH CAUTION OR NOZZLE COULD BE DRIVEN INTO THE BED." should be added, here.
Firmware: "check firmware type is set to BFB and move on" Capitalize "Check". I'm not sure that 3D Touches have PWM fans. I have had way better luck turning that checkbox off and letting them cycle, so "moving on" isn't necessarily true.
Printer Continued:
I'm almost certain that a "reprap 3d touch" doesn't exist. Nor does a Rapman 3D Touch. A RapMan is a RapMan. A 3D Touch is a 3D Touch. They're different. Let's get the name of the printer correct and consistent. They've both already been discontinued, which is bad enough, and I don't want either of them to go into oblivion because their names got munged.
"You have to assign a material to an extruder, if you change materials in an extruder you must change it
here. The speed settings are an important variable that can create numerous flaws in a print and effect
other factors."These two sentences should be separate paragraphs. This sounds like the material chosen for an extruder somehow can have detrimental influence on a print. Speeds are on a separate tab, because they are global; independent of other factors.
I'll let PenskeGuy confirm this, but the 3DTouch doesn't really like such high values for sparse infill- it isn't good for the machinery to rattle around that fast, even if you set the infill type to Rounded.
Exactly correct. My settings are:
Fast - Lower Quality
Perimeter = 30
Solid Infill and Support = 40
Sparse Infill = 16
Slow - Higher Quality
Fast - Lower Quality
Perimeter = 4
Solid Infill and Support = 10
Sparse Infill = 10
These give a better range when moving the Quality Slider.
Additionally, the Perimeter Speed is for the... Perimeter. A Perimeter is the outer-most Loop only. Inner Loops print at increasingly higher feed rates up to the Solid Infill speed.
Solid infill and support: What were you trying to say when you typed "high desist support"? Density? I don't think that's really accurate, but I'll let someone else verify that your descriptions are good.
It isn't accurate. Chosen density of the support has nothing to do with it.
Agree on the deletion of the ending preposition "at" in Sparse Infill.
G-code Tabs:
"There are more advanced tabs that allow you to enter specific G-coding I would not reckomend adjusting
these without good reason or unless you have experience""There" > should be "These". As it is, it sounds like there are more that you are not showing. "reckomend" has already been addressed. I'd take out "without good reason" altogether. Noobs will have "good reason" and not know what they are doing.
"Gcoding" > "G-coding" ion all instances.
*Prt G-code ? you can apply specific G-coding to parts (not needed most of the time)Actually, the Ptr G-codes
are needed most of the time. Users should be directed to just hit the Defaults button to insert the correct Printer G-code variables for their chosen firmware and type within that firmware if that applies.
Note that Jonathan's abbreviation for the tab title is "Ptr G-code", not "Prt".
Troubleshooter: (over here, it's one word)
Page 20:
I'd add an initial bullet point under "unexpected behaviour" that says "You are probably wrong about having correct settings." I personally have never had anything go non-catastrophically wrong if I have my settings correct. Also, move this to the bottom of the page, as it's really a catch-all for anything that isn't covered elsewhere.
Agreed. And, settings have always been the problem. Rebooting the printer never fixed a print. If the printer isn't responding properly at all (won't read a flash drive, won't Home, etc.), that is another situation but fixing a print isn't one of them.
Under "decrease temperature", "to low" should be "too low", and there needs to be at least a comma in there somewhere.
"Too low and you can damage the head." should be a separate sentence.
However,
"WARNING: you should print at lowest possible temperature of consistent extrusion and good adhesion but the lower the temperature the more work the extruder is doing." Isn't a hard, fast rule.
Generally, prints should be done at the correct temperature for every given material and feed rate. Just like in photography, there is only one correct exposure. The "lowest possible" is not it. Each material needs to be calibrated to learn what its sweet spot is. There is no overall rule.