Comparing Cura profiles

Today, I want to test the differences between the Cura 'Standard Quality' profile and Chuck Hellebuyck's profile 'Cura for Creality Printers'.

Plan

• Load the build plate with a few simple models.
• Slice with the default 'Standard Quality' profile.
• Print the models
• Slice with CHEPV4.6.x_0.20(Good) profile
• Print the model
• Compare results

Actual

• Room
• 22C
• Humidity 52

Run 1 - Standard Quality

• Preheat the hot end to 190C
• Preheat the bed to 70C
• Note: Took about minutes to get the hot end and bed to temperature.
• Slice the models
• Estimates 
• time 1 hours 17 minutes
• material PLA 10g - 3.34 m
• hot end to 200C
• bed to 60C
• Notes: Cura gave warning about the model not being manifold. 
• OctoPrint 
• estimates a time of 50 minutes
• Octolapse running
• End of run 1 notes
• Lots of blobs, zits, and stringing when the hot end moves away for a picture.
• Little stringing between objects
• Print Time
• OctoPrint 1:25:21
• Cura with OcotoPrint connection 1:25:21
• Slack notifications 1:25
• Raspberry Pi temperature ranged from 38C to 40C
• No noticeable lifting of the model from the bed
• skirt pulled away from the bed easily, Measured skirt thickness at several places. Values ranged from .19mm to .23mm.
• Models popped off the bed with just finger strength. 
• EasyCalib3.stl
• slight rounding of the corners of the base.
• little z banding
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• TESTBLOKJE.STL
• blobs from where the hot end moved away from the model. Most noticeable blobs were pointing in the direction the hot end moves away for Octolapse to take a picture. 
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• OpenRC_Calibration_Cube.stl
• The M3 nuts I have did not fit the holes. The holes are just too small. 
• Some blobs from Octolaspe
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• CHEPCalibrationCube.stl
• Some blobs from Octolaspe 
• X face - 20.01 to 20.42
• Y face - 20.10 to 20.34
• Z face - 19.95 to 20.24
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Run 2 - CHEPV4.6x_0.20(Good)

• Preheat the hot end to 190C
• Preheat the bed to 70C
• Slice the model 
• Estimates
• time 1 hour 39 minutes
• material PLS 13g - 4.29m
• OctoPrint
• estimates 1 hour
• Octolapse running
• End of run 2 notes
• Lots of blobs, zits, and stringing when the hot end moves away for a picture. The amount of artifacts seems lower. 
• Almost no stringing between objects. 
• Print Time
• OctoPrint 1:42:52
• Cura with OcotoPrint connection 1:42:52
• Slack notifications 1:42
• Raspberry Pi temperature ranged from 39C to 42C
• No noticeable lifting of the model from the bed
• skirt pulled away from the bed easily, Measured skirt thickness at several places. Values ranged from .17mm to .22mm.
• Models popped off the bed with just finger strength. 
• EasyCalib3.stl
• No Z banding
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• TESTBLOKJE.STL
• very similar to run 1.
• more blobs on the pyramid
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• OpenRC_Calibration_Cube.stl
• I was able to fit a nut into a few but not all of the holes and slots.
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• CHEPCalibrationCube.stl
• x face - 20.0 to 20.35
• y face - 20.01 to 20.25
• z face - 19.95 to 20.20
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Resources

Cura Profiles from Filament Friday

Easy Material Settings Calibration Piece (EasyCalib3.stl)   

• walls are exact 1.0mm to see eventual over- or underflow
• a little 45° overhang with a 1.0mm platform that shows warping and if you probably need to change the filament-fan speed
• stringing in the tube or between tube and platform
• a 0.2mm space between the cube and the cylinder to check with a paper if needed

Testing Block for setting belt tension (TESTBLOKJE.stl)

OpenRC Calibration Cube (OpenRC_Calibration_Cube.stl)

• M3 nuts should fit    

CHEP Calibration Cube (CHEPCalibrationCube.stl)

• 20mm by 20mm by 20mm