Perimeter printing accurate outside, but 0.4mm smaller inside holes
Quote from Juan Gil Urban on 2024-07-13, 23:58Hello. I am trying to print mechanical components, and I can't adjust accuracy for internal holes.
I have made simple test of circles of different sizes, and to print the outside at proper measurements, I had to give the offset of the perimeter -0.1mm to make print accurate by enlarging the outside perimeter size, but... the inside of the holes is now smaller by 0.4mm, and the thickness of the wall between the outside and the inside is also bigger by 0.2mm to the inside side, which gives the extra 0.4mm making the holes smaller.
The Perimeter offset seems to affect the inside and outside of holes.
Is there a setting to make holes inside the model bigger, not affecting the outside size of the perimeter??
In Cura there is a setting for the outside of the model, and another for the inside "holes".
To make it short, the perimeter offset parameter works in the inside and outside perimeter measurement AT THE SAME TIME
BTW, the LOOP offset is in 0%
Could somebody please help me with this issue? I need the outside and inside measurements to be correct. Height measurement is ok.
Hello. I am trying to print mechanical components, and I can't adjust accuracy for internal holes.
I have made simple test of circles of different sizes, and to print the outside at proper measurements, I had to give the offset of the perimeter -0.1mm to make print accurate by enlarging the outside perimeter size, but... the inside of the holes is now smaller by 0.4mm, and the thickness of the wall between the outside and the inside is also bigger by 0.2mm to the inside side, which gives the extra 0.4mm making the holes smaller.
The Perimeter offset seems to affect the inside and outside of holes.
Is there a setting to make holes inside the model bigger, not affecting the outside size of the perimeter??
In Cura there is a setting for the outside of the model, and another for the inside "holes".
To make it short, the perimeter offset parameter works in the inside and outside perimeter measurement AT THE SAME TIME
BTW, the LOOP offset is in 0%
Could somebody please help me with this issue? I need the outside and inside measurements to be correct. Height measurement is ok.
Quote from Mark Angelo on 2025-06-25, 11:16Quote from rice purity test on 2024-07-13, 23:58Hello. I am trying to print mechanical components, and I can't adjust accuracy for internal holes.
I have made simple test of circles of different sizes, and to print the outside at proper measurements, I had to give the offset of the perimeter -0.1mm to make print accurate by enlarging the outside perimeter size, but... the inside of the holes is now smaller by 0.4mm, and the thickness of the wall between the outside and the inside is also bigger by 0.2mm to the inside side, which gives the extra 0.4mm making the holes smaller.
The Perimeter offset seems to affect the inside and outside of holes.
Is there a setting to make holes inside the model bigger, not affecting the outside size of the perimeter??
In Cura there is a setting for the outside of the model, and another for the inside "holes".
To make it short, the perimeter offset parameter works in the inside and outside perimeter measurement AT THE SAME TIME
BTW, the LOOP offset is in 0%
Could somebody please help me with this issue? I need the outside and inside measurements to be correct. Height measurement is ok.
I'm facing an issue with printing mechanical components where the perimeter offset setting in my slicer (Cura) is affecting both the outside and inside dimensions of holes simultaneously. To achieve accurate outer dimensions, I had to set a -0.1mm offset, but this has resulted in the internal holes becoming 0.4mm smaller.
I noticed that Cura has separate settings for external and internal dimensions, but the perimeter offset seems to apply to both at the same time. Is there a way to adjust the internal hole dimensions independently without affecting the outer perimeter? Any tips or settings adjustments would be greatly appreciated!
Quote from rice purity test on 2024-07-13, 23:58Hello. I am trying to print mechanical components, and I can't adjust accuracy for internal holes.
I have made simple test of circles of different sizes, and to print the outside at proper measurements, I had to give the offset of the perimeter -0.1mm to make print accurate by enlarging the outside perimeter size, but... the inside of the holes is now smaller by 0.4mm, and the thickness of the wall between the outside and the inside is also bigger by 0.2mm to the inside side, which gives the extra 0.4mm making the holes smaller.
The Perimeter offset seems to affect the inside and outside of holes.
Is there a setting to make holes inside the model bigger, not affecting the outside size of the perimeter??
In Cura there is a setting for the outside of the model, and another for the inside "holes".
To make it short, the perimeter offset parameter works in the inside and outside perimeter measurement AT THE SAME TIME
BTW, the LOOP offset is in 0%
Could somebody please help me with this issue? I need the outside and inside measurements to be correct. Height measurement is ok.
I'm facing an issue with printing mechanical components where the perimeter offset setting in my slicer (Cura) is affecting both the outside and inside dimensions of holes simultaneously. To achieve accurate outer dimensions, I had to set a -0.1mm offset, but this has resulted in the internal holes becoming 0.4mm smaller.
I noticed that Cura has separate settings for external and internal dimensions, but the perimeter offset seems to apply to both at the same time. Is there a way to adjust the internal hole dimensions independently without affecting the outer perimeter? Any tips or settings adjustments would be greatly appreciated!