3D Print Speed Setting and Its influence

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​3d print speed is one of the most fundamental and important settings in a 3d slicing software. The 3d print speed will influence a lot of aspects such as printing quality. This time we are going to talk about how to set the 3d print speed and what is its influence.

​3d print speed setting controls the speed of the print head movement. In general, the normal 3d print speed is around 50 to 60mm/s. The print speed less than 50mm/s can be regarded as slow speed, while more than 60mm/s can be regarded as high speed. ​In most of the 3d slicing softwares, mm/s will be adopted as the print speed unit. For example, mm/s is used in the Flashprint 3d slicing software developed by Flashforge as shown below.

​The print speed we mentioned above of course is only as a reference. This is because the most suitable 3d print speed should be determined by the size, shape and complexity of a 3d model. A faster 3d printing speed may be applicable to a simple cube-like 3d model. However, if there is a detailed decoration on the cube-like 3d model, slower 3d print speed should be used in order to 3d print it with a stable and good quality. Therefore, users may need to test print with different speeds before they are ultimately able to get the quality 3d printed model. Normally, 50mm/s to 60mm/s is a good print speed to start with.

​The 3D print speed which is too fast or too slow does not only affect the 3d printing quality, but may also lead to the following 3d printing problems:
1. 3d printed model warping
2. Under or over extrusion
3. The printing material cannot firmly attach to the build plate when printing the first layer of the 3d model

​Therefore it is very important to get an optimized 3d print speed in order to get a good quality 3d printout.