Slicer & Settings
The exact OrcaSlicer, PrusaSlicer and Cura values that make prints stick, calibrate cleanly and come out strong, by material and by printer.
First Layer Settings in PrusaSlicer: The Exact Values That Make Prints Stick
The single most useful fact about first layer settings in PrusaSlicer is that the slicer does exactly what you tell it. If you set a 0.20 mm first layer height, it…
PETG First Layer Settings in PrusaSlicer: The Exact Values That Make It Stick (Without Welding to Your Sheet)
For PETG in PrusaSlicer, start here: 230 °C nozzle on the first layer and 240 °C for every layer after it, bed at 85 °C first layer and 90 °C after, a 0.20 mm first…
First Layer Settings in OrcaSlicer: The Exact Values That Make Prints Stick
For a 0.4 mm nozzle, the single most reliable first-layer height in OrcaSlicer is 0.25 mm — 62.5% of the nozzle diameter — paired with a first-layer line width of around…
First Layer Adhesion Settings in PrusaSlicer: The Exact Values That Make Prints Stick
The default first layer height in Original Prusa profiles is 0.20 mm, and it is 0.20 mm whether the rest of your model prints at 0.10 or 0.30 mm. That single number…
OrcaSlicer First Layer Settings for Adhesion: The Exact Values That Make Prints Stick
The single biggest lever on bed adhesion in OrcaSlicer is the first layer height, and it is set independently of the rest of the print under Quality > Layer height >…
Temperature Tower Calibration Guide: Dial In Every Spool the Right Way
A temperature tower tells you the exact nozzle temperature your current spool wants — not the range printed on the label, and not what worked for a different brand of…
First Layer Adhesion on the Bambu P1S: The Exact Settings That Make Prints Stick
Ninety per cent of first-layer failures on a Bambu Lab P1S come down to three things: a contaminated plate, the wrong Z-offset, and a bed temperature that doesn’t match…
Downloadable Slicer Profile Patch Fix: Why Imports Fail and How to Make Them Work
A downloadable slicer profile patch fix works only when three things line up: the file format matches the slicer, its version key is compatible with your install, and…
Z-Hop and Retraction Settings for PETG: The Numbers That Actually Stop Stringing
For a direct-drive printer, start PETG at a retraction distance of 1–2 mm, a retraction speed of 30–40 mm/s, and Z-hop of 0.2 mm — then calibrate with a retraction…
Fix Poor Layer Adhesion Strength: The Settings That Actually Bond Your Layers
Layer adhesion is a thermal problem before it is anything else. Every new layer has to briefly re-melt the surface of the layer beneath it so the polymer chains diffuse…
Flow Rate Calibration in OrcaSlicer: The Exact Method, Values and Fixes
Get your flow ratio wrong and everything downstream suffers: weak layers, gaps on top surfaces, blobby corners and parts that measure a fraction off. If you print…
OrcaSlicer INI Profile Download: How to Import, Convert and Store Configs the Right Way
Search for an orcaslicer ini profile download and you’ll hit a confusing mix of file extensions, half-right forum posts and menu paths that don’t exist in your version.…