Superslicer in built calibration guide for better 3D prints

[@MarinusMakesStuff]

Superslicer is my absolute favorite slicer till this day. And I really hope the developer manages to get back on track to work on it again. After the initial beta-implementation or Arachne early September, it's been quiet on both the Discord and the Github. Let's hope that the development continues when the time is right because this is hands-down the best slicer I've used.

[@perrinsilveira6759]

Was there any indication as to what was up on either? Supermerill deserves a break if that is what it is, but 3 months with no changes to even the readme is concerning.

[@mbravorus]

@@perrinsilveira6759 according to Discord, Merrill had a bout with Covid, and is still in recovery, lifestyle/workload-wise. It's regrettable, but let's wish him all the best and wait patiently ; once everything is, hopefully, back on track, the community might want to work on increasing the bus factor on the project

[@TheGrowOp]

Yeah I made the switch from Cura to Prusa, then when I installed klipper went to super slicer. It's a learning curve coming from Cura but my god I absolutely love it!

[@retro_boy_advance]

Oh wow, I hope Prusaslicer backports the calibration tools. This looks great!

[@fouzaialaa7962]

I want to say thank you for taking the time and making your site ! I made my own 3d printer with arduino ramps and everything ,and i can tell you if it wasnt for your site i would've given up on accurate printing ..... I found that i had values 400 % out of spec ....thank you again

[@backgammonbacon]

The flow calibration in superslicer is amazing and leads to way better real world results than the wall thickness measurement test. The inbuilt calibration solved nearly all of my strength issues with printing ABS.

[@AwesomeBrixx]

Ever since I changed my extruder, Ive had issues with clearance and recently found out it was due to flow. I used the superslicer flow calibration tests to tune the flow for my different filaments, and now some work pretty well. Some others still aren't great, but now I know it is due to the filament, and not an issue with my printer. Because of that, I now know which brands of filament I prefer. Overall, I had a good experience using the flow calibration. In addition, I've used the temp tower generator, and in my experience, it works as expected. I like that the towers are thin, because it is faster to print, and uses less filament compared to assembling your own temp tower in cura. It is also much simpler to generate, and doesn't require you to manually assemble the tower.

[@jamesmc8055]

I've been trying to calibrate with this for a couple weeks now, looking forward to this.

[@gbstingley4673]

Just going through your calibration process really helped me learn about my printer and the effects each step had on my prints. Maybe it's not perfect but as a learning tool I found it invaluable. I really appreciate your hard work.

[@NotDoingThisToday]

I like just watching your videos while playing another game, its just so fun!

[@futurematt9791]

This is great timing! I just got my first 3d printer ~3 months ago and have only been using superslicer. The only way I've been calibrating is using benchy's and calibration cubes and changing the temps/settings each time... these methods will certainly yield much better results, thanks for sharing!

[@StephenWestrip]

I am new to 3D printing and bought myself a Tronxy Crux 1 mainly due to its diminutive size. I decided to use SuperSlicer as my slicer of choice so I will definitely be giving these calibration methods a try.

[@wbhandy]

Great overview. I’d love to see a video about Andrew Ellis’s calibration guide as well, and maybe some pro’s and con’s of the three. I personally like his flow rate calibration method the best.

[@RocktCityTim]

Thanks, Michael - heading for the SuperSlicer site right now!

[@Markowia]

This video convinced me to install and try SuperSlicer. Thank you.

[@richmagda553]

Thanks for bringing this to us Michael! We'll done!

[@shadyb]

I like your website because you can use whatever slicer and not depend on it for calibration and results are consistent and repeatable because your gcode is pre-sliced. I like ironing/top fill calibration though and hope you'll add similar thing to your site too. You are amazing.

[@owenaero]

you have helped me a lot in this new endeavor i decided to try

[@jamesjones7337]

Thank you Michael !! Calibration Options are great.. Help us all tune to the best of our printers ability. Thanks for the clearly understood video. I too am a huge fan of SS.

[@corid143]

I like Prusa especially with archane and lightning. But I found my self going back to this every time.

[@dazlock4491]

I was about to download SuperSlicer a few hours ago and then I saw it hasn't been updated since August (for Mac), so I really hope it gets back to regular maintenance as it looks good.

[@MCsCreations]

Really, really interesting stuff! Thanks Michael! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@petermarin]

Great overview!! You should work with them to continuously improve their suite of tool - your expertise will be invaluable.

[@tomsko863]

Good video. Very clear for a dumb-dumb like me. As long as there's no G-Code modifying I'm happy.

[@noanyobiseniss7462]

One thing I really like about your retraction tower is it can be used for perfect standoffs afterwards. :)

[@avejst]

Great video as always Great subject Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@jet155]

As I’m about to finish my voron 0.1 i will try this calibration tool. And also on my workhorse Ender 3v2, which gives good prints, but everything can be improved.

[@allanloudermilk4055]

Thanks!

[@rr888]

Thanks

[@KieranShort]

That's really neat. I have never tried super slicer, I'm all in on Prusa slicer. But i might try the calibration for my mk3s on super slicer to see how close the calibrated settings are compared to what i have in Prusa slicer.

[@TheJttv]

I just got an new printer an though i really don't want too i think you have convinced me to tune it. First i gotta fix the extruder. The factory tuned it to work. But the extruder was set up wrong in the factory. (Intentionally slipping the extruder gear to create pressure)

[@ThomasS17]

Heads up with the stringing test: There is a bug where if you chose a step of 0.5 mm, SuperSlicer doesn't actually change the retraction settings, resulting in the same stringing from the bottom all the way up the tower. I fiddled around for a long while with this test until I read someone mention this bug. Now I don't know what versions this affects, of if it affects everyone with the same version, but I've already had someone else experience this bug.

[@billclark5943]

I used the 100mm method for calibrating the extruder since beginning this insanity back in 2013. A few years ago I realized there was no way 100mm can provide enough resolution so I started measuring out filament for prints that required several meters of filament, added a few hundred mm extra, ran the print, measured what was left then adjusted the extrusion multiplier. I think this has made tuning more predictable knowing I'm consistently within .5% of the calculated value over those several meters. Using the manufactures claimed e steps for the Titan Aero my extrusion multiplier is .82-.92 depending on filament used

[@ToX1nE]

i'll test this right now!

[@frankdearr2772]

great topic, thanks for sharing 👍

[@FilmFactry]

Bed-leveling suggestion: a simple G-code with several squares, each at a slightly different Z-height. then just pick the best and enter the value.

[@AttentionDeficitHobbyDisorder]

Love SuperSlicer. Best slicer for sure. My only complaint is that it is missing some of the fancier Lightning infill and Tree support structures. I feel like these would have been handy on a couple prints I've done, but even without, I would still rather use SS than Cura.

[@chriswoods9857]

Wow. Moving from cura to superslicer is the HARDEST job I have done so far with printing. Superslicer is soooooooooo hard to understand. Where the hell is the flow rate? I started the flow calibration and the first block was wayyyyyyy over extruded! The nozzle ended up hitting filament that had built up from the ironing so I immediately stopped it. Going back to cura as it is way easier and user friendly. For those of you that have got a grip on it i applaude you!

[@jon52772]

just to point out that at 515 you said to look at the surface and to look at the circle and in the first test it dont say to do this. looking at the circle is the second part of that test. it states about the quality of the circle on the photo but thats it, I want to thank you for your videos as i have used them alot to help me over the years and now that im switching over to klipper i decided to try SS and this is helping alot. again tyvm

[@allanloudermilk4055]

So useful and well done, thanks

[@tlfbshti364]

Unfortunately, I had to start using super slicer as your calibration prints weren't lining up to my results from my slicer. I chalk that up to prusa slicer though. The main thing I think is missing is the machine settings that are being used for calibration. I.e. I wish the retraction test showed what speed is used for retractions, or how much wipe distance or percentage is used, if at all. Great video mate!

[@maouplulax]

Yeah I have calibrated my printer using the superslicer in built calibration, however I think some tolerance tests would be welcome as well

[@LivinWorkin]

Why don't all slicers have calibration guides like this? Guess I gotta try something new

[@dakoriki]

I recently did pressure advance and retraction calibration for my PLAs, I didn't really like the low area for the first layer with built in retraction test model. Nor the fact that you have to start at 0 for retraction. I just wanted to start from 2mm and the go up from that for my bowden setup.

[@woodwaker1]

Thanks for doing the work to present this. Do you have a comparison between Superslicer and Prusa Slicer? I know that SS is a derivative of Prusa. What changes were made?

[@NATY1110]

Id love to see a video about custom gcode for each material profile, for those who have lots of different printers and different materials. like setting PA or LA, or setting the flow in relation to the nozzle size like what prusa does in their profiles. it would bee great to set a perfect material profile that is ready for all my printers

[@hawkeye317_4]

I second this. I think it would be easier to set the filament specific parameters in the filament start gcode. I was just thinking about this last night and was going to ask, but found this Comment addresses my thoughts.

[@JohnJones-oy3md]

Would like to see something like this for resin printing.

[@MisterkeTube]

Huh? What more do you need than "The Cones of Calibration" for SLA?

[@Nifty-Stuff]

Michael, this video convinced me to give Superslicer a try. ONLY ISSUE: I don't see a way to print directly from the slicer over USB to my printer. I do this for about 90% of my small prints from CURA. Easy-peasy (since I don't use Octoprint and don't need to bother with the SD card). Is this not a feature / option with Superslicer???

[@silverbullet6833]

Thanks for the video, i am a Cura user of over 3 years, i tried Prusa, then Superslicer but i can't get on with either as i am so used to Cura. I tried Orca Slicer an i love that it can open my printer dashboard within the slicer (Klipper or Octoprint) Annoyingly while basically the same the calibration prints are adjustable in Super Slicer and preset in Orca. I'm making an effort to get my head around Orca mainly the settings but how do super slicer or its variant control overall speed? You have initial layer and all the others but Cura has print speed for the overall setting. So i did a print through Orca with default settings and basically it printed slow about 2/3rds slower speed wise

[@杨国曹]

Please tell me how to adjust the printing circle and non-circle?

[@Super-650]

I've just tried to generate the g-code for a Tree of Life cup coaster 80mm in diameter and 2mm thick and it took 12 minutes(!) in Superslicer. Prusaslicer did it in literally 6 seconds.

[@noanyobiseniss7462]

Nice job.

[@kenwilkins1574]

Michael, aren't temp towers printed upside-down? I would think they would start with the lower temp on the bottom, then increase going up the tower. currently, with the hotter temps on the bottom, there could be some residual temps in the equipment and skew the results. thoughts?

[@olafschermann1592]

Thank you for sharing!

[@brainlesspeke]

Hey! I really would like to see you making tutorials like this more about superslicer! Really good video! Just wondering will superslicer been build anymore. Last github stuff september last year :O

[@frownmastr]

Do you have any thoughts on the arc overhang development?

[@roysigurdkarlsbakk3842]

Nice one! Thanks!

[@BloodWorkXGaming]

Hello! Just got a sovol sv04 and like prusaslicer/super slicer way more than Cura. Could you possibly publish your sovol sv04 profile, so I have something to start off of? Would be very awesome! Thanks!

[@DennisRacine]

My sv04 arrives this weekend, would also love to have a SS profile to start with.

[@roberthiggins1142]

I'm just starting to change over to SuperSlicer.

[@Camero737]

I have a sv04 and would to see your profile for it. Thanks

[@JasonSmith-pc6kr]

Can you recommend a good printer? I bought an Ender 3 v2 and an Anycubic I3 Mega used from Marketplace. A little tweaking and they work great. Then I bought a new Ender 3 S1 about 8 months ago. I have yet been able to get this pos to be consistent, or accurate. I have spent literally hundreds of hours troubleshooting, test printing, calibrations, then I decided to load Klipper. Though it has helped a little, it's not even close to consistent. It's a mystery every time I print what the finished print will look like. At this point, I'm ready to load Marlin back on it and put it up for sale.

[@spudnickuk]

Hi and good for those that use that software that is also curura I personally would not use and use Matter control slicer. Due to its simplicity and full penitration of the filament at 100% for tool making that I have found cura fails upon Structure 3d prints For my aspect I use 100% infill due to my requirement and curua fails in it strength. I don't know why but it does. So matter control works for me If you can put a video up against such slicers and give out the Verdict of why these slicer or programs differ then I'm all. Ears

[@fylith6378]

I don't know if you can but is there a way to have a klipper gcode produced for your calibration site as well? I use super slicer with klippy flavor for my ender 5S1 with the sonic pad.

[@HReality]

I end up in an OCD loop with this.. your printing to make adjustments based on output. Problem is, your filament profile is ‘general’ how do you dial in a filament profile to be used for this other tests?

[@azsundevil2002]

Michael, did you see S3D v5 is coming? Curious about your thoughts and whether you’ll do a video about it!

[@Alec693]

I guess I'm not sure what I'm doing with SuperSlicer, I tried running the retraction tuning with my Neptune 3 Pro and I didn't get far before noticing the print head itself was knocking over the first set of towers once it started printing the next set...

[@samanthapapinchak7350]

I'm new to 3D printing. I can't figure out where exactly to enter the gcode commands in my Creality Slicer application. I found the gcode sections for "start gcode" and "end gcode" under the printer, but where in that do I put the commands?

[@savannabenzel6782]

I’m new to 3d printing and have gotten different perspectives on wether or not to do calibration tests for filament changes. Can somebody help me with this? Should I be doing all these tests each time I change a filament brand and color? Do I just need to do a few of them for this kind of filament change? Sorry I’m just a little confused and had no idea how much goes into 3d printing until now. I had no issues building and upgrading my printer but actually getting it to print good prints has been a problem lol. Can I make different profiles for certain filament brands, types, and colors if I do have to calibrate each time for an easy switch over? I’m going to give this superslicer a try. It seems like maybe it’s beginner friendly lol. Any tips would be really helpful. My test cube comes out perfect but anything else I try either won’t adhere to the bed or it’s warped. Just a big mess unfortunately. Thank you so much for your videos! I’ve been trying to watch most of them and get better understanding.

[@MisterkeTube]

I love SuperSlicer, but the development seems to have seriously slowed down (I understood this would be due to health issues of the developer - whom I wish all the best and a speedy full recovery). This makes me worried that effort I have invested or worse, still will invest, might be wasted. With PrusaSlicer tree supports around the corner, I don't want to miss out on this in SuperSlicer. Arachne landed relatively smoothly in a SuperSlicer beta, but since then things have slowed to a crawl. The main change still happening on github seems to be extra issues being logged, but no bugfixes or promoting things to an official release. Again, I love SuperSlicer, but a project like this really would need multiple top developers on it to keep it at its top. Ideally PrusaSlicer should pull the SuperSlicer improvements upstream, but I also do not see this happening ... It's a pity as now I'm torn between the two with limited time to invest in improving profiles for one or the other ...

[@DANTICO6645]

I’m new at 3D printing and I bought a ender 3 pro with a BIGTREETECH SKR Mini E3 V3.0 32Bit motherboard and I need help on how to install a Creality Sprite Extruder Pro.

[@3dTinker]

Whered u get 0.94 from would be good if u were thorough about that as your previous value was 96

[@taiyahsdaddy]

Why do you have your silicone nozzle wipers on the opposite side? Mine and every other video i see has them closest to the bed

[@bwselectronic]

The 1,000th like. I'm honored. 😎

[@TheLuciano1806]

I have an Ender 3 S1 PRO, but it isn't in there by default yet. Can I just use the normal S1 profile instead?

[@MrBobby]

Hey, do you think there is a way you could do more videos about Duet? Or reprap firmware on its own. Something like variables in SS for reprap or conditional gcod? I find that reprap is lacking tutorials on KZbin or even on Google thus making it very hard for people like me ( that get machines preconfigured with Duet boards) changing minor stuff without going trough 1xxx forums or Not maintained guides.

[@Z3DZ3R0]

Is this calibration needed for every different filament type? For example PLA and PETG? Also, does Prusa-slicer also include this calibration mode since it is based on Superslicer?

[@end3dp]

Hello Michael, I am following your videos more than anyone to get good prints. You tutorial on onshape was good and printed out my own gear set for fun. I have one suggestions and one query for you 1) Can you do the tutorial particular for slicer? As there several components in the slicer it is overwhelming can you guide us through section by section in detail? 2) Is it possible to use the lattice structure in onshape? if possible please do a tutorial video.

[@agmuntianu]

has anyone had the problem that the calibration configuration pages show as html code instead of the rendered page ?

[@CornBred89]

Thank you for putting this out there. Especially using the Sovol SV04. I've been having some issues with mine that I can't seem to correct in Cura. I'll give Superslicer a shot later tonight. Also, I would love to pick your brain about the SV04. Any way we could chat sometime?

[@CornBred89]

Is there any way to Klipperize the SV04?

[@abansalify]

i used simplyfy3D earlier but once i switched to super slicer, i am getting better prints. only thing missing is smart support generation which simplify3D provides.

[@garramiro]

hello, i really like all your tutorial. Could you make one on how to successfully upgrade Superslicers while maintaining profiles and preferences? I can't seem to find an easy way to upgrade this software (unlike prusaslicer), maybe i am too dumb i don't know.

[@C3DPropShop]

Can you export your settings from old, then import them into the new?

[@MisterkeTube]

I just turned the settings folder (in your profile AppData/Roaming on Windows) into a git repo and have all settings under git source control. I can make branches for the various versions (which have their zip extracted in a separate folder) and the switch to that branch before starting the associated version. I would love seeing such git branching and commit support added to the slicer(s - as I do the same for PrusaSlicer) so that you basically get decent version tracking on your profiles. The slicer could just add a commit for every save you do to a profile.

[@garramiro]

@@MisterkeTube that seems way too advanced for me, i don't understand why the program can't have the option to upgrade itself maintaining all the settings fro mthe previous version.

[@MisterkeTube]

@@garramiro I haven't had problems losing settings on upgrading SuperSlicer. Only when going back to an older version with a config from a newer one.

[@garramiro]

@@MisterkeTube how do you do your upgrades mind if i ask? did you follow any particular tutorial?

[@hrwillz]

Think ill have a look into superslicer. On a side note, Simplify3d released version 5? Hmmmm..

[@TorgeirFredriksen]

Would be nice seeing a 3D Benchy print after all these settings applied

[@hustjona]

I love your calibration website. I recently started using Klipper. Are you going to update it for Klipper?

[@D4vi9]

Hi Jon, The calibration website is already Klipper compatible

[@MrExo_3D]

Need way to calibrate extra restart/deretraction

[@SebbyG86]

Why is the calibration cube optional? None of the other tests apart from the extrude 100mm of filament tests steps/mm. Surely calibrating x and y steps/mm is important as it defines a large % of the final size of a print. Nice video though, highlited a few tests i should probably perform. Personally never tried ironing.

[@NaF_Art_Studio]

good stuff, thank.

[@efnick96]

You can showcase and compare the cura plugin. I feel it's not as polished as the super slicer guide but it would be interesting to do a comparison

[@thomaslivezey]

Simplify3D V5 just released. Please do a video on this

[@bwselectronic]

@Teaching Tech the scammers have hit you. I reported a couple of their posts. I wanted you to know

[@leonch4833]

Awesome

[@nurfatrochman3726]

Hi michael, possible share your profile ?

[@iCODeRUS]

why you doing this flowrate calibration and adjusting multiplier without measuring actual diameter of filament? this makes no sense.

[@petercallison5765]

If you want perfect results you need to do flow rate calibration for every filament you use.

[@salemabo8147]

Love your work and can't wait to watch this later (i'm studying now🥲)

[@salemabo8147]

Do you really think that this will work on me ?