Solved Raft first layer vs non-raft first layer

I am frustrated by the fact that I have to print with a raft most times, even on prints that have a flat bottom, like a box. When I do a raft, the first layer is thick, big, and adheres so well. When I don't do a raft, the first layer is thin, and is easily hit and moved by the extruder as it makes its passes - so inevitably I have to cancel the print and start over. (I'm using hairspray, and it's exactly the same amount in both cases.) Even the thickness of the skirt loops is different when I do a raft vs. when I don't do a raft. Is there a setting I can change in S3D so that when I don't do a raft, the first layer goes down as thick and adhesive as when I do a raft? I'm tired of wasting filament (and money!) on rafts that should be unnecessary. Thanks!

 

Thanks, Mark. Do you have any idea what the slicer adjusts it to when it does a raft? It seems a lot bigger than without a raft. I guess I should ask that on S3D too!