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Time to print

Discussion in 'Troubleshooting' started by Trevor C, Nov 23, 2017.

  1. Trevor C

    Trevor C Member

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    Any ideas why the printer shows 8 hours to print when Cura shows 2hrs 19. And actually completes the print in 2 hrs?? Screen Shot 2017-11-23 at 09.48.28.jpg Screen Shot 2017-11-23 at 09.48.12.jpg
     
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    Because the print times are a scientific wild guess that the software doing the printing calculates on the fly.
    This has been stated already :)

    It will never be super accurate because it can't take the time to do the calculus over the entire sliced GCode. It can be close... It can be way off. Depends on the algorithm they use to make the guess and what specific slicer settings you used. Acceleration (in every direction change) is the real killer. That can't be easily calculated in
     
    #2 mark tomlinson, Nov 23, 2017
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