What is still wrong with this model?

[rpsalas]

I know this is not a 3d printing forum, but my problem might be a defect in the model itself. Can you check the model and see if you can tell why it's not printing? All I get is the rectangular thin plate and the rectangular outline "frame". The geometric pattern is not printing!

 

[wersy]

The lines are 0.25 mm.
You would need a 0.25 nozzle to be able to print it.

[davebYYPCU]

Without checking your files

sounds like nozzle is bigger than wall thickness.

Might help…..

[Warmingup1953]

FDM? What nozzle size?

[wersy · Accepted solution]

It works if you set extrusion width to 0.24 mm.
But it won't be particularly accurate.

[rpsalas]

Thanks all. That was it. I had a 1mm dimension but then I scaled it down forgetting that the wall would shrink. 

[wersy]

So what you are going to do.
Scale up.
Reduce extrusion width.
Change nozzle.

[wersy · Accepted solution]

Just printed a small part.

It works with nozzle 0.4, ew 0.24, lh 0.14.

As expected, not so accurate.

Try it out, you'll be surprised how good it actually looks with a little distance.

[rpsalas]

I removed the scale-down that caused the problem and the print worked.

There are things in these answers which are beyond my experience...

I've not experimented with different nozzles.

I've not experimented with reducing the extrusion width

I don't know what"ew" and "lh"  are in "It works with nozzle 0.4, ew 0.24, lh 0.14." so I've not tried that

Still learning!

[rpsalas]

Nice pattern though, right?

[wersy · Accepted solution]

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@rpsalas  schrieb:

Nice pattern though, right?

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Yes it's nice 🙂

ew = extrusion width or line width.
This is a width that can be adjusted independently of the nozzle diameter.

lh = layer hight

Usually a value that is half the print width.

With a 0.4 nozzle, you can easily print with ew 0.3 and 0.6 mm.

It is not absolutely necessary to always change the nozzle.
I have been printing everything with a 0.5 nozzle on my self-built printer for 13 years