▲ 37 ▼ What is the purpose of the skirt/brim that is not even touching the object? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world 8 comments fedilink hide all child comments My printer (well, PrusaSlicer) always starts with a line around the object I am printing. See (1) in the image. --Why? What does that do? There is also this line (2) at the front of the bed. --Why? What does that do?
[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago The skirt wipes and me the nozzle and also purges a fairly large amount of filament. Together that ensures when the print starts, it starts "clean". permalink fedilink source
