Filament: Cooling

30 settings. Keys are OrcaSlicer's own names. See the index for the other groups and the guide for how to read and apply them.

#activate_air_filtration

Activate air filtration

• Type: list of booleans, one per extruder
• Default: [false]
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: edit (may change in a plate override)

#activate_air_filtration_during_print

Activate air filtration during print

• Type: list of booleans, one per extruder
• Default: [true]
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#activate_air_filtration_on_completion

Activate air filtration on completion

• Type: list of booleans, one per extruder
• Default: [true]
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#additional_cooling_fan_speed

Auxiliary fan speed

• Type: list of integers, one per extruder
• Unit: %
• Default: [0]
• Recommended range: 0 to 100
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: edit (may change in a plate override)

#additional_fan_full_speed_layer

Additional fan full speed layer

• Type: list of integers, one per extruder
• Default: [0]
• Recommended range: 0 to 1000
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#close_additional_fan_first_x_layers

Close additional fan first x layers

• Type: list of integers, one per extruder
• Unit: layers
• Default: [1]
• Recommended range: 0 to 1000
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#close_fan_the_first_x_layers

Fan off for the first layers

• Type: list of integers, one per extruder
• Unit: layers
• Default: [1]
• Recommended range: 0 to 20
• Orca limits: 0 to 1000
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: edit (may change in a plate override)
• Effect: higher: The fan stays off longer, which helps adhesion. lower: The fan starts sooner, which cools the first layers

#complete_print_exhaust_fan_speed

Complete print exhaust fan speed

• Type: list of integers, one per extruder
• Unit: %
• Default: [80]
• Recommended range: 0 to 100
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#dont_slow_down_outer_wall

Dont slow down outer wall

• Type: list of booleans, one per extruder
• Default: [false]
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#during_print_exhaust_fan_speed

During print exhaust fan speed

• Type: list of integers, one per extruder
• Unit: %
• Default: [60]
• Recommended range: 0 to 100
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#enable_overhang_bridge_fan

Enable overhang bridge fan

• Type: list of booleans, one per extruder
• Default: [true]
• Changing it redoes: paths
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#fan_cooling_layer_time

Fan cooling layer time

• Type: list of numbers, one per extruder
• Default: [60]
• Recommended range: 0 to 1000
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#fan_max_speed

Part fan maximum

• Type: list of numbers, one per extruder
• Unit: %
• Default: [100]
• Recommended range: 0 to 100
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: edit (may change in a plate override)
• Effect: higher: More part cooling improves small features and bridges. lower: Less part cooling improves layer bonding

#fan_min_speed

Part fan minimum

• Type: list of numbers, one per extruder
• Unit: %
• Default: [20]
• Recommended range: 0 to 100
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: edit (may change in a plate override)
• Effect: higher: More part cooling improves overhangs and bridges and can weaken layer bonding. lower: Less part cooling improves layer bonding

#filament_cooling_before_tower

Filament cooling before tower

• Type: list of numbers, one per extruder
• Unit: C
• Default: [10]
• Nullable: A profile can store nil to take the value from another profile; the key is then left out.
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#filament_cooling_final_speed

Filament cooling final speed

• Type: list of numbers, one per extruder
• Unit: mm/s
• Default: [3.4]
• Recommended range: 0 to no maximum
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#filament_cooling_initial_speed

Filament cooling initial speed

• Type: list of numbers, one per extruder
• Unit: mm/s
• Default: [2.2]
• Recommended range: 0 to no maximum
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#filament_cooling_moves

Filament cooling moves

• Type: list of integers, one per extruder
• Default: [4]
• Recommended range: 0 to 20
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#first_x_layer_fan_speed

First x layer fan speed

• Type: list of numbers, one per extruder
• Unit: %
• Default: [0]
• Recommended range: 0 to 100
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#full_fan_speed_layer

Layer where the fan reaches full speed

• Type: list of integers, one per extruder
• Unit: layers
• Default: [0]
• Recommended range: 0 to 50
• Orca limits: 0 to 1000
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: edit (may change in a plate override)

#initial_layer_fan_speed

Initial layer fan speed

• Type: list of integers, one per extruder
• Unit: %
• Default: [-1]
• Recommended range: -1 to 100
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#internal_bridge_fan_speed

Internal bridge fan speed

• Type: list of integers, one per extruder
• Unit: %
• Default: [-1]
• Recommended range: -1 to 100
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#ironing_fan_speed

Ironing fan speed

• Type: list of integers, one per extruder
• Unit: %
• Default: [-1]
• Recommended range: -1 to 100
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)

#overhang_fan_speed

Overhang fan speed

• Type: list of integers, one per extruder
• Unit: %
• Default: [100]
• Recommended range: 0 to 100
• Used only when: Enable overhang bridge fan (enable_overhang_bridge_fan) is on
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: edit (may change in a plate override)
• Effect: higher: More fan on overhangs improves them. lower: Less fan on overhangs can curl them

#overhang_fan_threshold

Overhang fan threshold

• Type: list of enum values, one per extruder
• Default: ["Overhang_threshold_bridge"]
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: edit (may change in a plate override)

#reduce_fan_stop_start_freq

Avoid stopping the fan between layers

• Type: list of booleans, one per extruder
• Default: [false]
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: edit (may change in a plate override)

#slow_down_for_layer_cooling

Slow printing on short layers to cool them

• Type: list of booleans, one per extruder
• Default: [true]
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: edit (may change in a plate override)

#slow_down_layer_time

Minimum layer time

• Type: list of numbers, one per extruder
• Default: [5]
• Recommended range: 0 to 60
• Orca limits: 0 to 1000
• Used only when: Slow printing on short layers to cool them (slow_down_for_layer_cooling) is on
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: edit (may change in a plate override)
• Effect: higher: Small layers slow down more to cool. lower: Small layers slow down less

#slow_down_min_speed

Slowest speed when cooling a layer

• Type: list of numbers, one per extruder
• Unit: mm/s
• Default: [10]
• Recommended range: 1 to 100
• Orca limits: 0 to none
• Used only when: Slow printing on short layers to cool them (slow_down_for_layer_cooling) is on
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: edit (may change in a plate override)

#support_material_interface_fan_speed

Support material interface fan speed

• Type: list of integers, one per extruder
• Unit: %
• Default: [-1]
• Recommended range: -1 to 100
• Changing it redoes: G-code only
• PrintPilot class: read (not in the catalog: never written)