Printing guides

Guides for print quality, materials, slicing, and advanced print modes — applicable across 22 IDEX machines unless noted otherwise.

Print quality

• Print defects & solutions — Visual guide to diagnosing and fixing common print issues
• Bridging — Optimize settings for unsupported spans
• Line width & height — How line geometry affects print quality
• Infill vs walls — Print strength and shell strategy
• Layer times & cooling — Optimize cooling and minimum layer time
• Part placement — Optimal orientation and placement on the build plate
• Print defects (V4) — V4-focused defect reference
• Printing knowledge base — Consolidated print settings and tips

Materials & filament

• Material types — Overview of supported materials
• Material guides — Material-specific settings and tips
• Filament drying — Drying procedures for hygroscopic filaments
• Loading / unloading filament — Correct load and unload procedure for both toolheads
• Multi-material & color — IDEX multi-material workflows
• Large spools — Using oversized spools

Slicing & settings

• Slicer setup — PrusaSlicer and Vision Miner profiles
• Speeds — Recommended print speeds by material
• Volumetric flow rate — Understanding and optimizing flow
• Pressure advance — Sharper corners and cleaner seams
• Mirror & duplicate mode — Mirrored or duplicate parts on IDEX

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Use Quick Start for the ordered path to your first print, and Troubleshooting when something goes wrong.