Top layer has holes

I have most stuff on my printer working pretty good except the top surface.

I'm using Cura 14.03 and recently downloaded Pronterface.

Can't seem to figure out what to change to get the top layer to not look like this




Can someone here tell me how to fix this?

Thanks!


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Check to see how many solid layers you have set for top and bottom(I do about 5, top and bottom). I use Sli3r so can't tell you where to look. Also, if your infill is spaced too far apart it won't bridge properly(I use %50.) Or you have to play around with your bridging.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/19/2014 09:40PM by Dreadnaught426.

It appears to me that your printer is just printing one layer of material over the infill, causing your holes, go to the full settings in Cura under 'Fill', and set that to a higher number like 1mm or 2mm and see what happens. That will add more layers of material over the holes and hide them. Of course, that being said, although I have Cura 14.07, I've never actually used it for an entire print, so I may not be the best authority on the subject!

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HI All,

Wanted to say thanks to everyone who posted suggestions. I did get the problem worked out and can post a picture later on. I'm using Cura for slicing and it does not have separate control for top layers. So, I put the top/bottom layer setting at 1.0mm and increased the flow percentage and now the top surfaces look pretty good.

Thanks again!


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