<p>Most slicers have a feature in their cooling settings to &quot;slow down if layer print time is below xxx&quot;.</p>
<p>Setting this to a higher value should ensure that small / short layers aren't printed too fast, so that cooling is still reliable.</p>
<p>Shorter layers are slowed down linearly to reach the specified minimum time - unless a &quot;minimum print speed&quot; is also set.</p>

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towe
<p>Is there a slicer that can set the print speed for each layer as a function of the layer area? Larger areas give the layer a longer time to cool off before the next print layer.  When the layer areas start to get small (usually at toward the end of a print if so) the layer may need a slower speed to cool off.</p>

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2020-06-19T13:36:12.033Z
Most slicers have a feature in their cooling settings to "slow down if layer print time is below xxx".
Setting this to a higher value should ensure that small / short layers aren't printed too fast, so that cooling is still reliable.

Shorter layers are slows down linearly to reach the specified minimum time - unless a "minimum print speed" is also set.
towe
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2020-06-19T14:20:09.370Z
@lowe Found this setting.  This does what I'm after.
Perry Webb
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2020-06-20T12:18:59.030Z
@lowe yes, all I needed to do was increase the default layer time.
Perry Webb
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Is there a slicer that can set the print speed for each layer as a function of the layer area?
Perry Webb
# Is there a slicer that can set the print speed for each layer as a function of the layer area?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-19)

Is there a slicer that can set the print speed for each layer as a function of the layer area? Larger areas give the layer a longer time to cool off before the next print layer. When the layer areas start to get small (usually at toward the end of a print if so) the layer may need a slower speed to cool off.

**Tags:** slicing, speed

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Most slicers have a feature in their cooling settings to "slow down if layer print time is below xxx". Setting this to a higher value should ensure that small / short layers aren't printed too fast, so that cooling is still reliable.  Shorter layers are slows down linearly to reach the specified minimum time - unless a "minimum print speed" is also set.  
> **username_0**: @lowe Found this setting.  This does what I'm after.  
> **username_0**: @lowe yes, all I needed to do was increase the default layer time.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-06-20. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Most slicers have a feature in their cooling settings to "slow down if layer print time is below xxx".

Setting this to a higher value should ensure that small / short layers aren't printed too fast, so that cooling is still reliable.

Shorter layers are slowed down linearly to reach the specified minimum time - unless a "minimum print speed" is also set.


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