<p>I've switched to a PLA of a different color and wanted to figure out what temperature my nozzle should be so I printed a temperature tower. However, the towers came out perfect and the only stringing was from the last bit of plastic oozing out when the print head moved to X-home.</p>

<p>I loaded the tower stl file in Ultimaker Cura and did the post processing script to change the temperature from 240 °C at layer 1 (changing from 200 for the skirt). And decreasing the temp by 10 degrees every segment after. Here is the resulting print vs the expected print:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/MAce7.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/MAce7.jpg" alt="Actual Temperature Tower"></a><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/v0yDS.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/v0yDS.jpg" alt="Expected Temperature Tower"></a></p>

<p>I was expecting an over-extruded, blobby mess and stringing to make a spider feel at home towards the bottom, but this is one of my best prints yet.</p>

<p>I watched the print in its entirety and the printer was set to the respective temperatures and the nozzle reached them, as confirmed by OctoPrint:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/1L4H7.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/1L4H7.png" alt="OctoPrint Temp Graph"></a></p>

<p>And the G-Code does have post processing scripts generated by Ultimaker Cura:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/iOtJk.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/iOtJk.png" alt="G-Code"></a></p>

<p>Any ideas why my print looks so good? I'm printing PLA at various nozzle temps, 60 °C on bed with the Creality CR-10S sliced with Ulitmaker Cura 3.6.0.</p>

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2019-01-22T14:42:13.140Z
Shouldn't there be bridges between the two columns at each level?
Dan Hulme
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2019-01-22T14:46:49.937Z
Not in this particular model. However uploaded images of the print show that globbing doesn't necessitate the bridges. I'll see if I find an image.
Lux Claridge
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2019-01-22T14:50:08.633Z
Added an image showing what I was expecting from the maker of the model.
Lux Claridge
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2019-01-22T14:51:45.557Z
Your material works well at a larger temperature range than expected. What was the problem?
Davo
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2019-01-22T14:54:42.503Z
I'm under the impression that 220 °C is extremely high for PLA let alone 240 °C.  Have a hit the lottery with this filament then?
Lux Claridge
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2019-01-25T03:10:22.270Z
Temperature is not the only thing that affects stringing, so perhaps your mix of slicer setting (retraction, wipe, not traversing over outlines, etc) are perfect.
Michael Lew
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2019-08-29T12:21:59.000Z
Try changing the fan speed and do another one: maybe you can improve the quality at high temperature. Below 220 you won't get optimal layer strength.
FarO
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Temperature Tower came out too good
Lux Claridge
# Temperature Tower came out too good

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-22)

I've switched to a PLA of a different color and wanted to figure out what temperature my nozzle should be so I printed a temperature tower. However, the towers came out perfect and the only stringing was from the last bit of plastic oozing out when the print head moved to X-home.

I loaded the tower stl file in Ultimaker Cura and did the post processing script to change the temperature from 240 °C at layer 1 (changing from 200 for the skirt). And decreasing the temp by 10 degrees every segment after. Here is the resulting print vs the expected print:
[![Actual Temperature Tower](https://i.sstatic.net/MAce7.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/MAce7.jpg)[![Expected Temperature Tower](https://i.sstatic.net/v0yDS.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/v0yDS.jpg)

I was expecting an over-extruded, blobby mess and stringing to make a spider feel at home towards the bottom, but this is one of my best prints yet.

I watched the print in its entirety and the printer was set to the respective temperatures and the nozzle reached them, as confirmed by OctoPrint:
[![OctoPrint Temp Graph](https://i.sstatic.net/1L4H7.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/1L4H7.png)

And the G-Code does have post processing scripts generated by Ultimaker Cura:
[![G-Code](https://i.sstatic.net/iOtJk.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/iOtJk.png)

Any ideas why my print looks so good? I'm printing PLA at various nozzle temps, 60 °C on bed with the Creality CR-10S sliced with Ulitmaker Cura 3.6.0.

**Tags:** print-quality, g-code, calibration

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Shouldn't there be bridges between the two columns at each level?  
> **username_0**: Not in this particular model. However uploaded images of the print show that globbing doesn't necessitate the bridges. I'll see if I find an image.  
> **username_0**: Added an image showing what I was expecting from the maker of the model.  
> **username_2**: Your material works well at a larger temperature range than expected. What was the problem?  
> **username_0**: I'm under the impression that 220 °C is extremely high for PLA let alone 240 °C.  Have a hit the lottery with this filament then?  
> **username_3**: Temperature is not the only thing that affects stringing, so perhaps your mix of slicer setting (retraction, wipe, not traversing over outlines, etc) are perfect.  
> **username_4**: Try changing the fan speed and do another one: maybe you can improve the quality at high temperature. Below 220 you won't get optimal layer strength.  

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