Re: Waves in the build?

Some more experiments:

-Printing the same hyperboloid off centre does not alter it's appearance, so it's not centre-specific.

-Printing a set of cylinders show the waves nicely.
The cylinders are all nearly the same regardless of their position on the platform.
So, it appears to be a Z-related, not position related.



-Printing bars horizontally fail to reveal any waves.
There are some Z distortions, but they are noise, not waves.

-A simple diagonal cylinder, similar to the original, does show pronounced waves, but not as well as the original.
The waves seem to increase with height, somewhat counterintuitively.

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MrDoctorDIV
have you checked that it isn't the heated bed?

Unlikely, unless i don't understand the mechanics of the problem in the example.
In my case the heat bed is connected directly to the power supply, with no electronics in between but a mechanical switch.
It's always on.

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MrDoctorDIV
Are the waves the same distance from eachother on all models? Or closer together the longer it takes each layer?

However, that's what i see on the cone-cylinder test piece (last image) - the waves get wider apart and more pronounced towards the top.