Suggestions on how to choose printing parameters for fused filament fabrication (FFF)/fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D desktop printers.

Different 3D printers and print environments may have subtle effects on the values of parameters needed in the workflow (step B1. Generate gcode for 3D printing). We therefore present the results of systematic parameter exploration (over 50 prints), to assist in empirically choosing and adjusting 3D printing parameters. Where noted, parameters may involve a tradeoff between speed and smoothness of the print, the choice of which may depend on the use of printed object. In parentheses we include the parameters that we have found to produce usable objects in the time needed (<1 day) reliably.