Shrinkage compensation
/mechanical
Compute the XY scale factor needed to compensate for material shrinkage on printed parts. Enter your measured dimensions on a calibration cube vs the nominal design dimensions, and get the slicer scale value to apply.
slicer XY scale
1.0060 × (100.60%) shrinkage observed: 0.60% · adjustment: +0.60%// Compensation = nominal / measured. Apply the XY scale value in your slicer's print-settings to get parts that come out the right size after cooling.
/inputs
- Nominal dimension mm
- number · default: 20
The dimension as designed in CAD (e.g. a 20 mm calibration cube edge).
- Measured dimension mm
- number · default: 19.88
The actual measured dimension after printing.