diff --git a/resources/articles/material/material_anti_ooze_retracted_position.md b/resources/articles/material/material_anti_ooze_retracted_position.md index 75ec5443f..8e89125e6 100644 --- a/resources/articles/material/material_anti_ooze_retracted_position.md +++ b/resources/articles/material/material_anti_ooze_retracted_position.md @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ Anti-ooze Retracted Position ==== -For some printers, when a material is retracted for a filament switch, the material needs to be broken off cleanly in order to move it through the feeder without tangling. This setting configures part of the procedure to break it cleanly. +Used by some printers, as part of filament switching. +When material is retracted for a filament switch, the material needs to be broken off cleanly so that it can move through the feeder without tangling. +This setting configures part of the procedure to break it cleanly. This setting adjusts the first position that the material is retracted to in order to stop it from oozing. The material is not yet broken off at this point. The purpose is only to quickly remove the pressure on the nozzle chamber by pulling it inwards. @@ -8,4 +10,4 @@ This setting adjusts the first position that the material is retracted to in ord ![Second, the filament is slowly retracted to draw a thin thread that is easy to break and let this thread solidify](../images/filament_switch_break_preparation.svg) ![Third, the filament is quickly retracted further to break off the filament](../images/filament_switch_break.svg) -**This setting is currently never visible in Cura's interface. It can only be set by the profiles. It is also not used by Cura during slicing. However, printers that understand Cura's material file format may use it to configure their filament switching procedure correctly.** Through a post-processing script the `M600` command can be inserted in the print, which will trigger a filament switch. \ No newline at end of file +**This setting is currently never visible in Cura's interface. It can only be set in profiles. It is also not used by Cura during slicing. However, printers that understand Cura's material file format may use it to configure their filament switching procedure correctly.** Through a post-processing script the `M600` command can be inserted in the print, which will trigger a filament switch.