Every slicer number has a reason. SlicerDial shows it.
Cross-section uses the rounded-rectangle model from PrusaSlicer and OrcaSlicer source code (0.0814 mm² for the example), so the result matches what those slicers compute. The full calculator also works backwards from a speed.
Filament values copied from manufacturers' technical data sheets, with the source on every row. Calculators that show their formulas. Calibration and troubleshooting guides that cite the slicer and firmware documentation they rely on.
Filament data
115 products from 9 brands, each value traced to a data sheet. Where a maker publishes nothing, the table says so.
| Material | Products reporting | Nozzle °C, lowest min – highest max | Bed °C |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLA | 44 | 180–250 | 25–70 |
| PETG | 12 | 225–275 | 60–90 |
| TPU | 10 | 190–270 | 20–75 |
| ABS | 8 | 210–290 | 80–110 |
| ASA | 7 | 230–280 | 70–115 |
| PA-CF | 7 | 260–320 | 40–120 |
| PC | 6 | 250–285 | 90–120 |
| PA (nylon) | 5 | 245–300 | 25–110 |
- All products, sortable
- Filament density chart: g/cm³ by material and brand, and why it matters
- Filament drying chart: temperatures and times from each manufacturer
- Filament heat resistance: HDT and Vicat values from manufacturer data sheets
- Filament temperature chart: nozzle and bed ranges as each maker publishes them
- Max volumetric speed by filament: the few flow limits makers publish
- Bambu Lab filament data sheets: temperatures, drying and test values
- Elegoo filament specs: the product-page tables, X-Y vs Z strength and drying
- eSUN filament specs: what the official store's comparison tool lists
- Overture filament specs: data sheets, Specs tabs and where they disagree
- Polymaker filament specs: reading PolyLite, Panchroma and Fiberon data sheets
- Prusament filament data: print settings and printed-specimen tests from Prusa Polymers
- Siraya Tech filament data: Fibreheart composites, flexibles and annealed HDT
- Sunlu filament data: ISO data sheets, speed-banded temperatures and wiki drying times
Calculators
The arithmetic behind slicer settings and calibration prints. Each one shows its formula and its source.
- Flow ↔ print speedConvert a hotend or filament flow limit in mm³/s into the fastest print speed for your layer height and line width, using the slicers' own formula.
- Length ↔ weightConvert grams of filament to metres and metres to grams for 1.75 or 2.85 mm filament, using densities published in manufacturers' data sheets.
- Print costWork out what one print costs from the slicer's filament estimate, your spool price, print time, printer power and electricity tariff.
- Rotation distance / e-stepsCorrect Klipper rotation_distance or Marlin E steps/mm from a mark-and-measure extrusion test, and convert between the two settings.
- Shrinkage / scaleTurn a measured test print into the shrinkage value OrcaSlicer or PrusaSlicer expects, or a plain scale factor. The two slicers use opposite conventions.
- Drying plannerPick spools from the filament database and get a drying plan: the dryer temperature, run time and end time, using each maker's published drying conditions.
- Flow ratioGet the new flow ratio from OrcaSlicer's YOLO or 2-pass calibration, or from a single-wall cube measured with calipers, with the arithmetic shown.
- Tower readerTurn the height of the best section on a pressure advance, max flow or temperature tower into the value to enter, with Klipper and OrcaSlicer presets.
Materials
Guides to the common FDM filament families: temperatures, plates, enclosures, drying and limits, with each maker’s data-sheet values in a table.
- ABS needs a warm chamber: enclosure, warping control and fume handling
- PLA settings from the data sheets: nozzle, bed, fan, speed and heat limits
- Printing PETG: stringing, plate release, cooling and the PETG HF variant
- ASA for outdoor parts: UV claims, heat resistance and the enclosure question
- Flexible filaments and TPU: Shore hardness, extruder type and feeding limits
- How to dry filament: temperatures, methods and storage, by the makers' rules
- PLA vs PETG: heat, toughness, plates and printing, compared from the data sheets
- ABS or ASA? Same printing, different weathering
- High-speed PLA versus standard PLA: melt flow, volumetric limits and what the label means
- Nylon (PA) printing: moisture control, chamber choices, annealing and CF-PA
- Carbon- and glass-fiber filaments: hardened nozzles, nozzle size and the stiffness trade-off
- Polycarbonate and PC blends: hot nozzle, warm chamber and what the HDT figures say
- Soluble and breakaway supports: pairing PVA, BVOH, HIPS and support filaments
Calibration
How flow ratio, pressure advance, temperature towers, retraction, e-steps, input shaping and bed meshes are calibrated, citing slicer and firmware docs.
- Flow ratio and extrusion multiplier: calibrating how much plastic leaves the nozzle
- Reading a temperature tower: how the test works and what it cannot tell you
- Tuning pressure advance in Klipper, Marlin Linear Advance and OrcaSlicer
- E-steps and rotation_distance: a measure-and-trim extruder check for Marlin and Klipper
- Max volumetric speed: test the melt limit, then convert mm³/s into mm/s
- Retraction settings explained: tower tests, Bowden vs direct drive, and G10/G11
- Bed mesh leveling vs tramming: Klipper bed_mesh, Marlin G29 and Prusa's mesh
- Getting the first layer height right: Z offset, Live Adjust Z and probe calibration
- Input shaping explained: measuring ringing frequency and picking a shaper
- Cornering speed limits: classic jerk, junction deviation and square corner velocity
- Dimensional accuracy: compensating holes, outer contours, the first layer and shrinkage
Troubleshooting
Stringing, warping, layer shifts, under- and over-extrusion, clogs, wet filament and other FDM defects, with likely causes and what to check first.
- Stringing and oozing: rule out wet filament, then tune temperature and retraction
- Tracing under-extrusion from the spool to the nozzle tip
- Why print corners lift off the bed, and what keeps warping parts flat
- Clogged nozzles and heat creep: cold pulls, needle cleaning and chamber heat
- Diagnosing layer shifts: belts, pulleys, nozzle collisions and stepper limits
- Elephant's foot on the first layer: Z offset, bed heat and slicer compensation
- First layer not sticking: Z offset, a clean plate and the right surface
- Over-extrusion and its look-alikes: flow ratio, e-steps and filament diameter
- Weak layer bonds and delamination: what heat, cooling, enclosures and moisture change
- Wet filament: warning signs, which materials absorb the most, and drying
- Pillowing on top surfaces: shell count, infill support and internal bridge settings
- Ringing and ghosting after sharp corners: input shaping, acceleration and belt checks
- Z-banding versus layer-time lines: sorting Z hardware from slicer and heater causes
Where the numbers come from
Data comes from manufacturers' technical data sheets and official product pages, copied as published and dated. Methods come from the OrcaSlicer wiki, the Prusa Knowledge Base, the Bambu Lab Wiki and the Klipper and Marlin documentation. Pages are drafted with AI assistance and checked against those sources; nothing on this site claims a test we did not run. How we make this explains the process and its limits.