From 668d51c16b4f7f5d325219dd59112a37805b9f08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ghostkeeper Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:01:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Improve description of steps per mm (E) setting Technically, moving the feeder wheel by 1mm doesn't guarantee that the filament gets extruded by 1mm, since there might be slip. Reported in issue #9924. --- resources/definitions/fdmprinter.def.json | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/resources/definitions/fdmprinter.def.json b/resources/definitions/fdmprinter.def.json index 37607504e0..1b0c6739f1 100644 --- a/resources/definitions/fdmprinter.def.json +++ b/resources/definitions/fdmprinter.def.json @@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ "machine_steps_per_mm_e": { "label": "Steps per Millimeter (E)", - "description": "How many steps of the stepper motors will result in one millimeter of extrusion.", + "description": "How many steps of the stepper motors will result in moving the feeder wheel by one millimeter around its circumference.", "type": "float", "default_value": 1600, "minimum_value": "0.0000001",