Reduce flow for first layer

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vibez
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Reduce flow for first layer

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Most slicers allow you to reduce the 1st layer height and reduce flow to give you a squished first layer without elephant foot. Can we have the same in kiss? I see there is a setting to do similar using using bed roughness but it doesn't allow a negative value to decrease flow.

Also it seems to use absolute values rather than percentages which makes it tricky with adaptive layer heights.

How are people managing their first layer?
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pjr
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Re: Reduce flow for first layer

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First layer at minimum 0.2mm with nozzle at about 0.17mm.

Remaining layers at whatever height is required. Result is like having a small brim which is simply scraped off (if necessary).

I understood that "elephant's foot" occurred over a few layers due to cooling shrinkage and bet stiction.

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vibez
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Re: Reduce flow for first layer

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Yes that it what I currently do. Other slicers have options to reduce the flow for the 1st layer to prevent the layers overlapping each other on the first layer only
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