When switching to a few filament, do you have a favorite part or process to arrive at ideal extruder and bed temperatures?
I am assuming that measuring filament roundness and diameter is a given.
When you first test a new filament supplier or color, do you have a favorite part or procedure you use to arrive at the optimal extrusion and bed temperature settings for your slicer?
I usually use a couple different calibration cubes, and then print the oshwa keychain or a pulley. It’s usually just the keychain or pulley, they have several features that make them good for testing for different things.
My calibration circles are always my first print on a new machine or with a new filament. Not that I really use them to test the things they were meant to test (I can now do most of that before ever powering-on the machine), but it’s a nice short print that will expose a lot of potential problems.
For a more complex part, I’d recommend the Octocat at 10% infill - it tests for bed adhesion /warp, overhangs, cooling, bridging, interlayer adhesion, extrusion amount, basically all the parameters that are critical when swapping filament.