Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Almost no one factors in shrinkage of plastic when 3D printing. Inspired by a clever community enclosure for the Prusa XL, this video will guide you through how to measure how much shrinkage you have, and how to add compensation for this in your slicer of choice.

0:00 Introduction

0:39 EnXlosure instructions and shrinkage test
XL EnXlosure Voxel3d_Nederland: printables.com/model/610843-prusa-xl-enxlosure

2:30 Why does almost no one consider shrinkage?

3:42 Testing shrinkage of various filaments

4:38 Does an enclosure make a difference?

5:52 Running a test print
My test pieces on Printables: printables.com/model/1405529-simple-shrinkage-test

7:21 Calculating shrinkage percentage

7:57 Making permanent slicer tweaks

9:35 Z shrinkage scaling?

10:11 The existing model dilemma

10:42 Conclusion

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