Hardware path

Plan abrasive filament around the nozzle path

PETG-CF keeps PETG as the base polymer and adds abrasive carbon fiber. Treat the property tradeoff and nozzle selection as one planning decision.

Match the material to the design requirement

Start with the base polymer. In this path, both choices use PETG: PETG-CF adds carbon fiber when higher stiffness and dimensional stability are meaningful requirements. Plain PETG remains the more direct route when it already meets the job, and the referenced PETG-CF route has lower toughness than plain PETG.

Check the nozzle before the spool

Carbon fiber makes this route abrasive and changes the nozzle requirement. Make the hardened-nozzle check visible before a material purchase and before creating a new filament profile.

Carry the hardware choice into calibration

Nozzle and filament selection belong in the same saved setup path. Start from the material profile and calibrate the selected combination for the printer.

Continue planning

Turn this material decision into a usable plan.

Plan material

Material route

Choose 3D printing material from required part properties

Calibration path

Calibrate a new filament in a deliberate order

Editorial record

Maintained by Make Your Own Tools to turn “Plan a print” into a defined material fit, spool inventory, hardware preparation, and print cost. The references below provide the technical context for this planning path. Its calculation rules and planning assumptions are documented in the methodology, and affected calculations pass regression checks before the review date advances.

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Prusament PETG technical data sheetManufacturer reference density and temperature range for the PETG route.Open source ↗Prusament PETG Carbon Fiber material guideIdentifies PETG as the base polymer, carbon fiber as the reinforcing additive, the hardened-nozzle requirement, and the stiffness-versus-toughness tradeoff.Open source ↗Prusa nozzle guidance for abrasive filamentsHardened-nozzle guidance for filaments that use abrasive carbon-fiber additives.Open source ↗