Manufacturer-backed ceiling
Choose a starting layer height for your nozzle
Select the nozzle installed in the printer and the print goal. Use the result to choose an existing slicer profile—not as a replacement for printer-specific calibration.
Starting layer height
0.20 mm
80% ceilingKeep below 0.32 mm
PrusaSlicer auto-width reference0.450 mm
A middle starting point for quality, speed, and reliable extrusion.
Start from a slicer profile made for the installed nozzle. Changing nozzle diameter also requires the correct printer profile, extrusion widths, hardware check, and first-layer calibration. The 80% value is an upper ceiling, not a promise that every printer or filament will work there.
Official layer-height reference · Official nozzle-profile reference