STLBEAST HUB - Orca Slicer Starter Profile Guide

A safe starter tuning workflow for PLA, PETG, supports, brim, flow, retraction, and first layers.

Quick Use:
1. Start with mechanical basics: clean bed, stable spool path, tight belts, square frame, and no loose hotend parts.
2. Confirm first layer before chasing slicer settings.
3. Change one variable at a time.
4. Save a known-good profile before tuning.
5. Use AI Doctor on Hub.STLBEAST.com when the symptom is unclear.

Core Checks:
- Bed clean and properly heated.
- Z offset not too high or too low.
- Flow/extrusion calibrated.
- Retraction tuned for material and hotend.
- Temperature tower reviewed.
- Cooling appropriate for material.
- Supports reviewed in preview.
- Brim used when adhesion risk is high.
- Slicer preview checked for floating regions, thin walls, and strange travel moves.

Next Paths:
- AI Doctor: https://hub.stlbeast.com/ai-doctor/
- Print Failure Fixes: https://hub.stlbeast.com/print-failure-fixes/
- Calibration Hub: https://hub.stlbeast.com/calibration-hub/
- Slicer Guides: https://hub.stlbeast.com/slicer-guides/
- STLBEAST Products: https://stlbeast.com/validated-products/

For best results, tune with your printer, filament, nozzle, and slicer profile.