Adding additional extrusion to a raft (raft with a skirt?) I started using rafts more often, to get better results with complex or fragile parts, but my Ender 3 consistently under-extrudes the initial outside line of the raft (for the first inch or two, where extrusion starts). It is often very thin and does not adhere. This often leads to problems with the following pattern of raft layer 1 curling up (ABS) as it does not meet the edge line (due to the 1-2 inch gap in the perimeter). Skirts avoid this problem by getting the flow going, but rafts only print a single outer line. 1. Is it possible to specify more than one outer line on a raft in Ultimaker Cura? 2. Is it possible to add a skirt to a print that has a raft (or at least some initial printing to get the flow going)? 3. Is it possible to add some initial G-code that will extrude a line, say from near the start position to the start of the print? !example of problem

The latest update to Cura (3.6.0 at time of writing) added a printer configuration specifically for the Ender 3.

## The `Start G-code` script now includes the following:


; Ender 3 Custom Start G-code
G28 ; Home all axes
G92 E0 ; Reset Extruder
G1 Z2.0 F3000 ; Move Z Axis up little to prevent scratching of Heat Bed
G1 X0.1 Y20 Z0.3 F5000.0 ; Move to start position
G1 X0.1 Y200.0 Z0.3 F1500.0 E15 ; Draw the first line
G1 X0.4 Y200.0 Z0.3 F5000.0 ; Move to side a little
G1 X0.4 Y20 Z0.3 F1500.0 E30 ; Draw the second line
G92 E0 ; Reset Extruder
G1 Z2.0 F3000 ; Move Z Axis up little to prevent scratching of Heat Bed
; End of custom start GCode


This prints 2 initial lines, right along the left edge of the print bed. This solves the priming issue completely and results in a perfect initial border on the rafts.

This would indicate this priming issue is a known problem with the Ender 3.