Elephants Foot Tolerance Test

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After struggling with elephant foot consistently appearing on my prints, I discovered there were few tests to help eliminate it efficiently. Most methods I found took an excessively long time - I needed something that could produce a print in under 15 minutes. This test aims to find the optimal setting for initial layer expansion in Cura. The blocks are separated by 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, and 0.6mm gaps. Upon release from the bed, the blocks should be free of each other. My goal is to achieve consistent gaps smaller than the nozzle size in final prints. In an ideal scenario, the 0.1mm gap would prevail, but this test will at least get me close.