/r/FixMyPrint
The community of r/FixMyPrint will help you fix your 3D printer settings for the most optimal prints.
FixMyPrint will help serve the 3D printing community by providing tips based on uploaded bad print images and settings.
Posting Guide:
First check the links in the wiki to calibrate your printer. Try searching the relevant subreddits for how other people solved your same print issue.
Please provide as much information about your printer and its settings as you can. Here is a quick checklist:
- Model of your printer
- Print material (PLA, ABS, etc)
- Slicer settings
- Hot-end and bed temperatures
- Firmware
Provide clear images and/or video if you can.
When you do figure out the solution that works, please let us know to help those in the future!
Be cool!
Resources:
- http://reprap.org/wiki/Print_Troubleshooting_Pictorial_Guide
- http://reprap.org/wiki/Triffid_Hunter's_Calibration_Guide
- Helpful irc channel: #reprap
- Simplify3D's Print Quality Troubleshooting Guide
Related subreddits:
/r/FixMyPrint
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Surface problems mostly on one side of print
17:18 UTC
Was calculating for flow with PA6-cf and walls are looking funky.
Printing PA6-cf and the walls are looking a little funky when I print my flow cube with 0 infill and 0 top/bottom to calculate flow for the material. Should I be worried about this result with the walls or is that something that mostlikely will be fixed when I add back infill and top/bottom layers? I should mention it only is looking like that on a single corner of the cube and all the other corners are smoothe. Also I’m printing at 275 degrees for the hotend and 70 for the initial layer and 35 for the layers following
16:53 UTC
Please help me figure out why prints are failing, or are very low quality.
Last week I got my first 3D Printer, a Bambu Labs A1 Mini. I've been having some successful prints, although also a decent chunk of times where the print either fails and doesn't print the model at all (leaving me with a mess of filament on the print bed) or the model has areas/spots where something obviously went wrong.
Because I've just started getting into 3D Printing, I'm completely stumped as to what causes this, and what I can do to fix this/avoid this.
Some details, it's a Bambu Lab A1 Mini, without AMS. The Filament is ATA PLA2.0, and I'm using Bambu Studio for slicing/printing generally.
Attached photos are from two separate prints, one was done with 'basic' A1M printer settings (0.08mm /w .4 nozzle) with OrcaSlicer, and the second one was with Bambu Studio using adjusted settings I found on the Filament product page (300mm/s max speed, initial layer 20mm/s, 225c nozzle and 60c bed).
I cancelled that print because poor Blastoise was already missing his tail.
The printer is only about a week old, but I've been cleaning the print bed in between every print (dishsoap cleanse, followed by water, then drying with a clean cloth).
The fact that it produces similar errors with different softwares/settings makes me think it's either a setting I'm unaware of, or a fault with either the printer or the filament.
Any help as to which direction I have to look for solutions for is greatly appreciated
15:18 UTC
What is this effect I’m getting
Getting this weird artifact on my model How do I get rid of it
Printer :ender 2 pro Slicer : prusa slicer Temp : 220 first layer 200 everything else Speed : 60 mm/s Filament : pla Layer height :0.2
15:04 UTC
Strange sudden layer shift issue.
I have a Modix BIG-60 V4, that printed as expected for several months, then all of the sudden started having big layer shifts, always at a random Z-height, and shifting in the X-Y plane(even diagonally), by as much as 20cm. This has occured in every print ive done since.
The problem occurs at any layer height and even multiple times in a single print, since its origin the problem has become possibly more frequent, it seems to even occur within the first 100layers now.
I am trying to get to the bottom of this and would love any help/suggestions on what the cause might be :)
I have printed with these exact temperatures, Prusa profile and material for several months without any issues.
Material: PC
Termperatures: Nozzle: 270° - Bed: 120°
Here are the things i have already tried/verified:
Loose belts: The belts were tightend well after the problem first occured, this did not solve the issue.
Bed adhesion: The first layer always stays stuck to the bed really well.
Warping: Layer shifts occur as soon as layer 2, where warping could'nt possibly be the cause. I have also never had any warping issues with this material.
Cooling: Any external fan has been cleaned of any dust. The printer has a closed case.
Speed and acceleration settings: Have been reduced drastically(in my slicer profile settings) since the problem occured, since the original profile dit have unusually high travel speed and acceleration settings. Lowering these settings did however not effect the problem.
Slicer: I am using prusa slicer, this issue was never present, and i am still printing with the exact same profile. Also inspecting the gcode in the slicer showed no such layer shifts.
I have not yet been present during a layer shift, but i do have some footage (cant seem to upload my photos at the same time)(footage sped up x2)
Really have no clue what the solution could be, it feels like ive tried everything, so any suggestions are welcome :)
If addidtional info is required i would be happy to provide it aswell
14:48 UTC
Gaps in walls, lots of stringing, and strange indents/bulges?
This has all happened with PLA at 215C on my Ender 3 v2 with a direct drive extruder. Retraction: 1mm and 40 mm/s. Sliced with Cura.
These strange gaps happen in one corner of every print I do lately. All the other sides look fine. I don't remember what way the other pieces were facing for sure but I think it's always the back right that does this? I also get this much stringing on all of my prints, I recently upgraded my Ender 3 v2 to a direct drive (which replaced both the old extruder and the hot end) . I read that retraction should be between .5 and 1 for direct drive, so I don't know if I should try turning that up?
Also, on my last print on two different places there is a small indent on one side and a matching bulge on the other at the same height. This piece was printed diagonally on the bed, if that means anything, and it shifted towards the front left side. There's also several weird raised diagonal lines on one side? It's never done either of these things before this one piece.
Oh, and I don't know if you can tell in the photos but when you look in the light there's this weird almost wavy pattern on all my prints? That also only started when I switched to the new direct drive too.
I hope this isn't too much to put all in one post but I wanted to include it all in case it's all related? I'm pretty new to 3d printing so I have pretty much no idea what I'm doing. Thank you for your time!
14:14 UTC
Upside down slicing
13:37 UTC
Bad top layer print
Hi, so Im satisfied with the walls of my print, however, the roof is really bad. I use Creality Ender 3 V3 KE, the wall Line count is 3 with line quality of 0.12. The top layer count is 4 – is this the problem? Does it need more? I appreciate any response!
12:47 UTC
Issue with my 3D Print
Hello everyone, I am making this post because I have a problem with my 3D printer. As seen on the picture, sometimes the cable won't stick to the previous layer, which results in a mess. Here are the settings for the printer :
Printer : Artillery Sidewinder X1
Nozzle temperature : 215°C
Bed temperature : 80°C.
PLA, Infill 20% (triangle).
Thanks in advance for any advice you have.
12:45 UTC
Infill visible
Hey guys, this is how i print this 3D. As you can see the infil only visible at front base. The other areas no what should i do
12:26 UTC
Extrusion Lines remain Visible, almost bulge upwards.
10:56 UTC
When I use recycled PLA I get these really large seams
09:45 UTC
3d printer help
I'm new to using Klipper and I'm a novice to 3d printing. My slicer is ultimately cura 5.7.0. its a crx frame printer
this is the Klipper config file. (I can also send the slice file but it is 2000 layers.
[include mainsail.cfg]
[include sfs2.cfg]
Paste here and save your klipper configuration
This file contains common pin mappings for the BIGTREETECH SKR mini
E3 v3.0. To use this config, the firmware should be compiled for the
STM32G0B1 with a "8KiB bootloader" and USB communication/USART.
The "make flash" command does not work on the SKR mini E3. Instead,
after running "make", copy the generated "out/klipper.bin" file to a
file named "firmware.bin" on an SD card and then restart the SKR
mini E3 with that SD card.
See docs/Config_Reference.md for a description of parameters.
[bltouch]
sensor_pin: PC14
control_pin: PA1
x_offset: -48
y_offset: -22
samples: 2
speed: 2
z_offset: 0.0
speed:
[safe_z_home]
home_xy_position: 150,150 # Change coordinates to the center of your print bed
speed: 50
z_hop: 10 # Move up 10mm
z_hop_speed: 5
[screws_tilt_adjust]
screw1: 73, 42 #screw coordinates need to be measure for YOUR specific printer
screw1_name: front left screw
screw2: 300, 42
screw2_name: front right screw
screw3: 300, 280
screw3_name: rear right screw
screw4: 73, 280
screw4_name: rear left screw
horizontal_move_z: 10
speed: 50 #speed of travel moves between screws
screw_thread: CW-M4 #measure your bed screw m3=3mm / m4=4mm / m5=5mm
[bed_mesh]
speed: 80
horizontal_move_z: 5
mesh_min: 10, -20 #!!min and max co-ords are based on the probes location not the nozzle!!
mesh_max: 252, 270 #needs to be calibrated for your individual printer
probe_count: 4,4 #this is the number of probing points on X then Y axis
mesh_pps: 2,2
fade_start: 1
fade_end: 10
fade_target: 0
[stepper_x]
step_pin: PB13
dir_pin: !PB12
enable_pin: !PB14
microsteps: 16
rotation_distance: 40
endstop_pin: ^PC0
position_endstop: 0
position_max: 300
homing_speed: 50
[tmc2209 stepper_x]
uart_pin: PC11
tx_pin: PC10
uart_address: 0
run_current: 0.850
hold_current: 0.500
stealthchop_threshold: 999999
[stepper_y]
step_pin: PB10
dir_pin: PB2
enable_pin: !PB11
microsteps: 16
rotation_distance: 40
endstop_pin: ^PC1
position_endstop: 0
position_max: 300
homing_speed: 50
[tmc2209 stepper_y]
uart_pin: PC11
tx_pin: PC10
uart_address: 2
run_current: 0.850
hold_current: 0.500
stealthchop_threshold: 999999
[stepper_z]
step_pin: PB0
dir_pin: PC5
enable_pin: !PB1
microsteps: 16
rotation_distance: 8
endstop_pin: PC2
position_endstop: 0.0
endstop_pin: probe:z_virtual_endstop
position_max: 250
position_min: -2
[tmc2209 stepper_z]
uart_pin: PC11
tx_pin: PC10
uart_address: 1
run_current: 0.850
hold_current: 0.500
stealthchop_threshold: 999999
[extruder]
step_pin: PB3
dir_pin: !PB4
enable_pin: !PD1
microsteps: 16
rotation_distance: 33.500
max_extrude_only_distance: 100
nozzle_diameter: 0.400
filament_diameter: 1.750
heater_pin: PC8
sensor_type: EPCOS 100K B57560G104F
sensor_pin: PA0
control: pid
pid_Kp: 21.527
pid_Ki: 1.063
pid_Kd: 108.982
min_temp: 0
max_temp: 250
[tmc2209 extruder]
uart_pin: PC11
tx_pin: PC10
uart_address: 3
run_current: 0.850
hold_current: 0.500
stealthchop_threshold: 999999
[heater_bed]
heater_pin: PC9
sensor_type: ATC Semitec 104GT-2
sensor_pin: PC4
control: pid
pid_Kp: 54.027
pid_Ki: 0.770
pid_Kd: 948.182
min_temp: 0
max_temp: 130
[heater_fan controller_fan]
pin: PC7
heater: heater_bed
heater_temp: 45.0
[heater_fan nozzle_cooling_fan]
pin: PB15
[fan]
pin: PC6
[mcu]
serial: /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Klipper_stm32g0b1xx_3F0006001150415833323520-if00
serial: /dev/ttyAMA0
restart_method: command
[bltouch]
sensor_pin: PC14
control_pin: PA1
x_offset: -40
y_offset: -30
z_offset: 3.0
probe_with_touch_mode: True
pin_up_touch_mode_reports_triggered = False
speed:
[printer]
kinematics: cartesian
max_velocity: 300
max_accel: 3000
max_z_velocity: 5
max_z_accel: 100
[board_pins]
aliases:
EXP1 header
EXP1_1=PB5, EXP1_3=PA9, EXP1_5=PA10, EXP1_7=PB8, EXP1_9=<GND>,
EXP1_2=PA15, EXP1_4=<RST>, EXP1_6=PB9, EXP1_8=PD6, EXP1_10=<5V>
BigTreeTech TFT TouchScreen emulated 12864 mode
[display]
lcd_type: emulated_st7920
spi_software_miso_pin: PD8 # status led, Virtual MISO
spi_software_mosi_pin: PD6
spi_software_sclk_pin: PB9
en_pin: PB8
encoder_pins: ^PA10, ^PA9
click_pin: ^!PA15
[output_pin beeper]
pin: PB5
*# <---------------------- SAVE_CONFIG ---------------------->
*# DO NOT EDIT THIS BLOCK OR BELOW. The contents are auto-generated.
*#
*# [stepper_z]
*# position_endstop = 0
*#
*# [bltouch]
*# z_offset = 0.101
*#
*# [bed_mesh 13/04]
*# version = 1
*# points =
*# -0.108750, -0.347500, -0.532500, -0.582500
*# 0.082500, -0.062500, -0.163750, -0.171250
*# 0.180000, 0.087500, 0.033750, 0.060000
*# 0.225000, 0.162500, 0.137500, 0.086250
*# x_count = 4
*# y_count = 4
*# mesh_x_pps = 2
*# mesh_y_pps = 2
*# algo = lagrange
*# tension = 0.2
*# min_x = 10.0
*# max_x = 251.98000000000002
*# min_y = -20.0
*# max_y = 269.98
*#
*# [bed_mesh 13/04/2]
*# version = 1
*# points =
*# 0.081250, -0.107500, -0.218750, -0.195000
*# 0.085000, -0.003750, -0.050000, 0.015000
*# -0.003750, -0.038750, -0.027500, 0.067500
*# -0.101250, -0.117500, -0.068750, -0.027500
*# x_count = 4
*# y_count = 4
*# mesh_x_pps = 2
*# mesh_y_pps = 2
*# algo = lagrange
*# tension = 0.2
*# min_x = 10.0
*# max_x = 251.98000000000002
*# min_y = -20.0
*# max_y = 269.98
*#
*# [bed_mesh default]
*# version = 1
*# points =
*# 0.112500, -0.047500, -0.135000, -0.286250
*# 0.122500, 0.060000, 0.030000, 0.040000
*# 0.030000, 0.025000, -0.017500, 0.018750
*# -0.058750, -0.052500, -0.227500, -0.131250
*# x_count = 4
*# y_count = 4
*# mesh_x_pps = 2
*# mesh_y_pps = 2
*# algo = lagrange
*# tension = 0.2
*# min_x = 10.0
*# max_x = 251.98000000000002
*# min_y = -20.0
*# max_y = 269.9
07:44 UTC
Bulge in corners only on a new filament
06:25 UTC
Intermittent layer over-extrusion? What’s going on?
Mostly on prints with thicker layers >0.2.
Ender 3 S1 on Mriscoc FW & PrusaSlicer
04:32 UTC
Strange consistent pattern on multiple similar models
Hi there, just trying to understand what I’m seeing on this print. Have 4 different (but geometrically similar) prints that all show some kind of this same defect only in this location. There is no seam there. Using Bambu PETG-CF, printed at a 0.12mm layer height with a 0.4mm hardened steel nozzle.
I have two lingering issues printing this filament:
Filament blobbing on nozzle - no fix I can find online for this (sometimes totally destroys prints with giant death blobs)
I am experimenting with increasing the linear speed while keeping the volumetric speed below ~10mm^3/s, but may have just gone too far here
Can someone please help me understand what this failure mode is called, and what I can do to help solve it? Appreciate the help!
04:21 UTC
Is this a partial clog?
02:43 UTC
Ender 3 stops mid print
I'm running this on astropi. I was trying to print a mag addapter for my airsoft sr25 and about half way through it stops. It's not something that I can print in 1 hourm it takes the whole day at 9hrs because I need supports and it's a large print on top of the arm to hold the mag in the speedloader. I checked back on it and saw it stopped mid print. According to astropi cloud, it's not printing but I've had instances where it does show on cloud. Any suggestioms
02:17 UTC
Massive stringing and posts look awful
Hi all,
I'm new here so go easy on me. Recently I've been having massive stringing problems with most if not all my filaments. Also small screw posts or small extrusions do not keep their shape. I dont really know how to describe it. Seems like either my part cooling fan is doing a bad job at cooling or maybe too hot on the hotend? It's just strange it happens to every print no matter what filament I choose, PLA, PETG, ABS, doesn't matter, they all have the same issues. Some areas of the print look absolutely perfect though so it makes it very confusing on what is causing the issue.
I've got a CR-10 mini running a BTT SKR Mini E3 V3 with a microswiss direct drive and all metal hotend with a 5015 part cooling fan.
This particular print is overture PLA matte at 210C and the bed is 60C. Print speed is 50mm/s. Retraction is 5mm at 45mm/s and minimum extrusion distance window is 10mm.
This filament is relatively new, in my possession for about a week or two, and kept in a sealed container with silica desiccant.
Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
00:51 UTC
Weird printer behavior
My printer is doing this weird thing where it isn’t linking filament all the way??? It’s creating a line of “holes” on some of my prints, but other parts of the same prints are fine. Both prints are PLA (Prusament and Hatchbox) on a Prusa Mini+. I slice w/ PrusaSlicer, 0.15mm SPEED w/ input shaping. I didn’t design either of the models it’s happened on, and other prints are running off as normal. I’m hoping to fix this before it becomes more consistent.
23:34 UTC