r/3DprintingHelp

Neptune 4 pro I keep getting this error message. Any idea what I can do to fix it, it’s been a bit like this since I brought it and I’ve just persevered with it. One thing that I’ve always noticed is that if you do the auxiliary on the levelling when it comes to do the automatic points it never gets up to temperature and I could be waiting there for days so whenever I do that levelling I always heat the plate first and then do the auxiliary at which point the plates already out of heat that it needs to be and continues To level okay.

I keep having things like this happen over the last few days, but not all the time. I've had either one be a problem across 3 different filaments, two bambu lab and one off brand. I'm wondering if the environment it's in may be part of it, as it's in a concrete basement where it's probably 65 ish degrees. I did put new dessicant in my ams just to check that but I'm lost. I've also only run things through bambu handy, not from the desktop part

I've adjusted a decent few things now. But this odd stairstep patterned blobbing(?) defect keeps popping up in the walls of everything my Prusa XL prints. Consistently in the same spots too.

Edit: Gets progressively worse as I let the print continue until large gaps appear.

Bambu A1
Bambu 0.4mm hardened
Bambu Basic PLA
0.2mm layer height
Retraction length: 1mm
Retraction speed: 40mm/s
Long retraction when cut: checked
Retraction distance when cut: 18
Orca Slicer 2.3.2

I posted before on my other account (issues with my account on phone and pc) while it was suggested that my issue is my Z axis issues im seem to gotten that sorted mostly I think issue I have now is my Y drive belt, i replaced it after it snapped and what makes me think this now is way prints not lining up and how loose belt is. ive attached a video of belt and print lines

Ender 3 V3 SE (i think)

PLA+

temps nozzle 200c and bed is 60c

I'm a total noob at​ printing but got an Ender 3 s1 Pro from my GM for super cheap. Its been a super fun headache. I set up Klipper on a Raspberry Pi (he was not running Klipper before), and have spent a lot of time troubleshooting; with advanced settings of course. Its printing fairly well, but I know there are some things I could do to make it print better/faster. I know speed isn't everything but....yes it is. With quality if course. Here is my 2nd bendy ever after going through some calibrations.

What do you think I could change to make this print better, and once it is dialed in quality wise, what are the steps to getting it faster, faster, faster!

Specs: (I'll post settings in comments)

S1 Pro - with added fan shroud that I printed to better focus air

Raspberry Pi w/ Klipper

Mainsail

Moonraker

51 minute Benchy (my first benchy without klipper was 62 minutes and looked worse)

Tecbear PLA+

230° nozzle, 57° bed

.20 layer height

.9 Retraction

.96 flow ratio

0.088 pressure advance (seems high), but my calibration test pointed to that number.

Accidentally found out thousands of ants in the 3 D printer. Don’t know if that’s because PLA is made by sugarcane.
Anyone encountered the same thing?

But I haven’t print out anything in 3 months.
They are all under the printing machine base.

Crazy…

Bambu lab A1, elegoo rapid PETG. first layer printed fine (100mm/s) and it just started to warp. 70 C bed temp and the room may be slightly cooler with a little draft. Nozzle 250 C. Any ideas what's going wrong? im probably gonna continue this 8 hour print because otherwise I'll run out of filament

Need some help. Few months back my Y axis drive belt snapped which i have now replaced but my prints are failing. Before the belt snapped it started failing prints like this as well

Ender 3 V3 SE (i think)

PLA+

temps nozzle 200c and bed is 60c

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask for this kind of help. If it's not, please redirect me. Basically, I'm not sure if the magnets I used aren't strong enough or if the glue i used messed with them or something else along those lines. The lid doesn't stay on very well, like at all. I was wondering if there is a way to maybe print something to make a different way to attach the lid to the box or if there was a way to add it to the file itself and reprint it. Edit: I forgot to add some details. I have Bambu studio and Bambu Lab A1. It was .2 mm for the settings.

I’m trying to 3D print an architectural dome model made from triangular panels. Original model was done in SketchUp, i thickened the walls in Rhino so it could actually print now an average thickness of 3.2mm.

The setup for printing is - PLA (Basic or Plus), Bambu - P1S, Using Bambu Studio to Slice.

Problems,

• some meshes/faces are disconnected or non-manifold,
• automatic repair tools keep “fixing” the model by filling in intentional openings/panels,
• Bambu Studio shows some panels missing/not generating toolpaths,
• but using repair closes skylights and other gaps that are meant to stay open.

Things I already tried,

• reversing faces in SketchUp,
• Intersect Faces (partially),
• checking normals,
• Meshmixer repair,
• Bambu Studio repair,

The model is around 20cm long and highly triangulated. I’m running out of time and just need the fastest way to get a printable result without destroying the openings/design.

Main question. What is the best emergency fix here?

• Make Solid in Meshmixer?
• Ignore manifold errors and slice anyway?
• Increase wall thickness in slicer?
• Simplify geometry with a tool?
• Another repair tool?

Any help massively appreciated.

Hey,

I have been experiencing irregular printplate-adhesion issues on my Prusa MK4. These issues occur primarily when using PLA and often on parts where i would not expect issues due to a large surface/contact area.

I currently print lots of square "cards" for a boardgame, on which i experience this issue the most. It seems to not be related to how clean my plate is, as i have had the same issue on my first print after cleaning with 99% isopropanol.

I am printing with 200°C for PLA.

If it helps i can provide additional info.

Thanks already for the help :)

No AMS
9900 print hours
BIQU Panda Status
BIQU Panda Extruder CNC
BIQU Panda Jetpack Lightweight
BIQU Panda Claw Extruder Gear
BIQU Panda Jet Cooling Fan
BIQU Panda Diaper Waste Pad
BIGTREETECH Panda Branch
Bento Air Filter
E3D Diamond Nozzle
Multiple Print plates
Multiple Horends

Hello, I am brand new to 3D printing. I am printing on an X2D and everything setup nice and easy and I printed my first panda with zero issues.

The wife wanted me to print a ring holder octopus and it looked like a fairly simple print job. My first 2 attempts, 1 of the tentacles kept releasing from the board and then spaghetti. Stopped both those before it got out of hand and cleaned the plate in between with a dry microfiber towel.

The 3rd attempt i slowed the job down to the slowest preset and it seemed to be doing fine until it got to the tallest point of the tentacles and all the supports came loose and spaghetti again.

Do I need adhesive or.......?

Thanks from the noob.

My only question now is does anyone know if these can be cleaned and reused if so how?

I’m newer to printing I’ve been in a good groove of printing functional prints but now I’m trying to make a print that looks nice and everything is falling apart.

I have an Elegoo Centauri carbon, printing with Matte PLA, did a base layer test before starting the print and it was good.

I’m trying ironing and new support settings to avoid scarring and the actual base of this print doesn’t touch the bed at all it’s just the supports so I fear that’s where something is going wrong.

Settings included in pics.

Hi, i recently purchased a 3d printer bambu lab a1 combo in specific, and whilst trying to model some stuff on blender which all looked perfect, when i exported the stl into bambu lab, used bucket took to select colours accordingly ( which looked exactly how i wanted to ). All happiness was lost when i clicked preview and slicer showed me the colours blending into other objects and not looking the same.

To be specific ALL i want to use this for is designing fan grills which need a flat bottom side, and shouldnt be complex to make, clearly my method of tracing around an object with a vertice then filling it and extruding as necessary isnt working. Also to work sround edges i just extrude a vertice from one object to trace around another, giving me perfect edges ( no intertwining )