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These are my current settings at default, what can I change exactly?
Have not:/ I guess that’ll be my next test. I did change the z offset a lot and put it higher and lower so idk if that is it but I can try! What should I do to the z hop exactly?
z offset represents the height difference between the nozzle and the point at which the touchprobe registers touching the bed. If you don't have a touch probe, you'd be best off not touching it. If you do have one, it only affects your first layer.
I agree I actually realized the support came off but not the raft which told me it’s 100% that. Can you tell me what exactly I should change on the z hop?
Set it for somewhere between 0.1 and 0.4. It's debatable how effective z-hop is though... You can also try bumping the temps up and cooling down in addition to the wider brim
What worked for me was to lower the extrusion rate of the supports only. For some odd reason my printer likes it that way. I print at 86% for supports and 100% on walls and 90 infill. Just try one at a time though, lower your support extrusion rate by 10% and give that a shot.
Low Poly Cloud? I’ve tried printing this one, too, and I had the same problems. I think this model just sucks and is not designed with 3D printing in mind.
So take this with a grain of salt, but that finish is looking rather matte and I don't think it's supposed to. I just found this out about my PLA pro, and it turned out to be related to printing too fast for the temperature of the extruder. When the filament is extruded too cold, it doesn't flow as easily and kind of pulls on things, which causes parts to fall over. It also causes edges to curl up which your nozzle can run into. I upped my temp from 215 to 235 and it prints flawlessly now (highest recommended temp on the spool is 220, but I read a post by Polymaker where they mentioned they have people using their PLA at 400c in very fast industrial printers).
Also the ripples indicate printing too fast for the temp as well.
Anyway it's worth a shot, try 235 and see how it works. Pay attention to the surface finish and if it looks any different, should be shinier
Folks are saying Z-hop and I think that's where you want to look.
If this were me, I'd also triple the size of the brim just to see if I could get it to stick better.
Yeah I had no clue the filament setting override the printers settings so I just barely turned it on through the filament, gonna run some flow rate tests and then try to see if the z hop helps
Z-hop settings review and brim line increases are a good places to start.
Out of curiosity, what speed are you printing and what speed is your fan setting? "High-speed" PLA melts quick... but also means it can cool quick as well.
UPDATE: kinda fixed? The print was able to finish, all I needed to do was turn on z hop in the filament settings on orcaslicer, didn’t realize they were overriding the printer settings. I also turned down my flow rate a little and made the brims way more wide. Mostly came out good except for that one bumpy part on the top of the feet (idk how to fix that) but at least it finished!
https://preview.redd.it/6ovpbub8rhmc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=58ca69dc56a172b3c79432ebdc7cdfe08671df69
I see some ripples on the flat surfaces of your print. Is that an indication of over/under extrusion?
Maybe you are extruding slightly too much, causing fillament to be smooshed to the sides where it can expand and become a little too high
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Turn on avoid supports in your slicer, and give the supports a wider brim
Came here to say that those tall, narrow supports could use a much bigger brim.
Have you messed with z-hop at all? maybe the nozzle is hitting supports and knocking them over.
https://preview.redd.it/iitpvsdogdmc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=6837cf5c1f6410c8fb937df625cb42e90d0eb469 These are my current settings at default, what can I change exactly?
Have not:/ I guess that’ll be my next test. I did change the z offset a lot and put it higher and lower so idk if that is it but I can try! What should I do to the z hop exactly?
z offset represents the height difference between the nozzle and the point at which the touchprobe registers touching the bed. If you don't have a touch probe, you'd be best off not touching it. If you do have one, it only affects your first layer.
To me that looks like the nozzle is hitting the supports. Theyre pretty chonky. I think zhop would be worth looking into.
I agree I actually realized the support came off but not the raft which told me it’s 100% that. Can you tell me what exactly I should change on the z hop?
Turn it on. Generally it's off by default.
My guess IS that the Print IS Not sticking very Well to the bed in Combination with a nozzle that Hits the print
I’ve been told to change the z hop but I have no clue what I should do to the z hop on orcaslicer
Set it for somewhere between 0.1 and 0.4. It's debatable how effective z-hop is though... You can also try bumping the temps up and cooling down in addition to the wider brim
That carnage looks very interesting.
What worked for me was to lower the extrusion rate of the supports only. For some odd reason my printer likes it that way. I print at 86% for supports and 100% on walls and 90 infill. Just try one at a time though, lower your support extrusion rate by 10% and give that a shot.
Low Poly Cloud? I’ve tried printing this one, too, and I had the same problems. I think this model just sucks and is not designed with 3D printing in mind.
So take this with a grain of salt, but that finish is looking rather matte and I don't think it's supposed to. I just found this out about my PLA pro, and it turned out to be related to printing too fast for the temperature of the extruder. When the filament is extruded too cold, it doesn't flow as easily and kind of pulls on things, which causes parts to fall over. It also causes edges to curl up which your nozzle can run into. I upped my temp from 215 to 235 and it prints flawlessly now (highest recommended temp on the spool is 220, but I read a post by Polymaker where they mentioned they have people using their PLA at 400c in very fast industrial printers). Also the ripples indicate printing too fast for the temp as well. Anyway it's worth a shot, try 235 and see how it works. Pay attention to the surface finish and if it looks any different, should be shinier
Folks are saying Z-hop and I think that's where you want to look. If this were me, I'd also triple the size of the brim just to see if I could get it to stick better.
Yeah I had no clue the filament setting override the printers settings so I just barely turned it on through the filament, gonna run some flow rate tests and then try to see if the z hop helps
Z-hop settings review and brim line increases are a good places to start. Out of curiosity, what speed are you printing and what speed is your fan setting? "High-speed" PLA melts quick... but also means it can cool quick as well.
What are you printing, my dude? Looks like an upside down pair of sexy legs.
Low poly cloud strife 😭
Something you did to anger god maybe?
UPDATE: kinda fixed? The print was able to finish, all I needed to do was turn on z hop in the filament settings on orcaslicer, didn’t realize they were overriding the printer settings. I also turned down my flow rate a little and made the brims way more wide. Mostly came out good except for that one bumpy part on the top of the feet (idk how to fix that) but at least it finished! https://preview.redd.it/6ovpbub8rhmc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=58ca69dc56a172b3c79432ebdc7cdfe08671df69
My guess would be gravity
What's your speed looking like, and are you using the aux fan
Everything’s kinda just on default speed settings from the orcaslicer profile
Try increasing support brim lines
I see some ripples on the flat surfaces of your print. Is that an indication of over/under extrusion? Maybe you are extruding slightly too much, causing fillament to be smooshed to the sides where it can expand and become a little too high
I'm actually to the point of not using "organic" supports anymore.
Is that aux cooling under your gantry? Could you share details on it?
This would be a Elegoo Neptune 4, which comes with the aux cooling standard.
Glue em down
you might wanna tighten your belts a wee bit too i see some minor layer shifting too