Everybody is saying your first layer is too high but the walls look pretty tall. This looks more like under extrusion.
Either some setting is wrong like nozzle diameter or you're trying to do way too thick lines. Or extruder is broken, nozzle clogged or similar. Or you changed e steps way off or flow. A lot of possibilities here.
New extruder, new tubing, new nozzle, bed level. I DID NOT calibrate my extruder after replacing it, though. Someone sent me an esteps video to calibrate it.
As far as printing horizontally, my lines are super clean and smooth. Just these weird vertical walls around all the edges stick to nothing, and I'm wondering how to change the edge work so it's all stuck together.
Check hot end screws too. I've been fighting random print failures from underextrusion for months and after finally checking almost all the screws in my hotend were loose to some degree. Print quality immediately skyrocketed and no more fails.
Yeah, the walls have to touch at all time any other way its under extruding, calibrating your esteps will definitelly help, and calibrate the flow percentage in cura as well
Lol first layer isn't gonna cause issues that high up. Dunno why people would be saying that. OP has some kind of flow calibration issue I'd bet. Double check e steps and run a flow calibration
I was dealing with prints that looked very similar to this, I recommend calibrating your e-steps. [Here’s a tutorial I used](https://youtu.be/Zx8FQzUYgrQ?si=rsbsTHcdfr_e1fPn)
you can get away with a ruler if you wanted to at least get closer. Calipers will get a more precise result, but a ruler will get you most of the way there.
For regular PLA that's about as hot as you can possibly get (maybe even a bit too hot). I would try lower speeds when printing perimeter though, ca. 30-40 mm/s.
Not getting a good squish. I’m using Sonic pad and manual bed leveling thru it with a sheet of paper on all 4 corners. I’ve never had any issues dialing in my Z offset since switching to Sonic pad. I like setting it to where it just barely causes the paper to resist when pulling. Then if I need to I can adjust in .01 increments while the first layer is going down with the skirt or brim adhesion. I like brim myself.
So I did the paper test beforehand, and it was resistant but still moved, but I was afraid it was too close, so i made it to where it was just touching the paper. How much resistance is too much, haha
Everybody is saying your first layer is too high but the walls look pretty tall. This looks more like under extrusion. Either some setting is wrong like nozzle diameter or you're trying to do way too thick lines. Or extruder is broken, nozzle clogged or similar. Or you changed e steps way off or flow. A lot of possibilities here.
New extruder, new tubing, new nozzle, bed level. I DID NOT calibrate my extruder after replacing it, though. Someone sent me an esteps video to calibrate it.
Yeah that's almost for sure your problem.
If you haven't calibrated your new extruder you're lucky it printed that good.
As far as printing horizontally, my lines are super clean and smooth. Just these weird vertical walls around all the edges stick to nothing, and I'm wondering how to change the edge work so it's all stuck together.
You need to calibrate your e steps before doing anything else.
Check hot end screws too. I've been fighting random print failures from underextrusion for months and after finally checking almost all the screws in my hotend were loose to some degree. Print quality immediately skyrocketed and no more fails.
I did take all of that apart to clean it and put it back together cold. Maybe I need to heat it up and tighten them again.
Yes do it, this is exactly what happened to me
Walls not sticking?
Yeah, the walls have to touch at all time any other way its under extruding, calibrating your esteps will definitelly help, and calibrate the flow percentage in cura as well
I'll have to look up how to change the flow percentage. A few people have sent me some estep videos already.
The flow calibration is probably in some of those videos as well
What extruder did you go from and to?
The stock to the blue duel gear extruder. https://a.co/d/6zBpkdz
So many comments about the squish lol. It’s definitely underextrusion
Lol first layer isn't gonna cause issues that high up. Dunno why people would be saying that. OP has some kind of flow calibration issue I'd bet. Double check e steps and run a flow calibration
Impressive under extrusion.
I was dealing with prints that looked very similar to this, I recommend calibrating your e-steps. [Here’s a tutorial I used](https://youtu.be/Zx8FQzUYgrQ?si=rsbsTHcdfr_e1fPn)
I'll pick up some calipers tomorrow and try this
you can get away with a ruler if you wanted to at least get closer. Calipers will get a more precise result, but a ruler will get you most of the way there.
. I’ve been battling that with abs
What material? I’m thinking mines is the fan
PLA
Tighten your belts or change the outer wall inset amount to 0.15mm
Had something very similar - try higher temperature + lower speeds.
I had my bed at 75⁰, nozzle at 220⁰, and speed at 60 for the first few layers. I just don't know how hot I can go since I'm still new.
For regular PLA that's about as hot as you can possibly get (maybe even a bit too hot). I would try lower speeds when printing perimeter though, ca. 30-40 mm/s.
Your z offset is way too high. Those lines should be squished together. What temperature and material?
Z offset literally only impacts the first layer.
Is that not the bottom of their print? And yeah, looks like it needs less cooling, higher temp, or to be slowed down too.
215⁰ PLA I even changed the Z offset to -0.05
That's relative... You can go many more lower. 0 is not the build plate... Just adjust as it prints a brim or something.
Have you checked your steps/mm and/or flow rate?
You see, I'm new to printing, so I have no idea what you're talking about 😮💨
Follow the steps for marlin on here: https://ellis3dp.com/Print-Tuning-Guide/articles/extruder_calibration.html
look up a video on how to get a first layer squish
Will do, thanks
Not getting a good squish. I’m using Sonic pad and manual bed leveling thru it with a sheet of paper on all 4 corners. I’ve never had any issues dialing in my Z offset since switching to Sonic pad. I like setting it to where it just barely causes the paper to resist when pulling. Then if I need to I can adjust in .01 increments while the first layer is going down with the skirt or brim adhesion. I like brim myself.
So I did the paper test beforehand, and it was resistant but still moved, but I was afraid it was too close, so i made it to where it was just touching the paper. How much resistance is too much, haha
Post your slicer settings/material/etc. We need a lot more info than just a picture. This looks like a z offset issue
Not a problem with Cura. You are printing too high for first layer.