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This is the model I used: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4572809

I printed these by using the official orca profile from Creality for Orca Slicer: https://wiki.creality.com/en/ender-series/ender-3-v3/quick-start-guide/how-to-use-orca-slicer-with-ender-3-v3

  1. Why are the squares looking so wonky? Which setting is responsible for this?
  2. I see some spots where the prints moved to other places, but I run bed leveling every time. Is it bed warp, or some other profile setting I need to tweak? I wiped the bed with 70% isopropyl alcohol before I printed this, btw

EDIT:

Looks like the issue was with the wobbly table. I placed it on the floor, reran the self tests, and it's now printing a lot better!

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[–] How_do_I_computah@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It looks like you're either way too close to the bed or your nozzle needs to be replaced. Looks like massive over extrusion. Fat fat print lines. Your model has no printing in the diagonal yet your print has it in almost every square. Maybe you're failing to retraction.

[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think the issue is at least partly due to a wobbly table. I just took off the printer and placed it on the floor, redid the self test, and it's printing a lot better than before.

[–] How_do_I_computah@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Ha. I was looking at the wrong picture in the linked thingiverse file. It does fill them in. That does look better.