3D Print Issues

This folder deals with various 3D printing issues

How to avoid warping?
What is warping? When using a 3D printer to print large area span, the sides of the bottom layer tend to warp making the bottom lift up on the edges (as ...
Sat, 23 Apr, 2016 at 5:59 PM
What are the properties of ABS filament?
ABS (short for acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) is a common thermoplastic (LEGO blocks are made of ABS) that is essentially pretroleum based. ABS is mo...
Wed, 27 May, 2015 at 1:32 PM
Relationship between layer thickness, print speed and nozzle temperature?
The purpose of parameters interaction is  to leave enough time for the filament  heating and cooling. Normally, if the layer thickness goes up, please redu...
Sat, 23 Apr, 2016 at 6:00 PM
Filament does not stick to the build plate
There are multiple reasons for filament not sticking onto the build plate (a) The gap between nozzle and build plate is too big (b) The build plate ha...
Mon, 15 Jun, 2015 at 2:47 PM
3D printed model has flow line
3D printed model has a flow line if temperature is too high for the material being used. For PLA, if temperature is too high; the filament gets liquified...
Mon, 15 Jun, 2015 at 5:33 PM
There is crack on the model or joint problem among the layers.
1. Build plate is not properly leveled. Please level build plate once again. 2. Material is not adhering to the build plate.  Please stick the ka...
Wed, 27 Apr, 2016 at 7:54 PM
How to clean the clogged nozzle in thinkfab 3D printer?
3D printer nozzle clogging is a common issue with 3D printers. 3D printer nozzle gets clogged due to various reasons 1. There is impurity in the ...
Mon, 15 Jun, 2015 at 5:44 PM
3D printed object is falling off easily
To avoid such condition 1) Check if the model is placed correctly in the software, place the model such a way that maximum surface much touch the hea...
Mon, 15 Jun, 2015 at 6:25 PM
Idle nozzle scratches the printing model while single color printing
1. The height of the idle nozzle is too low, turn it up. Please move the build  platform to the top of Z-axis, adjust the height of two nozzles according t...
Wed, 27 Apr, 2016 at 7:54 PM
There is no filament output from the nozzle
If this kind of situation arrives then do the following steps. 1) When you preheat the nozzle then if the filament does not come out from the nozzle T...
Mon, 15 Jun, 2015 at 6:56 PM