[Difficulty working through Manual and Active Leveling on Ultimaker 3]

Hi,

just one note to the great and detailled instructions by @gr5 two posts above:

As the UM3 needs a distance between the platform and the print bed of about 14mm for active leveling to work, the first adjustment of the thumb screws (befor the leveling procedure) should be done respective. That's where the leveling tool comes into play.

If the distance is to far off the 14mm, active leveling won't work.

Regards

[Kann kein Objekt im Ultimaker erstellen]

Hi,

um ein bisschen mehr Licht in die Angelegenheit zu bringen, hier ein paar Grundlagen des 3D-Drucks (wobei ich auch nur ein Heim-Anwender bin, daher kein Anspruch auf absolute Wahrheit oder Vollständigkeit 😉 )

1. ein 3D-Objekt wird mit Hilfe einer CAD-Software oder einer 3D-Modellierungssoftware erstellt (z.B. das genannte Fusion 360, DesignsparkMechanical, Freecad etc. "Tinkerkad" scheint sich nicht so gut zu eignen).
2. das erstellte Objekt wird in ein gängiges Ausgabeformat gespeichert. Veraltet, aber noch immer Standard ist ".STL".
3. die Objekt (.STL)-Datei (entweder selbst erstellt, oder von den üblichen Quellen wie Youmagine.com, Thingiverse.com, printables.com etc., heruntergeladen) wird in ein Slicer-Programm (z.B. CURA) geladen und von dort in eine G-Code-Datei umgewandelt, die dem Drucker die einzelnen Arbeitsschritte vorgibt.
4. die G-Code-Datei wird dann, entweder über Netzwerk oder per Speicherkarte, in den Drucker geladen und dieser macht seine Arbeit.

Grüße

[Creaking Sound Ultimaker 2?]

Hi,

I've no experience with the UM2 (only UM3), but it sounds like a linear bearing of the printhead being the culprit.

Regards

[UM3 needs parts...?]

Hi,

for your interest, here's the official parts list of the UM3:

UM3_Parts_Manual.pdf

Regards

[S5 Print Core Replacement Heat element and Temp Sensor]

Hi,

I fear that's not possible, at least not the official way, as the printcores are -afaik- designed as consumables in whole.

Perhaps there are some replacement parts available on second market (I know that at least replacement nozzles are available), but it is and will always be a tinker-solution, which I for myself would not relay on.

Regards

[Thingiverse - kein Konto-Zugriff mehr]

Hab's gerade eben testweise versucht. Login geht problemlos, ist also kein generelles Seitenproblem.

[Help, I’ve looked everywhere and can’t figure out the problem]

Well, some more information would be helpful, such as which type of printer (UM3 or S-line) it is, and possibly some photos of the printhead (inside without the second printcore) and the printcore.

The problem you describe seems to be lift switch related, perhaps the lift switch assembly is not assenbled properly. Often the lift switch spring is displaced or with the spring of the printcore could be something wrong.

If you change the printcore, does the problem persist?

Regards

[Erste Schicht hat große Lücken]

Hallo,

soweit ich die Fotos erkennen kann sieht es so aus, als wäre Dein Düsenabstand zum Druckbett zu groß, so daß die erste Schicht nicht richtig aufs Druckbett gepresst wird.

Grüße

 

[Bondtech DDG vs Bondtech QR on Ultimaker 3 extended]

Hi,

alternatively you could use the feeders of the S5, including the flow sensor:

 

Regards

[Ultimaker S5 druckt schief]

Hallo Elofix,

Deine Achsen stehen schief (sind nicht senkrecht zueinander).

Die zur Neueinstellung erforderliche Prozedur findest Du hier:

 

https://support.makerbot.com/s/article/1667412443401

 

Viele Grüße und viel Erfolg.

[Print Head Circuit Board]

Hi,

 

every Ultimaker reseller should have them available.

If you have no reseller, look here:

 

https://ultimaker.com/resellers/overview

 

Regards

[Starting my 3D Print Journey: Any tips?]

Hi and welcome to 3D printing.

 

The most common sites for free 3D files are

 

https://www.thingiverse.com 

https://www.printables.com  and

https://www.youmagine.com 

 

there are a lot other sites in the web. Just ask your preferred search engine for 3d files, 3d templates or stl-files.

 

Regards

[impossible d'installer Cura 5.2.1 manque api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll]

Bonjour mulderfox,
la réponse simple et malheureusement dure est la suivante : Cura 5.0 et versions ultérieures ne fonctionnent plus sous Windows 7, mais uniquement sous Windows 10 et 11. 😪
Salutations

(traduit de l'allemand vers le français avec "DeepL")

[Material stuck in print core after each print]

Hi,

probably the culprit is your feeder.

Is the feeder clean inside (afaik maintenance shedule recommends cleaning every month) and is the feeder tension set properly?

Regards

[PEI Sheet für Ultimaker S5]

Hallo Xenato,

suchst Du vielleicht sowas?

 

https://www.igo3d.com/Filafarm-Switch-FilaPrint-Original-Glatt-Ultimaker-S5-inklBorosilikatglas

 

Grüße

[Big Problem with Software Update]

Hi Alex,

thanks a lot for the update and the valuable informations.

Happy printing!

 

[Big Problem with Software Update]

Hi Alex,

this sounds weird, but regarding to your description, you've done a lot of research and know what you're doing.

When you write the recovery images are not working, I suppose download was ok, but they didn't recover your UM3?

Do you know which firmware version your UM3 was before the "update"?

Perhaps @gr5 or @CarloK have some solution for you.

Regards

 

[UM3 hotels plastic spring retainer replacement]

Hi,

a printable version can be found on thingiverse:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2742644

But the temperature warning from @MariMakes made me rethink using it.

Regards

[Artifacts on multiple extrusion print]

Hi,

another culprit could also be a worn out feeder arm, as mentioned in these threads:

or

Regards

[Question Bloc feeder UM3]

Bonjour !
si vous souhaitez tout de même utiliser le feeder sur l'UM3 (ce qui est possible, capteur inclus), l'article suivant pourrait vous intéresser :

La transformation n'est pas très difficile.
Salutations
(traduit de l'allemand avec DeepL)

[print bed misalignment]

Hi,

 

for your interest, the mentioned spacer tool can be found here:

https://www.youmagine.com/designs/um3-buildplate-distance-tool

 

Regards

[Printcore umbauen]

Hallo,

 

@gr5 hat eine schöne Sammlung zu dem Thema zusammengestellt:

 Auf der verlinkten Seite sind alle Infos, die benötigt werden.

 

Grüße

[Hello, I am new to 3D printers, I have a question]

... and another valuable source of knowledge are the youtube-videos provided by @fbrc8-erin:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRBgc5zvVEBMU9o7YjCzFYA/videos

They give insight in the function of the printer while showing how to fix some minor or bigger issues.

[Hello, I am new to 3D printers, I have a question]

For first orientation, you could try this:

https://support.ultimaker.com/hc/en-us/articles/360013053880-Ultimaker-3-PDF-manuals

the site also contains a lot of information and possibly is exactly what you're looking for.

 

[Hello, I am new to 3D printers, I have a question]

Support is always waste material, which is meant to be removed after the print is finished.

With single extruder printers (only one nozzle), it's the same material as the "main" print, with dual extruder printers (like the UM3, two nozzles), you can chose a different material for support, like PVA, which is water soluble (so you just can submerge your finished print in a bucket of water and after some hours the support is gone itself), or breakaway, which has to be removed manually, but is easier to remove than normal print materials.