Hello. Thanks for the reply. I finally got past this problem but may still have an auto-leveling problem. My glass is very flat. I used a steel ruler and a feeler gauge with both cold and hot build plate, so I don't think that is the issue. But it got me thinking about if the plate was actually level as the problem was worse toward the right rear. I have always had auto leveling set to always. What I did was get it as level as possible that way, then turned off auto level and manually adjusted the plate until I got even first layers across the build plate.
As far as "what is the problem" question. I sometimes make things where the bottom layer is the most visible. For example making a box top (in this case clear PETG). The box top is really the face that is on the build plate glass.
I still may have an auto leveling problem even though there aren't any error messages. I don't really know how to troubleshoot that and could not find any info on line. oh, and yes it's a UM3.