BillyRayValentine

Appreciate the feedback, thanks much.

Thanks for your response. That was my first print attempt. But, there was a dog gcode file on the sd card that came with the printer and I got the same result, printing in one dimension. I'm assuming it's the printer, but I'm still confused as to why the Cura preview would also show the cube being printed "flat," e.g., printing only the Z side of the cube.

I’m brand new to 3D printing and do not have a technical background. A few days ago I received and built my first printer, an Ender 3 Pro. Had some initial setup problems, but eventually got to the point where I was able to get the printer to a point it was ready to print. I downloaded this XYZ 20mm Calibration Cube: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1278865. I opened it in Cura and followed the instructions for slicing it, saved it to an SD card and inserted the SD card into the printer. When I printed the cube, however, it printed in only one dimension, flat. What is supposed to be a cube, is just a flat square when it prints. Same result when I tried another 3D model. When I click on the “Preview” tab in Cura, it shows only the top Z portion of the cube being printed, but nothing else. See attached image. I don’t know if there is a setting I’m not aware of in Cura, or if its an issue with the printer. Anyone have any suggestions on what the problem might be? Thanks in advance.