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Seems limited to a single axis so either its the bed that have some play or one of the axis of the print head that is moving around causing random drifting.
1. Check the print bed to see if it is loose from left to right or front to back.
- go in the advanced menu on the UM2 and select raise buildplate.
- while the print bed is raising put your hand on the bed (dont put pressure) to see if you feel some movement. You'll feel the vibrations from the motor but you should not feel movement.
- once raised try moving the bed sideways and front/back.
- check that each axis rods have no play (grab each rod individually and look to see if its can slide out of place. If its the case you will need to loose the screws on the rod, center the rod, align the belts and tighten the screws again.
- check the center rods to see that the are all properly snapped in the black locks holding the belts. Sometimes they can be only partially snapped and the will be slightly angled.
S-Line Firmware 8.3.0 was released Nov. 20th on the "Latest" firmware branch.
(Sorry, was out of office when this released)
This update is for...
All UltiMaker S series
New features
Temperature status. During print preparation, the temperatures of the print cores and build plate will be shown on the display. This gives a better indication of the progress and remaining wait time. Save log files in paused state. It is now possible to save the printer's log files to USB if the currently active print job is paused. Previously, the Dump logs to USB option was only enabled if the printer was in idle state. Confirm print removal via Digital Factory. If the printer is connected to the Digital Factory, it is now possible to confirm the removal of a previous print job via the Digital Factory interface. This is useful in situations where the build plate is clear, but the operator forgot to select Confirm removal on the printer’s display. Visit this page for more information about this feature.
A year after the merger of Ultimaker and MakerBotQQ, we have unlocked the ability for users of our Method series printers to slice files using UltiMaker Cura. As of this release, users can find profiles for our Method and Method XL printers, as well as material profiles for ABS-R, ABS-CF, and RapidRinse. Meaning it’s now possible to use either Cura or the existing cloud-slicing software CloudPrint when printing with these printers or materials
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pm_dude 27
Hi,
Welcome to the forum.
That is a lot of movement between the lines.
Seems limited to a single axis so either its the bed that have some play or one of the axis of the print head that is moving around causing random drifting.
Check this guide. Its full of great information
http://support.3dverkstan.se/article/23-a-visual-ultimaker-troubleshooting-guide
1. Check the print bed to see if it is loose from left to right or front to back.
- go in the advanced menu on the UM2 and select raise buildplate.
- while the print bed is raising put your hand on the bed (dont put pressure) to see if you feel some movement. You'll feel the vibrations from the motor but you should not feel movement.
- once raised try moving the bed sideways and front/back.
2. Check the print head axis
- Make sure the belts of the axis stepper motor have enough tension (http://support.3dverkstan.se/article/23-a-visual-ultimaker-troubleshooting-guide#leaning)
- check that each axis rods have no play (grab each rod individually and look to see if its can slide out of place. If its the case you will need to loose the screws on the rod, center the rod, align the belts and tighten the screws again.
- check the center rods to see that the are all properly snapped in the black locks holding the belts. Sometimes they can be only partially snapped and the will be slightly angled.
- make sure the axis are straight. Place the print head in the far corner and look to see if each axis reach the same location from one end to the other (http://support.3dverkstan.se/article/23-a-visual-ultimaker-troubleshooting-guide#misaligned-axes)
One last point. There is only limited use of Raft with the Ultimaker printers. Its rarely used by anyone since they have the heated bed.
I hope this will help
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