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The gcode looks fine and your settings seem reasonable (but I don't print ABS as I found it fussy and the fumes aren't good).
How does your printer do with an easier material like PLA?
The gcode looks fine and your settings seem reasonable (but I don't print ABS as I found it fussy and the fumes aren't good).
How does your printer do with an easier material like PLA?
11 minutes ago, GregValiant said:The gcode looks fine and your settings seem reasonable (but I don't print ABS as I found it fussy and the fumes aren't good).
How does your printer do with an easier material like PLA?
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Use the "File | Save Project" command on the Cura menubar and post the 3mf Project File. Maybe something will stick out but it looks to be mechanical at this point.
Here is a different shape to try. At least it will be something different to look at and it has different types of moves. You can scale it in the Z to 5mm tall (or something) so you don't have to use as much filament.
Printing it in vase mode is also an option.
Edited by GregValiant17 hours ago, GregValiant said:Here is a different shape to try. At least it will be something different to look at and it has different types of moves. You can scale it in the Z to 5mm tall (or something) so you don't have to use as much filament.
Printing it in vase mode is also an option.
Thanks for sharing the file. I'll start the print in the next hour and share the results soon after
21 hours ago, GregValiant said:Here is a different shape to try. At least it will be something different to look at and it has different types of moves. You can scale it in the Z to 5mm tall (or something) so you don't have to use as much filament.
Printing it in vase mode is also an option.
Here are the results. Overall it printed well but there is still some visible distortion/shift on the X Axis. It only seems to impact sharp corners. This does not better than the calibration cube, but I did use the beta version of Cura 5 for this one. Not sure if that helped. Note: This is printed with ABS
Edited by hhassanThose bad corners are at the same end. They may be direction-of-travel specific. You can try mirroring the model and see if the problem moves to a different corner(?).
I'm sticking with a mechanical problem for now. I'm not sure why or how, but it still looks like a problem in one axis.
You can edit the gcode file with an M201 command to limit the Accel in either the X or Y. I don't know what your settings for Acceleration are but something like "M201 X1000 Y250" before the first layer would limit the Y axis while leaving the X alone. Then at layer 25 (or whatever) you could switch it with "M201 X250 Y1000" and see if there is a difference. As I recall the Anet A8 is a bed slinger and on those types of machines (like my Ender 3 Pro) it can sometimes be an issue. If I'm printing a tall skinny model I often limit the Y accel above about 150mm or the model can be toppled by the bed movement.
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Here is the gcode for the file in question
Calibration Cube.gcode
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