Uneven first layer
Hi I have a V-Core3 500 and the first layer is always uneven where some parts are much too close to the bed and others are too far away! I have it set up to probe 100 points with and inductive probe and it still won’t work. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
12 Replies
Stupid question, but have you property heat-soak the bed before starting?
like-goldOP•15mo ago
yes
It looks too close to the bed everywhere. Are you loading a saved mesh or running a fresh mesh before each print?
Did you run a z-tilt before you meshed?
(and do you z-tilt before you print?)
100 points is over the top, that shouldn't be needed
manual-pink•14mo ago
I'm having the exact same problem. Z-tilt is always performed, tried a 10x10 grid on a 500, and yet the first layers vary wildly. I'm attempting to print 50 parts in a batch and the first layers are on average 0,2, but I've measured 0,14 to 0,25+ on the same print (with 10x10 grid), the + being failed parts because they don't stick obviously. So even if your z-offset is too low, it should consistently be so for the entire bed yet yours also seems to change. I'm afraid I am also clueless about a solution.
like-goldOP•14mo ago
Yes I run z tilt and a new mesh every print
fascinating-indigo•14mo ago
hi I have a beacon on my 3.1 500 and I have the same problem even with 900 point it does not mouve the plate enought to compensate
Are you guys loading the mesh at the start of the print ?
variable_bed_mesh_profile: "ratos"
In the print.cfg
fascinating-indigo•14mo ago
it re create the mesh a the start of each print
Hello do you solve the problem ? I think I have the same
I have the same problem on 3.1 500 when printing ~500mm long object
The latest release of RatOS from a few days ago pretty much fixed my issues completely. Now z-axis compensates properly according to beacon scan and the ripples and inconsistencies from front to back and left to right are equalized in the first layer.