Questions tagged [anycubic-i3-mega]
For any question about the Anycubic Mega series 3D printers
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Broken stepper motor?
After encountering extreme under extrusion on my Anycubic i3 Mega, I first cleaned the nozzle and ended up replacing the entire hotend + nozzle. Since that did not help and I couldn't see any issues ...
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Moving bed Y-axis belt keeps skipping after replacement
I replaced my belt that had snapped and tightened it with the tension adjuster. Now, either the tension is too tight to allow the Y-axis belt motors to move the bed, or otherwise, the bed skips at ...
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Stock hot end for Anycubic Mega Zero 1.0?
Does anyone know what hotend the Anycubic Mega Zero uses? I've found info on upgrading to a different one but I'm thinking of just buying more nozzles for now and trying other options later. I'm not ...
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What parts are compatible with the Anycubic Mega Zero? (FNG here)
I bought a 3D printer 2nd hand from someone a year and a half ago and finally set it up last week (I know I'm terrible). It's an Anycubic Mega Zero. I'm pretty sure it's the first version not the 2.0 ...
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"TO Monitor abnormal" with my Anycubic i3 Mega S, what is a TO and what happens when it's abnormal?
I've been getting into 3D printing last year, when I started to print a coaster yesterday, I ran out of filament. I used the filament option to take out the filament remaining... but when I heated it ...
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My Anycubic i3 Mega S stops working
I have an Anycubic i3 Mega S and I'm using Ultimaker Cura. I'm using it for 1-2 years but 1-2 months ago this issue has started: The printer is starting to print then usually after 2-3 loops, it just ...
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Printer crashed into model
So first of all I want to say, that I'm fairly new to 3D printing. I'm currently calibrating different things because I've got a little problem with rough walls. The last thing I did was increase the ...
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Why does part of the model come away from supports during print?
I have been trying to print the same dinosaur model for several days and all my attempts have failed in the same place. On every attempt, the tail falls off the supports. Sometimes there is a little ...
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Anycubic i3 Mega no fans
I am having a bit of a nightmare trying to work out what is happening to the fans on my Mega Pro.
First off, the part cooling fan stopped working, then not long after the extruder fan also stopped ...
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Anycubic Mega X slanted Z-axis
Just got a new printer (first time setting it up myself).
While trying to level it, it appeared that the left side was higher than the right on the Z-axis. When the nozzle moves left, it digs into the ...
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How to change pin of thermo sensor?
The thermoresistor on my Anycubic Mega displays nonsense temperatures (e.g. 700 °C), since the resistor in the hotend is working fine the problem is 100 % in the board (Trigorilla RAMPS 1.4). Someone ...
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BLTouch does not compensate for bed level correctly
Printer: Anycubic Mega S.
Mods: BLTouch, Dual material with G-code-powered switch.
Firmware: Marlin 2.0
A couple of weeks ago I had a print failure when printing PETG. Now whenever I use auto bed ...
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Prints fail to adhere to build plate
I have been using an Anycubic i3 Mega for about a month now and it worked fine. But when I designed a simple model in Fusion 360 and sliced it with Cura it started to have issues sticking to the bed. ...
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Z banding issue
I'm currently facing a Z banding issue that frustrates me more and more.
My printer is a modified Anycubic I3 Mega.
Customizations:
Mainboard: Bigtreetech SKR 1.4 Turbo
Stepper Drivers: TMC 2208 v3
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Fixing temperature Issues on I3 Mega / Where to find spare part
I have an old Anycubic i3 Mega printer which started having issues keeping the hotend-temperature. The peak at the start of the diagram was when I was touching the cable on top of the hotend:
It also ...
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Anycubic i3 MEGA not heating past 140 ºC
[SOLVED] on [EDIT 3]
I just finished changing my i3 Mega's PTFE tube and brass nozzle, reassembled it, always taking care not to damage the heating element and thermistor wires.
Then I check the ...
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Any possible issues with adding heat/cool down cycle in the end of print (PLA)
I'm printing with anycubic i3 mega on an ultrabase bed. When I first got the printer the prints were easy to remove from the bed after it cools down, I didn't need to put any extra effort. However ...
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Bumps in outer wall
First of all, I'm quite new to 3D printing. After printing some temperature towers, stringing and bridging tests, I wanted to print the Bechys to see everything working together. I'm getting some ...
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Problem printing circles/holes on Anycubic I3 mega
For some time I've been struggling to print models with holes going all the way through from top to bottom. Models without those holes print out just fine. I've spend quite some time on levelling the ...
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Cura Filling holes from a model from Blender
I am Attempting to print this, from Blender
But Cura decides to fill in the middle part of the model.
I exported and imported the model from an STL file.
If anyone can answer this, that would be ...
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Anycubic i3 Mega incorrect Heated Bed temperature Reading
It's been about a month since I've started using my Anycubic i3 Mega and everything has been going great. But today, I left it alone to print a 3DBenchy and it suddenly stopped mid-print. I didn't see ...
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How to ease the process of removing support for miniatures
I have recently bought an Anycubic i3 Mega S 3D printer. I'm using the stock nozzle (.4 mm) and I print with the plastic it came with (ABS). I'm using ...
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How can I remove my print from the bed safely
I have printed two objects with my new 3D printer (Anycubic Mega S) and everytime, my prints are stuck to my bed (sort of glued to it). I cannot remove them by hand. I have tried waiting until it ...
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Anycubic i3 Mega layer shifting
My Anycubic I3 Mega shifts every layer by a little distance making straight model lean to it's side by an angle.
For example, this white round blob should've been a straight up cylindrical shape, but ...
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Reasons for a PLA print not sticking to bed all the sudden?
Plastic: Same Matterhacker PLA (filament I use every day)
Printer: Anycubic i3 Mega (the one I use every day)
Slicer: Ultimaker Cura 4.2.1
I don't know what's causing it, I haven't changed any slicer ...
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Printer keeps pausing during prints
I'm having a rather strange issue in that the printer pauses randomly during prints. This was first noticed when printing a large and complicated model (from SD). Since then a 20 mm calibration ...
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How to prevent stringing with 0.25 mm nozzle?
When I print with a 0.4 mm nozzle I have no problem with stringing at all but because I need a more detailed print I must use a 0.25 mm nozzle.
I use Ultimaker Cura and an Anycubic i3 Mega....
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"Seams" in first layer
My first layers started to have these "seams" in them.
I am printing on the Anycubic Ultrabase.
Any other layer is fine.
Has anyone else experienced similar problems or an idea of how to debug this ...
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Which nozzle should I buy for Anycubic i3 Mega?
I'd like to buy a new nozzle for my Anycubic i3 Mega because it's not precise enough - it fails to print small details like 1 mm eyebrows.
Currently it has a 0.4 mm nozzle and I'd like to ...
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Temperature fluctuations, is it normal?
I have an Anycubic i3 Mega-S and when I'm printing something (especially when it's hotter) the temperature increases and decreases by around 3 degrees during the print. Is this normal?
I was worried ...
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Stuttering extrusion after layer change
I am currently encountering a problem where under certain circumstances, the extruder stutters when it starts a new layer. I am printing on an Anycubic i3 Mega and am slicing with Cura 3.6.0. The ...
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