Questions tagged [retraction]
Use this tag for questions about retraction of filament.
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Under extrusion problem
I think I have a big under-extrusion problem with my Ender 3. When I start printing, the first two or three layers print perfectly, but the nozzle gets clogged at some point and the extruder starts ...
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What is causing this under extrusion that only happens after travel moves
I am getting this under extrusion on my prints but only after travel moves. The rest of the print looks fine.
My printer is a Monoprice Maker Select V2 (rebranded Wanhao Duplicator i3 V2) with a ...
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How can I reduce stringing on very small parts?
I'm trying to print a 30% version of this High Bypass Engine Nacelle, but I'm having some quality issues with the high pressure turbine compression stages.
I've uploaded several photos to Imgur here, ...
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Ender 3 filament retracts on its own
While printing flat surfaces the filament would begin to retract by itself, even if the printer is actively extruding it. I've been remedying it by occasionally pushing the filament by hand, has ...
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Stringing problem with Anycubic Vyper
I replaced my Ender 3 by an Anycubic Vyper, the problem is that all the print have stringing. I tried all the night to change the retraction, change the temperature, but I can get a piece without ...
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How to prevent holes in external perimeter
This dinosaur was printed on a Bambu Lab X1 Carbon with AMS, with 3rd party filament. Sliced with "Generic PLA" profile in Bambu Studio.
I understand that the zits probably happen at layer ...
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What are the potential continuances to a print of setting the retraction to 0 in a slicer?
I have a moderately sized model that includes 4 thin towers off approximately 6 inches each in height as its final element, each tower is less than 1/4 inch in diameter.
These towers consistently fail ...
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Missing filament at Z seam
The object on the right is a basic C channel, the outer surface should be smooth but the first ~5 mm of filament is missing after every layer change. In this example, the missing filament is ...
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Under-extrusion halfway into print - Dremel 3D45 -PETG
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I am having trouble finding the cause for this under-extrusion at start/end of each layer.
Something changes halfway into the print creating a visible seam at some specific layer ...
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In Cura, is it possible to display where retraction occur on any given model?
In Cura slicer, it is possible to display\visualize where in the print process retractions occur for any given model?
For example, to have them highlighted in the preview window.
I'm making my own ...
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Ender 6 un-modded loud retraction sound
Newly built Ender 6 printer makes a loud whine or beep for every retraction, print quality not affected, but is very annoying and louder than the rest of the printer.
Is this normal or do I need to ...
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Inconsistent layer widths and uneven outer walls
I have problems with layer widths and uneven outer walls on my 3D prints. Sometimes layers are squeezed and sometimes pushed outside. I noticed that these problems happen when there are retractions on ...
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How do I fix mini-blobs on the edge of a part?
I am using an Ender 3 with a Micro Swiss hotend and a 0.8 mm nozzle, Polylite PETG filament and a masking tape covered glass bed. I have used Cura for slicing with settings:
Layer height: 0.32 mm
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Problems with ColorFabb XT: over extrusion
I could really use some help here. I am trying to print with ColorFabb XT and have been having an overflow problem, which creates an accumulation of material on the nozzle tip creating stringing and ...
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Filament doesn't retract for some travel movements using PrusaSlicer
The printer does not retract the filament for some travel moves result in scrape printing part as shown in picture.
This is my printer setting. Not sure which part be the problem.
I want my printer ...
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Stringing between holes
I am printing out models with holes, the printer makes circular patterns for each hole(which makes sense) but then it also has a string that attaches between each hole. This is unsightly and results ...
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Why would my extruder remove the filament all the way out after prints? [Ender 3 v2]
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I bought an Ender 3 v2 printer, everything has been working fine, been experimenting with harder and higher temperature filaments like different variations of PLA and PETG.
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Retraction fine but recovery occasionally just doesn't happen
I'm having issues with retraction. My printer prints very well normally, but has an intermittent problem with retraction: the retraction itself always happens, but sometimes the subsequent recovery ...
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Ultimaker Cura is not always retracting in exported G-Code
TL;DR: Upper layers of a stringing pyramid test are missing retractions in the G-code.
Edit 1: added printer info and additional settings.
Edit 2: Clearing up confusing wording.
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I wrote a ...
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Titan extruder retraction noise
I am experiencing some retraction noises with my Titan Extruder. At first the noise was more of a clicking noise, and the gear was skipping. I didn't feel any backlash with my finger but I still ...
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Prints coming out very stringy
So these past few days I have been 3D printing again with my Ender 3 with PETG and 0.4 mm nozzle and while I have been using the same setting as usual I am seeing an unusual amount of stringing ...
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How to unload filament as cleanly as possible using the extruder motor?
I usually unload filament using the extruder motor, with the nozzle around 30 °C below the filament's print temperature. Despite this, often a significant amount of filament is left in the nozzle,...
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Extusion rate limiting and firmware retract
One frustration I have with Cura is that it has no way to set print speed in terms of a volumetric extrusion rate, when extrusion rate is the main physical limiting factor for how fast you can print. ...
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How does slipping Bowden tube affect retraction or does it at all?
I have an Ender 3 Pro with upgraded Bowden capricorn tube. The tube will move approximately 1-2 mm during normal operation, though it will not come out of the coupler at all. I have read that the ...
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Under extrusion... sometimes
You can see small gaps in the print which looks like under extrusion (see image below).
What is the reason for that?
I've tried smaller retracting distances. Temperature looks stable.
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What's the best way to pull out fillament from an all metal print head
Since retractions above 4 mm can cause jams due to plastic sticking to the cold half of the metal print head, what's the best way to avoid jams when swapping filaments?
Cool down and yank out, ...
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Ender 5: Bowden tube shifts in/out of extruder during retractions
I have an Ender 5 with an aluminum extruder that was printing beautifully for a few days after building it. I received a Capricorn bowden tube and new couplings as a gift, and replaced those, and now ...
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How reduce the number of retractions? [closed]
I want to print a phone case.
Compared to other models I have sliced, Simplify3D implements a lot of retraction moves.
Is this normal? How can I (Should I?) reduce the number of retractions?
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Handling retraction when using a mixing extruder (2 in 1 out)
I have a Zonestar Z5FM2 running Marlin 1.1.8 with a mixing extruder.
That is, 2 extruder stepper motors feeding a 2-in 1-out hotend (similar to the E3D cyclops).
I'm slicing with Simplify3D and I ...
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Stringing during travel on first layer with Ultimaker Cura
I'm using Ultimaker Cura 3.6.0 and I am getting some annoying "stringing" on the first layer. This isn't new to 3.6.0 as I have seen it on pretty much every version I have used.
What appears to be ...
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Use Gcode Extrusion Speed in Calculations
I have a Rostock Max V2, and I've added a second extruder going into a y-splitter into a single nozzle on my printer. I have both extruders working correctly, but I'm having trouble tuning the ...
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Question about retraction distance and stringing/print quality with PETG
I've tried printing the Basic Stringing Test on my CR-10S using PETG (250 °C nozzle, 80 °C bed) with different retraction distances leaving all the rest unchanged.
In the image below you can see 0 mm, ...
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Extruder doesn't retract on inner wall lines thereby causing stringing
I am trying to stop the stringing that occurs on one of my prints, I have set it so that it retracts the filament which does stop it during the extrusion of the outer wall layer, however when it comes ...
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Retraction Causing Skipping
I am trying to get rid of stringing on my prints, to do that I have tried turning on a retraction in Ultimaker Cura, and reducing flow.
When I turn on retraction it causes the extruder to skip on the ...
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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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Ultimaker Cura not always telling extruder to retract when traveling
I'm having a problem with Ultimaker Cura (v3.4.0) where it doesn't always tell the extruder to retract when performing a travel, which causes the hotend to leave a "trail" as it's moving and not start ...
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Monoprice Select Mini V2 retraction/stringing problem
I have a Monoprice Select Mini V2 and I’ve recently been having issues with little strings that are thick and sturdy sticking off of models:
I used Ultimaker Cura v3.4.1 to slice this model: Basic ...
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How to remove unwanted filament trails from sharp corners
I'm a 2-week newbie at 3D printing, working on a new Qidi Xpro machine (that is solid and one that I like). So, I do not want to believe that this issue is caused by my printer itself. I'm hoping that ...
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What is retract speed & length?
On a 3D XYZ printer extruder, I found two terms I have no idea about:
retract speed
retract length
What are these and why/how should they be set?
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