What options in cura would allow a skirt to print but not model

3DAmsterdam · 2017-05-29T12:38:46.000Z

You can find a lot of these defects in the layer view. When a component is to small or a wall thinner than your nozzle you won’t find it there.

WHTVin3D · 2017-05-29T12:58:44.000Z

Download a copy of Autodesk Netfabb. It is a great help in repairing defective meshes.

3DBuildR · 2017-05-29T13:51:00.000Z

I suspect the model is up in the air, so before it prints, it prints the skirt.

You don’t see anything printed, probably because, you’ve disabled supports.

This is just a wild guess!

theafterwar · 2017-05-29T15:14:34.000Z

Thanks but I center it after every change and make sure there’s nothing lifted. Also my model has connected parts so i enable support.

theafterwar · 2017-05-29T15:15:36.000Z

Nice thanks I’ll try this when I get home

theafterwar · 2017-05-29T15:16:25.000Z

Awesome thanks I’ll try that.

theafterwar · 2017-05-29T15:16:58.000Z

Cool thank you how should I send the model?

theafterwar · 2017-05-29T15:17:36.000Z

It’s not brittle but thanks for suggestion. Everything is only a couple weeks old.

theafterwar · 2017-05-29T15:17:58.000Z

It is pla so I’ll try that thank you.

theafterwar · 2017-05-29T15:19:11.000Z

I tried that and it’s weird the layers all look great. Should layer view also show supports if they are enabled?

its the newest cura 2.x something.

theafterwar · 2017-05-29T15:20:07.000Z

I’ll check that but the machIne is only a couple weeks old so I hope I didn’t get a defective part. The filament moves if I manually extrude though.

3DBuildR · 2017-05-29T22:45:02.000Z

In which case, it could definitely due to the model being not water tight(should show up clearly

in Cura’s layer display). Also, there are rare cases, some plugins, or previous setting cause

an issue with Cura, in which case, you could either switch to quick print and then make changes

by switching to the expert settings. But if none of this fixes the issue, that to rule out any model

related issue, just try printing some known good models. Also keep a watch on the fan(sometimes

having too much fan at lower temp, could easily clog nozzle, and grind the filament, making it not

extrude afterwards).

nilsmeulemans · 2017-05-30T13:17:52.000Z

Mail it to (mail address removed)

nilsmeulemans · 2017-05-30T13:22:24.000Z

In case you didn’t see my mail, I’ve printed your model on an UM3 using Cura 2.4 and it worked out just fine. So, nothing wrong with the file. I also tried it without support to see how the printer would react. After the skirt, as expected, it simply produced a mess of PLA.

theafterwar · 2017-05-30T21:21:19.000Z

Thanks for the tip. Couple of other people printed the exact same file without any issues. I have been able to print some other models but my machine seems to randomly dislike some. Someone gave advice to checkfor heat creep so I’m going to do that too.

theafterwar · 2017-05-30T21:22:07.000Z

Yeah sorry I just got to it. I forgot to ask how did you print it? Sd card or direct connect?

theafterwar · 2017-05-30T21:22:56.000Z

I just noticed something you said here. If cura recognizes printer. How do I know if it recognizes my printer?

theafterwar · 2017-05-30T21:23:47.000Z

I’ll try that tonight thank you. Nothing else I do is working so why not lol.

nilsmeulemans · 2017-05-31T05:30:22.000Z

Well, recognise is perhaps the wrong word, but under settings you can select the printer.

nilsmeulemans · 2017-05-31T05:35:34.000Z

USB stick.