# Print Quality Issues **URL:** https://forum.idryer.org/c/print-problems/14.md [Latest](https://forum.idryer.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.idryer.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.idryer.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Print Quality Issues category](https://forum.idryer.org/t/about-the-print-quality-issues-category/16)
**Author:** [@ruslan](https://forum.idryer.org/u/ruslan)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [Poor print quality on Bambu with original filament: drying, calibration, and AMS on top](https://forum.idryer.org/t/poor-print-quality-on-bambu-with-original-filament-drying-calibration-and-ams-on-top/1743)
**Author:** [@grigoriy\_lebedev\_344](https://forum.idryer.org/u/grigoriy_lebedev_344)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/poor-print-quality-on-bambu-with-original-filament-drying-calibration-and-ams-on-top/1743 "2026-03-20T19:24:03Z")
No matter what you do, this thing just doesn’t want to print properly out of the box ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [Discussion of printing with 0.6–0.8 line width and better layer fusion](https://forum.idryer.org/t/discussion-of-printing-with-0-6-0-8-line-width-and-better-layer-fusion/1735)
**Author:** [@tolyan\_ferz\_501](https://forum.idryer.org/u/tolyan_ferz_501)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/discussion-of-printing-with-0-6-0-8-line-width-and-better-layer-fusion/1735 "2026-03-17T08:48:53Z")
I couldn’t get it to print at 0.8 width at all. When I set the outer wall width above 0.72 (I think), the cells of the middle wall would disappear. Ended up printing at 0.7. ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [ABS-GF: how to check that the layers fuse properly](https://forum.idryer.org/t/abs-gf-how-to-check-that-the-layers-fuse-properly/1734)
**Author:** [@sasha\_08](https://forum.idryer.org/u/sasha_08)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/abs-gf-how-to-check-that-the-layers-fuse-properly/1734 "2026-03-16T11:56:00Z")
For context. Question for an expert. I was printing UNIT ABS-GF. Hotend CHC Pro. Limited the flow to 13 mm³/s, speed 90. Bed temperature 110, hotend 270 degrees. Chamber 60 degrees. I heard the speed shouldn’t be over 60… --- ## [OrcaSlicer has a setting to eliminate gaps between perimeters and the top layer](https://forum.idryer.org/t/orcaslicer-has-a-setting-to-eliminate-gaps-between-perimeters-and-the-top-layer/1733)
**Author:** [@grigoriy\_84](https://forum.idryer.org/u/grigoriy_84)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/orcaslicer-has-a-setting-to-eliminate-gaps-between-perimeters-and-the-top-layer/1733 "2026-03-16T00:11:24Z")
I searched all over OrcaSliser — there used to be a setting somewhere that expands the solid infill or the top layer so there aren’t any gaps where the perimeters meet the top layer. I clearly remember that option existi… --- ## [ABS enclosure: a detached “tail,” adhesion, and whether the plate warped](https://forum.idryer.org/t/abs-enclosure-a-detached-tail-adhesion-and-whether-the-plate-warped/1732)
**Author:** [@oleg\_508](https://forum.idryer.org/u/oleg_508)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/abs-enclosure-a-detached-tail-adhesion-and-whether-the-plate-warped/1732 "2026-03-12T23:45:54Z")
Finished printing the ABS body. It’s just that the little “tail” on the back snapped off. Or is it supposed to be like that? \[file: image\_2026-03-12\_22-16-56.png (not included in export)\] ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [PETG ironing: speed, gaps, and why the material is hard to iron](https://forum.idryer.org/t/petg-ironing-speed-gaps-and-why-the-material-is-hard-to-iron/1724)
**Author:** [@justolik\_463](https://forum.idryer.org/u/justolik_463)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/petg-ironing-speed-gaps-and-why-the-material-is-hard-to-iron/1724 "2026-03-08T03:00:18Z")
That’s a lot. I do around 30. Flow 10%, default. Comes out perfect. Almost no blobs at all. But! That’s on ABS. PLA needs different settings, don’t remember them. Smoothing PETG is a lost cause. ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [Top-surface ironing: should it be enabled and what settings to use](https://forum.idryer.org/t/top-surface-ironing-should-it-be-enabled-and-what-settings-to-use/1723)
**Author:** [@mihail\_kaydalov\_11](https://forum.idryer.org/u/mihail_kaydalov_11)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/top-surface-ironing-should-it-be-enabled-and-what-settings-to-use/1723 "2026-03-07T15:08:51Z")
Good afternoon, guys! Wishing everyone good health :vulcan\_salute: Tell me please, how legit is “top surface ironing”? Got a request like this — they said, “can you make it smooth on top” :face\_with\_monocle: ▶ 🇷🇺 Ори… --- ## [Printing gears from pure nylon: speed, chamber, and a 0.2 nozzle](https://forum.idryer.org/t/printing-gears-from-pure-nylon-speed-chamber-and-a-0-2-nozzle/1714)
**Author:** [@mihail\_kaydalov\_11](https://forum.idryer.org/u/mihail_kaydalov_11)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/printing-gears-from-pure-nylon-speed-chamber-and-a-0-2-nozzle/1714 "2026-03-03T05:08:11Z")
Good evening! Guys, who here has achieved zen with printing pure nylon? Please advise, I’ve been reading online that you need to print slowly, like 40–60, so there’s no stress in the part.. I need to print some gears,… --- ## [OrcaSlicer prints the first perimeter in midair because of the printer profile](https://forum.idryer.org/t/orcaslicer-prints-the-first-perimeter-in-midair-because-of-the-printer-profile/1668)
**Author:** [@grigoriy\_lebedev\_344](https://forum.idryer.org/u/grigoriy_lebedev_344)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/orcaslicer-prints-the-first-perimeter-in-midair-because-of-the-printer-profile/1668 "2026-02-09T18:35:43Z")
Hi, has anyone run into Orca generating the first perimeter in mid-air, and only after that printing everything else like it should? I tried tweaking the settings in different ways, but I can’t figure out what the proble… --- ## [Printing with pure PP: adhesion to FR4, shrinkage, and staying flexible](https://forum.idryer.org/t/printing-with-pure-pp-adhesion-to-fr4-shrinkage-and-staying-flexible/1642)
**Author:** [@dima\_143](https://forum.idryer.org/u/dima_143)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/printing-with-pure-pp-adhesion-to-fr4-shrinkage-and-staying-flexible/1642 "2026-01-20T14:37:26Z")
Has anyone had experience printing with pure PP? How’s its adhesion to FR4? And which manufacturer is better to buy from? ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [Improving and offsetting the airflow guide](https://forum.idryer.org/t/improving-and-offsetting-the-airflow-guide/1634)
**Author:** [@evgenii\_komissa\_8bc4](https://forum.idryer.org/u/evgenii_komissa_8bc4)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/improving-and-offsetting-the-airflow-guide/1634 "2026-01-15T18:54:09Z")
I printed the airflow guide, seems like it fit. So there’d be less PIR to dig out, I trimmed the back corner of it right in the slicer) ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [Which PP GF/CF materials print well through a 0.4 nozzle](https://forum.idryer.org/t/which-pp-gf-cf-materials-print-well-through-a-0-4-nozzle/1603)
**Author:** [@dima\_143](https://forum.idryer.org/u/dima_143)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/which-pp-gf-cf-materials-print-well-through-a-0-4-nozzle/1603 "2025-12-14T21:21:04Z")
Guys, which brand of PP GF or CF prints well with a 0.4 nozzle? ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [Can wet filament be stored in a vacuum bag instead of drying it](https://forum.idryer.org/t/can-wet-filament-be-stored-in-a-vacuum-bag-instead-of-drying-it/1582)
**Author:** [@max\_makov\_462](https://forum.idryer.org/u/max_makov_462)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/can-wet-filament-be-stored-in-a-vacuum-bag-instead-of-drying-it/1582 "2025-11-22T16:19:07Z")
I ordered the unit, and today some creality cr-abs arrived (unfortunately only white and gray — we can’t really find decent colored ones here), and the white one turned out to have a torn package. For now I tossed it int… --- ## [Warping of a large ABS GF10 part and attempts to relieve internal stress](https://forum.idryer.org/t/warping-of-a-large-abs-gf10-part-and-attempts-to-relieve-internal-stress/1560)
**Author:** [@eg\_or\_h2\_sborki\_6462](https://forum.idryer.org/u/eg_or_h2_sborki_6462)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/warping-of-a-large-abs-gf10-part-and-attempts-to-relieve-internal-stress/1560 "2025-10-29T16:58:57Z")
That big part warped this much On the two small ones I tried different solid layer patterns to see if it makes a difference. I was betting on Hilbert, but it warped even more than the monotonic one. P.S. don’t look at … --- ## [Extrusion gaps at the start of bridges: possible PA and slicing settings](https://forum.idryer.org/t/extrusion-gaps-at-the-start-of-bridges-possible-pa-and-slicing-settings/1551)
**Author:** [@grigoriy\_lebedev\_344](https://forum.idryer.org/u/grigoriy_lebedev_344)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/extrusion-gaps-at-the-start-of-bridges-possible-pa-and-slicing-settings/1551 "2025-10-21T21:17:47Z")
Hi, please help, does anyone know what this nonsense with bridges is? It happens like this at any speed (I tried from 30 to 100), adaptive PA for bridges doesn’t help, the lack of extrusion is specifically at the beginni… --- ## [Printing Ultem/nylon on FR4/PEI: glue, bed temps, and drying](https://forum.idryer.org/t/printing-ultem-nylon-on-fr4-pei-glue-bed-temps-and-drying/1549)
**Author:** [@roman\_zhuravlev\_52](https://forum.idryer.org/u/roman_zhuravlev_52)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/printing-ultem-nylon-on-fr4-pei-glue-bed-temps-and-drying/1549 "2025-10-21T17:09:05Z")
Remind me how to use this plate, Ultem M20, I don’t remember what the plate material is, bought it a long time ago ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [How to disable circular marks on the print surface](https://forum.idryer.org/t/how-to-disable-circular-marks-on-the-print-surface/1546)
**Author:** [@grigoriy\_lebedev\_344](https://forum.idryer.org/u/grigoriy_lebedev_344)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/how-to-disable-circular-marks-on-the-print-surface/1546 "2025-10-16T07:54:57Z")
Is there some way to disable these circles? Turning off the wipe doesn’t help They make it print really badly ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [How to tune first layer and flow on rough plastic](https://forum.idryer.org/t/how-to-tune-first-layer-and-flow-on-rough-plastic/1539)
**Author:** [@sasha\_08](https://forum.idryer.org/u/sasha_08)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/how-to-tune-first-layer-and-flow-on-rough-plastic/1539 "2025-10-13T13:12:39Z")
First print. 0.4 nozzle at 270C, bed 100C. Half the parts came out more or less okay. The small ones look like over-extrusion. How do you tune first layer height and flow for this filament? You can’t really see anything. … --- ## [Internal bridges in Orca are not extruding: looking for the cause](https://forum.idryer.org/t/internal-bridges-in-orca-are-not-extruding-looking-for-the-cause/1534)
**Author:** [@grigoriy\_lebedev\_344](https://forum.idryer.org/u/grigoriy_lebedev_344)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/internal-bridges-in-orca-are-not-extruding-looking-for-the-cause/1534 "2025-10-06T21:24:44Z")
Hi, what can you tweak in Orca to get internal bridges like this? ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [Drying filament: TPU is more critical than PLA, almost everything gets dried](https://forum.idryer.org/t/drying-filament-tpu-is-more-critical-than-pla-almost-everything-gets-dried/1530)
**Author:** [@ivan\_vorotnikov\_394](https://forum.idryer.org/u/ivan_vorotnikov_394)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/drying-filament-tpu-is-more-critical-than-pla-almost-everything-gets-dried/1530 "2025-10-05T15:13:56Z")
Well, that’s pretty much true for almost any filament.) ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [ASA: corners lifting on a case during printing](https://forum.idryer.org/t/asa-corners-lifting-on-a-case-during-printing/1529)
**Author:** [@artur\_shevchenko\_451](https://forum.idryer.org/u/artur_shevchenko_451)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/asa-corners-lifting-on-a-case-during-printing/1529 "2025-10-05T10:58:33Z")
Hi, maybe it’s a simple issue. The corners are lifting when printing the enclosure. Nozzle: 280° Bed: 110° Heated chamber: 55° Speed: 30 mm/s Cooling is off Elegoo ASA filament ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [Very soft 75A TPU from FDPlast: how to print it on Q1](https://forum.idryer.org/t/very-soft-75a-tpu-from-fdplast-how-to-print-it-on-q1/1528)
**Author:** [@uladzimir\_palekh\_173](https://forum.idryer.org/u/uladzimir_palekh_173)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/very-soft-75a-tpu-from-fdplast-how-to-print-it-on-q1/1528 "2025-10-04T15:17:40Z")
TPU can be both 75A and 80D. And those are very different materials in terms of print settings. ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [Nozzle offset relative to the sensor and how to use the probing grid](https://forum.idryer.org/t/nozzle-offset-relative-to-the-sensor-and-how-to-use-the-probing-grid/1525)
**Author:** [@k\_366](https://forum.idryer.org/u/k_366)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/nozzle-offset-relative-to-the-sensor-and-how-to-use-the-probing-grid/1525 "2025-10-02T18:54:58Z")
The nozzle and the sensor are in different locations and offset on both axes, so with wonky mechanics this leads to a difference between the sensor readings and the actual distance to the nozzle. If you move the sensor … --- ## [Printing PLA/PETG/TPU in an enclosed chamber on the Neptune 3 Pro: out of the box or after mods](https://forum.idryer.org/t/printing-pla-petg-tpu-in-an-enclosed-chamber-on-the-neptune-3-pro-out-of-the-box-or-after-mods/1522)
**Author:** [@k\_366](https://forum.idryer.org/u/k_366)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/printing-pla-petg-tpu-in-an-enclosed-chamber-on-the-neptune-3-pro-out-of-the-box-or-after-mods/1522 "2025-10-01T12:03:32Z")
I have an N3 Pro, in an enclosure. I heat it to 60. ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [How to remove glue marks and whitening from a part after taking it off the bed](https://forum.idryer.org/t/how-to-remove-glue-marks-and-whitening-from-a-part-after-taking-it-off-the-bed/1506)
**Author:** [@grigoriy\_lebedev\_344](https://forum.idryer.org/u/grigoriy_lebedev_344)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/how-to-remove-glue-marks-and-whitening-from-a-part-after-taking-it-off-the-bed/1506 "2025-09-28T15:41:01Z")
Glue marks? Doesn’t come off with alcohol? And in theory it should stick well to PEI without glue, the parts are small ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [How to remove white marks and tears on ABS after taking it off the bed](https://forum.idryer.org/t/how-to-remove-white-marks-and-tears-on-abs-after-taking-it-off-the-bed/1507)
**Author:** [@grigoriy\_84](https://forum.idryer.org/u/grigoriy_84)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/how-to-remove-white-marks-and-tears-on-abs-after-taking-it-off-the-bed/1507 "2025-09-28T13:48:43Z")
First wash off the remaining glue with a soapy sponge (I use PVP K90 :joy:), then I go over it with a regular lighter. Just pass the flame over it like you’re painting; if you hold it in one spot, it overheats fast. The … --- ## [Problem with STL dimensions after export and fix status](https://forum.idryer.org/t/problem-with-stl-dimensions-after-export-and-fix-status/1499)
**Author:** [@ruslan\_p\_261](https://forum.idryer.org/u/ruslan_p_261)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/problem-with-stl-dimensions-after-export-and-fix-status/1499 "2025-09-25T12:14:45Z")
If you still haven’t had a laugh over the STL export, you’d better hurry up))) and honestly, when exporting I didn’t even pay attention to it, but the dimensions do shift a bit, by less than a tenth, though it’s there … --- ## [How drying temperatures were chosen and whether plastic really becomes brittle after drying](https://forum.idryer.org/t/how-drying-temperatures-were-chosen-and-whether-plastic-really-becomes-brittle-after-drying/1477)
**Author:** [@grigoriy\_lebedev\_344](https://forum.idryer.org/u/grigoriy_lebedev_344)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/how-drying-temperatures-were-chosen-and-whether-plastic-really-becomes-brittle-after-drying/1477 "2025-09-16T18:26:35Z")
Hey, what were the drying temperatures in the unit macros based on? ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал --- ## [The case cracks on first heating: how the case was printed and why the author didn't print it themselves](https://forum.idryer.org/t/the-case-cracks-on-first-heating-how-the-case-was-printed-and-why-the-author-didnt-print-it-themselves/1470)
**Author:** [@nikita\_kabargin\_420](https://forum.idryer.org/u/nikita_kabargin_420)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.idryer.org/t/the-case-cracks-on-first-heating-how-the-case-was-printed-and-why-the-author-didnt-print-it-themselves/1470 "2025-09-13T17:11:27Z")
When I heated it up the first time, the whole unit was making these mysterious cracking and creaking sounds. ▶ 🇷🇺 Оригинал [Next page](https://forum.idryer.org/c/print-problems/14.md?page=1)