On an ender 3 pro. I’ve tightened the X/Y belts to the best of my ability where they both make a low/medium tone noise when plucked, and cleaned/greased the z screw a few weeks ago. I am running the wall passes at 20mm/s with outer walls printing first. I can’t figure out how to get this smoother and not have the irregular marks as it transitions from layer to layer.
Settings info below.
Printer: Ender 3 Pro
Slicer: Cura
Filament material & brand: ELEGOO PLA+
Nozzle temp = 200°C
Bed temp = 60°C
Print speed: walls x3 at 20mm/s, support at 70mm/s prints after walls.
Retraction settings: 4mm at 45mm/s
It does seem like the irregular patterns aren’t the same on the front and back surfaces, which I feels like rules out the z screw. Makes me think x/y belts possible, or a third option I haven’t thought of.
I have properly calibrated both E-steps and per-filament flow for this printer.
I also have all the v-wheels aligned so they hold enough to grasp the extrusion with no play but can be turned with light-to-moderate force still.
If it was Z-axis related, you’d think I would see this everywhere on the layer right? It does seem the same layer noise pattern does *not* appear on both the front and back face of the same part at the same layer? I can see a notable band pattern across a few layers on the front of this part but if I follow that layer to the back, I don’t see that same band pattern - either negative or positive. Which makes me think it likely may not be Z ? My logic tells me if Z was the issue, the same squished or stretched band appearance would appear throughout the whole layer. But I trust any advice you all have, I’m still stumped.
Anyone have any advice?