Flashforge creator pro 2 with PLA, standard quality preset, textured removable magnetic bed on the build plate.

The first lines are straight, but as it makes more parallel lines to build the layer, it starts to develop a scalloped pattern. This creates issues with smoothness when it fills back to join it from the other side later. I’ve leveled the build plate, although I suspect it’s not perfectly flat and maybe slightly higher in the middle. Is this my problem? It appears to have the pattern even away from the middle if that makes sense.

  • CmdrShepard@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Just want to clarify that it’s actually the Z-offset that’s bad not bed leveling. Bed leveling is just ensuring the bed and extruder are perpendicular (squared) to each other. The Z-offset dictates how far the nozzle is from the print surface.

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      1 year ago

      My bad, misspoke there. You’re right that it’s Z-height not bed leveling.

      I tend to think of them as the same because they’re so inter-related when it comes to issues but they are distinct.