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No print first layer (with Pictures) Solved "ish"

Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:05 pm
by MrPTrog
I have been having a problem with prints sticking the first layer for a while now. As I have been using a brim, the reason was not immediately obvious. The first layer of the print has the skirt and brim. The "print" is starting on the second layer. (see Picts).
I have been through my slic3r settings and I don't know what I am missing. Everything I slice does this. I have used different materials and filament settings.
???
Slicer layer 1.jpg
Slicer layer 2.jpg
foshon; I did a forum search and couldn't find it.

Re: I need Help (with Pictures)

Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:38 pm
by McSlappy
Hmmm.
In the support layers settings, do you have the 'raft layers' set to anything but 0? Putting a 1 in there will raise your print and put a single raft layer in there.

Re: I need Help (with Pictures)

Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:28 pm
by mhackney
What is the source STL file? Is it "resting" on Z=0 or is it the culprit - i.e. the object is slightly above Z=0?

Re: I need Help (with Pictures) Solved "ish"

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:57 am
by MrPTrog
McSlappy wrote:Hmmm.
In the support layers settings, do you have the 'raft layers' set to anything but 0? Putting a 1 in there will raise your print and put a single raft layer in there.
Thank you both for you suggestions.

McSlappy called it. I had a 2 in the raft layers category. I removed it and the problem went away.
Now all I need to figure out is why it wasn't printing a raft all this time.

Thanks again, as I was not printing a raft I would not of thought of it.