New Qidi Tech 1 With Issues

[wirlybird]

Glad to hear it was a help.

[wirlybird]

Glad it is working. I think as you get good with Flashprint you will be pleased with the move to S3D and it's more advanced abilities.

If anyone finds this post and owns a Qidi, Simplify3d is probably worth the money, but you can't go wrong with FlashPrint.

One little tid bit of info that helped me....even with ABS, enable the fan to kick on right after the first layer. It SO MUCH helped with warping the fine edges!!

[Blobabee]

Hi number40Fan,

I've had 3 different 3D printers with many filament brands and types. I just bought the QIDI Tech 1 a week ago and was having issues with ABS. I've never needed a fan prior, but for some reason, your tip of turning on the fan stopped the warping edges on layers above the first 3. I created an account just to thank you for taking the time to post that information. So weird. BTW, I'm also using Flashprint. Makerbot software that comes on the 8GB SD card also works about the same as Flashprint, but with the ability to be connected over usb. I mainly print from SD for many reasons, but it's nice to have the ability at times. I've not taken the S3D plunge and really don't think I'm going to. I've used Cura and Slic3r successfully in the past with other printers. No one slicer is perfect, so for me and at this point, the only way I'd buy S3D is if they put it on sale or the likes. Anyway, thanks again and good luck starting your 3D printing journey. There's much to keep you busy!