Hello Friends......SOS HELP!!

[torpedochief]

I am brand new to printing. I have a CTC3d Printer. I use Makerbot, meshmix, netfab, simplfy 3d.......oh and I fail at every print I try. To make matters worse I downloaded a lot of expensive models that I do not have a clue of how to get to print.

I have a humpback whale I need to print but the raft keeps scraping itself off the platform.

Then I need to print the parts of a 4 foot submarine models that I make into wet bars.

This new guys needs some advice.

I figured I used to drive nuclear submarine so this should be a cinch....not!!

Thanks in advance!!

Don

[Sebastian Finke]

Read THIS before you do anything else. Pay particular attention to Chapter 5.

If you aren't using Sailfish, don't fret, the extruder calibration procedure is the same.

[ServiceXp]

That guide Sebastian pointed you to is very good, helped me a lot.

[Bobby Lin]

That is a very great manual you gave, Sebastian! I'll also bookmark this link for future reference!

[torpedochief]

Thanks So much. Calibrating and configuring now.

[torpedochief]

Amazing!! 3 settings were off and now it is Like I am 3d printer God!

[LambdaFF]

If you have S3D, they have a very comprehensive troubleshooting advisor. Even if you no longer have problems, it is a nice read and the pictures make it easy to identify what you're dealing with.
https://www.simplify3d.com/support/p...oubleshooting/

[curious aardvark]

also read this thread: http://3dprintboard.com/showthread.p...-Creator-forum

Geoff covers most of what you need to know :-)

And yeah, once you've got your printer dialled in - they are pretty amazing machines.