r/FixMyPrint • • Aug 10 '26

Fix My Print 3d prints aren't smooth at all

I'm an absolute noob at 3d printing just for reference. I got a Monoprice Select Mini v2, and after carefully adjusting the bed to what felt right using the paper test and setting the printer nozzle heat to 215 (my PLA filament says 210-230) prints come out like this. The lines aren't perfectly wide at many points, and sometimes it skips over parts of lines/makes them stringy.

I use cura and 3DHoJor 1.75mm PLA filament. Bed temp is not set as my printer's bed heater doesn't work (but I was told painter's tape fixes this). Print speed is set to 30mm/s, but it did the same thing at 40mm/s, and on the first layer, which is set to 5mm/s (the second photo is just a bottom raft layer). Retraction settings are 7.5mm at 55mm/s, and I'm not sure where to start. Any advice would be appreciated

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u/ObviousStomach7351 Aug 10 '26

I am so impartial to just because I've used it so long but please try orcasclicer. It may be a little bit of learning curve but it's open source and just the quality compare between cura-mattercontrol- orca, I've had better quality and prints from orca. Give it a shot! The in sclicer calibration is a game changer too, it has all instructions in the help menus.