I have a STL file that is the base for a ninja turtle, so it has two squares that line up to the turtles feet and help it stand.
I have all 4 turtles, 3 of the bases turned out fine
this one base/stl file isn’t slicing properly. It doesn’t complete the entire first layer on the build plate, it completes about 75% of the first layer, then moves to the second layer and tried to print in empty space that should have a first layer.
I noticed this from watching the print while it failed, it failed 3 times in the same spot.
I have supports on, so if there was an air gap I would expect supports to kick in.
in this image, you can see the color change, that is where the issue happens, the lighter area doesn’t have a 1st layer
Eno is sayin that the stl you are using’s bottom is likely not perfectly flat but very close. If you cut off the bottom a tiny bit, you can “cut away” the part that isnt flat and now you have a flat bottom. In the slicer, stuff “under the plate” is implicitly cut at the plate line. You can use the cut tool too, if you prefer.
If the model is perfectly flat, then you might need to play with the rotate tool and/or the “lay on face” tool to ensure that it is also oriented perfectly flat.
Got it, that makes sense. I’ve never had a model behave this way. If I double-click the stl and let it load in bambu studio and just slice and go from there I have an issue. Here is the first layer by just letting BS place the stl on it’s own.
