What causes this with white PLA?

Bambu Lab X1 Series Troubleshooting
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hobbiest x1c printing pla -printed the rest of the model with same filament yesterday - no printing legs and ive tried 2 different plates, smooth and textured Pei

I did a cold pull to clean the nozzle

the filament is dry
I keep getting this stuff w this model - yesterday it printed perfect - I just need more legs

Maybe i need to print the first layer thicker ?
Temps 220 and 55 degrees
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It looks like the filament is not sticking to the plate…
have you cleaned your plates lately…??

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this is 2 sided pei plate - other side is hologram - been using for weeks - no issue cleaned it multiple times and this model is doing same thing

  • this side Ive never used - but did wipe it before this use
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How did you clean it?

The best advice is to go back to basics and forget the model. I would start by printing a first layer test and seeing if your filament is sticking to the build plate. If not, then you have a big clue.

The other thing you can try is a different filament profile simply to see if it changes the affect. Have you tried Generic PLA profile. That’s a failsafe profile that prints slow but has all the basic elements.

Here’s how to do a quick first layer test.

  1. Right-Click and create a cube primitive.
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  2. Select the cube and select Scale. Scale it to 200x200x0.5MM and center it on the plate.
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  3. Print the object and take two photographs to be posted here:

  • The first photograph should be what the object looks like before you peel it off the plate.
  • The second photograph should be holding the peeled plastic up against the light. It should be translucent without and holes.