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Over-extrusion

Too much material laid down — rough or bulging walls, blobbing and oversized dimensions.

Likely causes, most likely first

  1. Flow / extrusion multiplier too high
  2. Wrong filament diameter set
  3. E-steps too high
  4. Temperature too high (oozing)

Fixes to try

Other print defects

Stringing & oozingWarping & adhesionUnder-extrusionLayer shiftingElephant's footZ-bandingBlobs & zitsGhosting / ringingTop pillowingPoor bridging

Every number on this page is in the app too — next to the calculators that use it, working offline at the printer.

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