Model causes MK3 to go bonkers
My MK3 has been trouble-free so far, but this model is giving me fits.
I've tried tried printing it a few times. Each time, in the middle of the first layer, the printer stops and tells me to pull out the filament and reload it, and reloading doesn't go smoothly but eventually works. But when I try to print again the same problem occurs in the same spot.
This was before upgrading to firmware 3.7.2. After upgrading it's the same issue but worse. After reloading the filament, the print head starts drifting in the positive-X direction until it crashes against the side over and over until I hit reset. This is repeatable as well.
I rotated the model and re-sliced it to see if it would work around that problem. That's the attached file. Didn't help. Same behavior.
Any ideas?
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It's a filament sensor issue - do a search and you'll find a lot of posts and suggested solutions. Prusa even has a blog discussing how to resolve the problem.
RE: Model causes MK3 to go bonkers
Sorry, I attached the STL. Here's the gcode.
RE: Model causes MK3 to go bonkers
It's a filament sensor issue - do a search and you'll find a lot of posts and suggested solutions. Prusa even has a blog discussing how to resolve the problem.
RE: Model causes MK3 to go bonkers
Update: I tried printing a small model that I printed successfully recently. It made it through several layers but then stopped and told me to unload/reload filament. So it's not the model. Something has changed with the printer. I get same behavior with two different spools.
RE: Model causes MK3 to go bonkers
It's a filament sensor issue - do a search and you'll find a lot of posts and suggested solutions. Prusa even has a blog discussing how to resolve the problem.
Oh, okay! Thanks. I'll look that up.
RE: Model causes MK3 to go bonkers
I found the link:
https://help.prusa3d.com/article/43mduc4zdn-filament-change-prompted-at-the-beginning-of-the-print