ROUGH TOP SURFACE ON CREALITY ENDER 3 V3 WITH PLA- COMMUNITY FIXES
5 posts in our dataset matching Creality Ender 3 V3 + PLA + rough top surface.
We pulled the 5 matching cases from r/FixMyPrint and ranked the fixes by how often they were OP-confirmed or top-voted. Use these as a starting point - the deterministic engine on Fix My Print can adjust your specific slicer settings.
TOP CONFIRMED FIXES
Confirmed across all printers using PLA
- #1
Calibrate flow rate
Confirmed by 17 usersSuggested in 270 posts50% success rate - #2
Reduce print speed
Confirmed by 7 usersSuggested in 150 posts100% success rate - #3
Adjust Z-offset
Confirmed by 7 usersSuggested in 120 posts33% success rate - #4
Replace the nozzle
Confirmed by 6 usersSuggested in 25 posts100% success rate - #5
Tune pressure advance
Confirmed by 5 usersSuggested in 73 posts50% success rate
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