ROUGH TOP SURFACE ON CREALITY ENDER 3 WITH PLA- COMMUNITY FIXES
18 posts in our dataset matching Creality Ender 3 + PLA + rough top surface.
We pulled the 18 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 on Creality Ender 3 with PLA
- #1
Adjust Z-offset
Confirmed by 1 userSuggested in 6 posts25% success rate - #2
Calibrate flow rate
Suggested in 8 posts - #3
Dry the filament
Suggested in 4 posts - #4
Tune pressure advance
Suggested in 3 posts - #5
Check belt tension
Suggested in 3 posts
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