3DPrinting

I don't think your issue is the text, it's your first layer. A number of these prints have pretty significant gaps between the extrusions.

Do you have auto leveling?

Do different prints from "the same batch" look different from one another? If yes, your bed is likely not level.

Do different prints, from the same location, look different between print jobs? If yes, it's likely that something is loose.

I've had the best experience flipping the print and printing text on top. If it has to be on the bottom though, slowing the print speed and using a slicer with bridging settings may work better.

Your first layer seems inconsistent. What z sensor are you using? Were these printed in quick succession or did the printer have time to cool?

My thinking is this could be due to thermal drift in your homing sensor. First print will be solid, then subsequent prints will have a warmed up sensor resulting in a different z offset. Try minimizing variables by making your preheating consistent. Or just baby step the z-axis during the print start.

The issue is probably that the text is on the bottom, as others have also pointed out. Take a look at this video, it explains your options pretty well: https://youtu.be/TH82TSjI67I

Off topic, but isn't disney going to sue you to hell and back for profiting off their venm diagram mouse logo thing?

I'm only adding this because I don't already see someone mentioning it.

My first thought was bed leveling, because that's always the first thing, especially with weird surface artifacts.

But looking at the bridging "above" the text and the gaps in the interface between the solid infill and your perimeters I suspect that you've got some under-extrusion going on.

Have you tuned your filament? If not I recommend giving that a shot and seeing if it doesn't clear up those issues.

ETA: I've also found that with text printed on the base I have way better luck when I cut it about 1mm deep (for 0.2mm layer heights)

Let's hope the ones you're trying to sell on Etsy don't have this same issue 😜

Don't forget about the possibility of bed warp, if your cover or bed is a little beat up it might be time for a few tests

There are multiple ways I have solved this. You can add a small chamfer into your design for every edge of the lettering, although this is a pain, or you can adjust the first layer expansion compensation.

Go with the empirical method and measure how far off the first layer is expanded compared to what the measurement should be. Then dial this average figure into your first later expansion compensation.

I know how this works with prusa slicer but I do not know how this terminology translates to Cura if you are using it or something else.

Can you shrink the text size so it shows up in only the wall pattern on the bottom layer?

New Lemmy Post: Trying to add text to the bottom of prints and the quality is inconsistent (https://lemmy.world/post/12979276)
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