Flashforge DREAMER - Chapter 8: Maintenance and Solutions; 8.1 Problems and actions

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Chapter 8: Maintenance and solutions
8.1 Problems and actions
Problem
Cause
Corr ective Action
Extruder head
building off center.
Creator3 has lost track of the
extruder head‘s exact location
and is failing to build
Sending the extruder head to
the home position will
recalibrate the
Creator3.Cancel your
object, clear build
plateform, send the extruder
head to the home postion,
and restart the object.
PLA is not extruding
or sticking to the
build tape properly.
This can be caused by the
build plateform not being
leveling with the extruder
head.
Leveling the build platform
will align the extruder head
and ensure a better object
quality. Cancel your object,
clear build platform, level
the build platform, and
restart the object.
Dreamer froze
before my object
started.
Dreamer may have received
con icting commands.
Turn power switch off, wait
30 seconds, and turn power
switch on.
Spaghetti mess at
end of build.
A layer of your object did not
stick properly, model was
saved with minimal surface
area contacting the build
platform, or object was built
oating above the build
platform with no support
Use the preview feature in
your slicing software to see
the first layer height and
position. Build with
supports when necessary.
Contact customer service on
how to calibrate the Z-Gap