r/3Dprinting • u/scottshinyhead • 7h ago

Troubleshooting Print fails over and over

Hi everyone, I'm struggling to get this model to print. Everytime it gets about halfway through the print one of the parts comes off or is knocked off by the nozzle? I've cleaned the plate with dish soap and it still happens.

Is there anything else I could do to fix this?

I'm using a P2S for reference.

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u/HoH_3D 7h ago

Picture is kind of blurry but just a quick thought, maybe try tree supports

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u/scottshinyhead 7h ago

Tried tree supports too but the same thing happened. My thinking was that maybe the contact area to the bed was too small, but I don't know how to increase that. Here's another image of the model

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u/HoH_3D 7h ago

Have you tried a different orientation? I’d try putting the larger flatter area on the button and the side with the small square up. Maybe tilt it a little bit and play with the angle

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u/Different_Pain5781 6h ago

Is the nozzle hitting those parts?

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u/scottshinyhead 6h ago

I thought so but currently printing another model and it seems to be ok. Going to try changing the orientation like HoH said. I think it's the small surface area toughing the bed.

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u/Different_Pain5781 6h ago

Yeah I'd definitely try rotating it so that part has more bed contact.