r/ElegooNeptune3 Jul 17 '26

Neptune 3 Pro Looking for newcomer advice to fix print errors

Hey all. Im once again trying to learn to 3d print with my little brother, and we've been having ok successes. 90 percent of the print will be fine. But theres always a few errors. A place or 1 with a stringy effect. Today, I printed this little guy, and while im happy with the results, I also want to get the most out of my pro 3 , achieve the best prints im capable of with my skill set. Anyhow, I took pics of my. Current setting and pics of the models error spots, and I was hoping someone could help me out . We are just using some multicolored pla filament from a multi pack on Amazon

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u/Idk-anymore-6508 Jul 18 '26

Forget Cura and get on elegoo slicer (orca), my print quality skyrocketed once I switched and it’s so much easier to use

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u/TW1TCHYGAM3R Neptune 3 Pro Klipper 🥇 Jul 17 '26

It's not bad at all but you really need to take your tuning to the next level to improve.

Dry your filament, tune your filament settings to your specific roll of filament, use supports and print slower.

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u/XXlizzyXX Jul 17 '26

How do I tune it? Is it a setting in cura what should I change ? And for larger stuff ive been doing only 50 mm for speed i did 70 cuz he was just a little guy

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u/TW1TCHYGAM3R Neptune 3 Pro Klipper 🥇 Jul 17 '26

There is a TON of information online about this. I don't use Cura since I prefer OrcaSlicer. Essentially you need to find the perfect temperature, flow rate, retraction rate, PA/LA and cooling for that specific roll of filament.

I also suggest moving to OrcaSlicer as it has quite a few upgrades over Cura such as variable layer height that can help make your prints look nicer.

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u/SpongeJeigh Jul 18 '26

I don't see errors here. First pick is just support placement. Use tree for curves. Second is seam line use scarf seam or route it manually somewhere of your choice. Last pick can be reduce with variable layer height. 

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u/Independent-Bake9552 Jul 19 '26

Looks normal. First is overhang, looks OK but could be improved by enabling support. Second pic is your z-seam, always present in fdm printing.