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The Anycubic i3 Mega (and S) is a solid, metal-framed 3D printer that comes mostly assembled. Assembly is easy and takes only a few minutes. It is capable of producing high quality prints. Stable construction and fine layer resolution down to 0.05 mm. It supports multiple filament materials, including PLA, ABS, High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) and wood. The S model has an upgraded extruder (Titan extruder) and a filament mount attached to the frame.

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"Seams" in first layer

My first layers started to have these "seams" in them. I am printing on the Anycubic Ultrabase. Any other layer is fine. Has anyone else experienced similar problems or an idea of how to debug this issue? The picture is of PLA (BQ Easy Black)…
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Bumps in outer wall

First of all, I'm quite new to 3D printing. After printing some temperature towers, stringing and bridging tests, I wanted to print the Bechys to see everything working together. I'm getting some strange "bumps" in the outer walls. It looks like for…
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Reasons for a PLA print not sticking to bed all the sudden?

Plastic: Same Matterhacker PLA (filament I use every day) Printer: Anycubic i3 Mega (the one I use every day) Slicer: Ultimaker Cura 4.2.1 I don't know what's causing it, I haven't changed any slicer settings to my knowledge, I haven't changed…
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Printer keeps pausing during prints

I'm having a rather strange issue in that the printer pauses randomly during prints. This was first noticed when printing a large and complicated model (from SD). Since then a 20 mm calibration cube has been printed (from USB) with no issues…
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Which nozzle should I buy for Anycubic i3 Mega?

I'd like to buy a new nozzle for my Anycubic i3 Mega because it's not precise enough - it fails to print small details like 1 mm eyebrows. Currently it has a 0.4 mm nozzle and I'd like to buy a better one but I don't know how to choose one which is…
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Temperature fluctuations, is it normal?

I have an Anycubic i3 Mega-S and when I'm printing something (especially when it's hotter) the temperature increases and decreases by around 3 degrees during the print. Is this normal? I was worried this is a loose thermistor and if it comes out…
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Stuttering extrusion after layer change

I am currently encountering a problem where under certain circumstances, the extruder stutters when it starts a new layer. I am printing on an Anycubic i3 Mega and am slicing with Cura 3.6.0. The problem seems to occur in the main part of prints, as…
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Anycubic i3 Mega no fans

I am having a bit of a nightmare trying to work out what is happening to the fans on my Mega Pro. First off, the part cooling fan stopped working, then not long after the extruder fan also stopped working. I have opened up the printer and when it is…
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How to ease the process of removing support for miniatures

I have recently bought an Anycubic i3 Mega S 3D printer. I'm using the stock nozzle (.4 mm) and I print with the plastic it came with (ABS). I'm using Ultimaker 4.4.1. When I print minis, I'm always having issues removing the support the slicer…
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How to prevent stringing with 0.25 mm nozzle?

When I print with a 0.4  mm nozzle I have no problem with stringing at all but because I need a more detailed print I must use a 0.25 mm nozzle. I use Ultimaker Cura and an Anycubic i3 Mega. What i tried so far: Enable/Disable Z hop Tried different…
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Broken stepper motor?

After encountering extreme under extrusion on my Anycubic i3 Mega, I first cleaned the nozzle and ended up replacing the entire hotend + nozzle. Since that did not help and I couldn't see any issues with it, I went on to check my E-steps. It seems…
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How to change pin of thermo sensor?

The thermoresistor on my Anycubic Mega displays nonsense temperatures (e.g. 700 °C), since the resistor in the hotend is working fine the problem is 100 % in the board (Trigorilla RAMPS 1.4). Someone suggested switching the pin of the thermoresistor…
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Prints fail to adhere to build plate

I have been using an Anycubic i3 Mega for about a month now and it worked fine. But when I designed a simple model in Fusion 360 and sliced it with Cura it started to have issues sticking to the bed. I thought the problem was the model so I tried to…
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Z banding issue

I'm currently facing a Z banding issue that frustrates me more and more. My printer is a modified Anycubic I3 Mega. Customizations: Mainboard: Bigtreetech SKR 1.4 Turbo Stepper Drivers: TMC 2208 v3 Hotend: E3D Titan Aero Hotbed: 5 mm aluminum base…
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Cura Filling holes from a model from Blender

I am Attempting to print this, from Blender But Cura decides to fill in the middle part of the model. I exported and imported the model from an STL file. If anyone can answer this, that would be greatly appreciated.
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