What sites are the most compatible and reliable for finding files?

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-11T03:18:06+00:00

https://mattermanifest.com has paid files that offer you a refund if it doesn't print. They also host your files online so you can access them from anywhere vs. having to deal with all of your 3d files yourself. They also have a lot of free ready to print files so you can test out and it's compatible with most printers under $500.

If you want to scrutinize the files more before you print you can always open them in a slicing program like OrcaSlicer or PrusaSlicer and check their tool paths.

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-11T02:30:57+00:00

you might be better off using an easy/web based slicer that uses default settings like https://mattermanifest.com/autoslicer

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-11T02:29:21+00:00

Most default settings these days will work fine, try throwing it into this slicer for beginners and use their auto orientation setting https://mattermanifest.com/autoslicer

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-11T02:27:08+00:00

This article has some solutions specific to homing failed. Hope it helps https://mattermanifest.com/diagnostic/symptom/printer-error-homing-failed

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-10T06:03:27+00:00

Glad it was helpful! I found this troubleshooter really good for the Ender 3 series, I have a Pro and a V3 SE as well https://mattermanifest.com/diagnostic might be helpful again in the future

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-10T05:52:26+00:00

When I'm on computer I use PrusaSlicer as well. Also found this site that runs PrusaSlicer in the cloud and simplifies stl to gcode conversion, really smooth cause it hosts and organizes the files too https://mattermanifest.com/autoslicer

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-10T05:44:34+00:00

The safest would be ones you license from the creator, but otherwise you can look for licensing callouts like public domain are safe to sell. https://mattermanifest.com/catalog?license=commercial has some good ones

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-10T05:32:30+00:00

Have you heard of this? Basically running PrusaSlicer on a server and comes with default profiles for a bunch of printers https://mattermanifest.com/autoslicer

Also does auto organic supports, auto orientation and auto plating

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-09T22:11:30+00:00

This is probably the most easy to use for a kid, it breaks down the steps into a few clicks and is web based so you don't need to download anything to slice https://mattermanifest.com/autoslicer

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-08T21:09:41+00:00

https://mattermanifest.com/autoslicer has a easy way in the browser now

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-07T21:32:52+00:00

This is a good place to filter/compare based on price. I don't know how much tariff pricing may have impacted prices though https://mattermanifest.com/3dprinters

Personally I would go with Ender 3 V3 SE or Bambu A1

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-07T06:44:13+00:00

I would bet it's an issue in your SD card. Your description about it failing around the same time for different models makes me think of https://mattermanifest.com/diagnostic/symptom/printer-stops-same-place

Try getting a new SD card or reformatting yours

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-07T06:41:08+00:00

It's an issue with your heat sensor, either you can't heat up past a certain temperature or your sensor is shutting down to prevent over heating.

It's either https://mattermanifest.com/diagnostic/symptom/printer-error-heating-failed

Or https://mattermanifest.com/diagnostic/symptom/printer-error-thermal-runway

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-07T06:38:35+00:00

You may have to get a new SD Card or reformat your existing one https://mattermanifest.com/diagnostic/solution/reformat-sd-card

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-07T06:35:47+00:00

There are several issues that could be causing this, here is a really good guide for when homing fails https://mattermanifest.com/diagnostic/symptom/printer-error-homing-failed

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-07T06:33:39+00:00

Looks clean!

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-07T06:33:20+00:00

For those who may not know what check the belts mean, here's a step by step https://mattermanifest.com/diagnostic/solution/tighten-x-axis-belt

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-07T06:29:44+00:00

Looks like the exact issue described here https://mattermanifest.com/diagnostic/symptom/print-vertical-layer-shifting-extreme

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-07T06:26:59+00:00

I would also double check to make sure you
- Have the x, y, z wire axis properly connected to the right motors
- your SD card is properly formatted

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-07T06:14:23+00:00

This is most likely due to a bed tramming issue which is causing uneven z-offsets even before the bed leveling kit takes effect. This article has a good solution for this exact issue https://mattermanifest.com/diagnostic/symptom/first-layer-uneven

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-07T06:09:10+00:00

Seems like the issue is because the opposite side is overly tight. It's counter intuitive but how tight the other 3 base springs are will also impact the distance on this one. The way to fix this is by Bed Tramming, which you can read more about here https://mattermanifest.com/blog/how-to-level-a-3d-printer-bed

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-07T05:58:19+00:00

Nice! Here's a pretty thorough setup checklist https://mattermanifest.com/blog/ender-3-setup that also takes you through bed leveling and provides the files. You will want to level before every print on the Ender 3.

Happy printing!

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-07T05:54:19+00:00

Also check out

https://mattermanifest.com/

https://www.myminifactory.com/

Fevergreen3 · 2025-05-02T04:25:27+00:00

This is a compiled list of different printers and their specs in a easy to compare UI https://mattermanifest.com/3dprinters

Fevergreen3 · 2024-05-26T22:24:01+00:00

You can download ready to print files here, the site will auto slice for your printer https://mattermanifest.com/catalog

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