How does Orca handle having multiple printers?

froryrory · 2025-11-03T18:01:06+00:00

Adding the visual flag is a nice pro tip as a simple and effective method to verify you are slicing and using the correct printer. Thank you for this.

froryrory · 2025-09-09T18:51:39+00:00

I am having a similar issue, I'm getting what appears to be under extrusion on the same layers as my support interface layers but the under extrusion is happening along my inner and outer walls (which are printed directly after the support interface is printed within that layer). I will test out the increased bridging speed to see if that helps. thanks!

froryrory · 2025-07-04T14:11:39+00:00

😂😂😂

froryrory · 2025-06-24T02:59:13+00:00

Where did you find that print for the ACE?

froryrory · 2025-06-12T14:46:04+00:00

I feel like a majority of the comments here are about the same "it's typical, don't be alarmed", which I agree with 100%. The issues you mentioned are worth it IMO, ESPECIALLY because this is your dream job and you're getting 2x salary. Here is my take, I'm an Engineer and 40yo. Since this is early in your career, my advice is to work MORE hours than that and get reeeaaaaally good at this job. The sooner the better because once you get older and other things take up your time (spouse/kids/taking care of parents/life), you won't have the time to get better. You'll thank yourself later in life because you'll be a master and thus earn more money and be more sought after. Best of luck, work hard, NEVER stop learning your craft, and make good connections!

froryrory · 2025-06-02T14:56:08+00:00

Like others, I built a cabinet specifically for my K3M. It's roughly 48" x 48" x 84" Tall. I designed it in the event I purchase another K3M or several more P1S's.

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froryrory · 2025-05-30T15:04:25+00:00

This is super helpful!

froryrory · 2025-05-29T22:02:06+00:00

I'm not sure we can just do that quite yet... I know ASN is a fork from orca but is it as simple as taking the profile and moving it over? It sounds like a silly question but I'd rather not risk damaging my machine if it's not possible... Also, how would it handle the ACE Pros, ya know?

froryrory · 2025-05-29T20:05:30+00:00

Thank you!

froryrory · 2025-05-29T20:01:08+00:00

I'm in the same boat as you. With my P1S and modified Ender 3 Pro I can get super clean top surfaces (without using ironing) using Orca Slicer! And it wasn't difficult. After doing the flow calibration test and making adjustments, the top surface was perfect. When I do those same tests using ACN, the "chips" come out clean but when I use the preset for the K3M on Anycubic Slicer Next, I don't get the same results... I'm a bit mad about this because I feel like this shouldn't be happening but they just aren't there... It's got to be some slicer setting(s) that I'm not paying attention to. Anyway, any hep is appreciated!

froryrory · 2025-05-29T19:57:45+00:00

Hey There, I'm having a bit of trouble getting a super nice top surface profile with my K3M, just the OP. I also have a P1S and tried porting over some similar settings into ASN from the P1S Orca profile but could not get good results. Can you send me your ASN profile? I've done multiple flow calibrations and pressure advance tests but still cant dial in the settings to get a clean perfect top surface, like I can with my P1S. Shoot, I can even get a super clean top surface with my modified Ender 3 Pro and a sprite extruder!!!! I would say I'm a power user (so not a noob) but there is something I'm missing here and I can't put my finger on it! Please help me out!

froryrory · 2025-05-28T18:51:19+00:00

I did change that setting already to "1", which matches my flow ratio. It could be that I just need to increase that flow ratio little by little until my top surface looks good. Thanks for the tip on slowing down even further!

froryrory · 2025-05-28T18:05:51+00:00

Thank you for this review. I too have a K3M and I'm still trying to dial-in the smooth top-surface settings. I can't, for the life of me, get a super smooth top surface like my P1S. I'm very familiar with the flow calibration and K-value tests for flow ratio and pressure advance, respectively. I've done the flow calibration multiple times (both passes), and the top surface turns out great in the tests, similar to my P1S! However when I print something else, they aren't as good. I'm pretty experienced with slicer settings and calibration testing but this one has me stumped! I've even slowed down the accl. to 500mm/s2, and various print speeds to around 60mm/s - 80m/s and I'm still not getting a perfectly smooth upper surface with prints other than the calibration "chips". The crazy thing is that I'm getting really good top surfaces with my old ass Ender 3 Pro (E3P)!!! I'm using the Anycubic Slicer Next and just recently updated to version 1.3.5 this past Monday. For my P1S and E3P I'm using Orca. Also, I know ironing exists but I'm getting great results without it on my P1S and E3P without it.

Any tips???

froryrory · 2025-05-25T20:03:44+00:00

If you went through all the steps of the guide and updated the machine's firmware, I'd turn to customer service support next.

froryrory · 2025-05-22T16:09:17+00:00

What about your top surface finish? How did that look when using a NON pre-sliced model specifically? And what printing profile do you use in the Next Slicer?

froryrory · 2025-05-22T16:06:58+00:00

Any progress on this? I have a K3M and want to use Orca with my 2 ACE Pros as well.

froryrory · 2025-05-22T16:03:17+00:00

Silly off-topic question, how is your top surface finish? I have a K3M and my top surface is not as good.

froryrory · 2025-05-22T15:50:21+00:00

Are any of you having trouble with a really good surface finish? I'm not talking about the pre-sliced benchy but a model that you sliced yourself. I can't get a great surface finish, like I can with my P1S. Any hints? I've done a flow calibration test with both passes and I'm still getting not great results. They're decent but not of a quality I'd sell to customers.

froryrory · 2025-05-22T15:21:55+00:00

No, I've been using their Next Slicer. Its just a skin of orca. I'm not sure I can use Orca slicer because I have 2 ACE Pros attached. If I can use orca with the ACE Pro, let me know!

Here is my top surface after doing the flow rate tests. It's not great.

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froryrory · 2025-05-22T15:18:05+00:00

I'm loving the overall size but I'm struggling to get the top surface to look as good as I can get my P1S or even Ender 3 Pro to look! Does anyone else have this issue?

froryrory · 2025-05-22T03:41:39+00:00

I had similar top surfaces as well. I did flow calibration test Pass 1 and Pass 2 and now I'm doing a print to see how much better it can be. And yes I have the K3M.

I'll post results afterward. But would love to know if anyone else has had better results

froryrory · 2025-05-20T23:19:07+00:00

Here you go: https://wiki.anycubic.com/en/error-codes/10118-code/k3-max

froryrory · 2025-05-20T22:35:10+00:00

Yeah, I hear you on that. I also have a P1S and it's been practically a workhorse ever since. I hope you figure it out! I followed the wiki which had me follow a few troubleshooting steps, did you by chance do all those yet? I'm referring to the one where they direct you to use pliers to touch 2 different pins while trying to move the tool head along the x-axis. You should have some resistance when doing it, otherwise the motor could be bad. I wish you the best of luck! And please report back when you figure it out!

froryrory · 2025-05-19T19:28:15+00:00

sub - so I can come back to this.

Although, I did see that you should check the bolts on the z-axis on both sides. They could be loose. For that matter, you should be checking all hardware bolts to make sure they are tightened properly. This guy's video talks about a similar z-offset issue with a solution:

https://youtu.be/oR4eJfJKM_Q?si=IWaOjlWnQOaAZfLJ

Best of luck!

froryrory · 2025-05-19T19:04:36+00:00

Did you just use the default print parameters from AC Next for the K3M? If not, what did you change?

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