Ripples or echoes on the walls (ghosting)
5 usi3d guides for “Ripples or echoes on the walls (ghosting)”, each with the likely causes, how to check which one is yours and the step-by-step fix, with each manufacturer's official sources.
2 apply to any FDM printer and 3 are for Bambu Lab and Creality printers.
Each guide summarises the official documentation and says whether usi3d has already verified it on a machine.
Any FDM printer (2 guides)
- Loose, over-tight or damaged belts: how to check and tension them
Echoes or ripples appear next to edges (ghosting), circles come out oval, or layers shift.
- Ripples or echoes after corners and features (ghosting or ringing)
Behind corners, lettering, holes or other features, repeated ripples appear on the surface, like an echo of the detail.
Bambu Lab (2 guides)
- Noise or friction on the axes: cleaning and lubricating rods, lead screws and pulleys (X1, P1 and A1)
The printer squeaks or makes noise when the toolhead or bed moves, the Z axis moves jerkily, marks or vibration appear on the walls after a lot of ABS or ASA printing…
- Tensioning the belts on the X1, P1, A1 and H2D (oval circles, ringing or tension alert)
Circles come out oval, ringing or dimensional errors appear, the printer warns after calibration that a belt needs tensioning (the A1 asks through an HMS alert) or it…
Creality (1 guide)
- Ender 3 V3 KE: the vibration sensor is not recognised, the screen flickers or ringing appears (input shaping)
When you connect the vibration compensation sensor (G-sensor) to the Ender 3 V3 KE for input shaping, the screen says no sensor is recognised or starts flickering; or…
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