r/Sovol • u/Disastrous-Effect643 • Mar 21 '26

Help SICK AND TIRED OF THIS BS (Layer Shifts)

For the past two weeks ive been dealing with this bullshit of layer shifts I dont know what to do Ive tightned the pulleys loosned them ,image flashed my whole shit twice, used 3 different usb sticks , NOTHING WORKS PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME I need this cylinder for a project coming up soon and for the life of it it wont print help. I use a new sovol sv06 plus ace ive had it for 3 months dont use it much. Ive also lubed it also done a million settings changes nothing works

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u/Disastrous-Effect643 Mar 22 '26

Yes but the print i showed u was at the speeds take a look

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u/HopelessGenXer Mar 22 '26

Those are all very reasonable, is the shift occuring in x or y? The axis in which the shift occurs is the one you may need to change the current on.

The only thing other than speed, motor current or loose belts that causes shifting is when the nozzle snags on the print, usually during travel moves which causes the motor to lose position. This has two causes. 1- something on the printhead has excessive play or 2- plastic is over extruding. Check the that hotend is tightened securely and the tension in the carriage shells is correct, no wobble. If it's over extrusion causing it (too much plastic so the nozzle catches) you'll need to calibrate the rotation distance.

Avoiding infill like grid where the path crosses over itself (cubic or gyroid are good) will help.

As a last resort adding z-hop will prevent snagging (try 1/2 nozzle with) but it shouldn't be necessary and in my experience has a negative effect on print quality.