Troubleshooting:
Z-banding

Horizontal bands or repeating ridges at regular intervals

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Time

8–15 min

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Mode

Guided

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Impact

Advanced

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Answer questions. Get the cause.

This flow keeps the tested CN3D diagnostic logic and only changes the presentation.

Diagnostic Progress

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Start by describing what you see. Your answers will build a diagnostic path.

Step 1 of 5

Interval is the key: ~2mm = T8 lead screw pitch (2mm/rotation). ~8mm = T8 4-start pitch. Irregular = coupler or alignment issue.

Related issues

Check these before changing random slicer values.

Understand why this symptom appears.

Go deeper when the same problem keeps coming back.