Elephant's foot

The bottom one or two layers bulge outward, so the base is wider than the rest.

flared bottombulging first layerspart wider at the base

Causes, most likely first

Ordered by how often each is actually responsible, not by how interesting it is. Work down the list.

Over-squished first layer

Raise the Z-offset slightly. Do this rather than reaching for elephant-foot compensation — compensation hides the symptom and leaves the bad first layer in place.

Calibration step: Dial in Z-offset and first-layer squish →

Bed too hot, keeping lower layers soft

Drop the bed 5–10 °C after the first layer. The weight of the part squashes anything still above its transition temperature.

Calibration step: Set bed temperature and surface prep →

Over-extrusion

Calibrate flow.

Calibration step: Calibrate flow ratio / extrusion multiplier →

Open First Layer →
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