Ghosting / ringing

A repeating ripple on the wall immediately after every sharp corner, fading as it goes.

echo after cornersrippleswavy walls near edges

Causes, most likely first

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

Loose belts

This is mechanical the great majority of the time. Tension the belts before touching a single slicer setting.

Calibration step: Tension the X and Y belts →

Loose V-wheels or carriage play

Set the eccentric nuts so each wheel grips with light drag and cannot spin freely.

Calibration step: Set V-wheel preload / linear rail play →

Printer sitting on a flexible surface

Move it to something rigid. A wobbly table is a resonance amplifier — this is free to fix and frequently the whole answer.

Acceleration too high

Lower it, but only after the frame is sound. Lowering acceleration to mask a loose belt taxes every print you ever make.

Calibration step: Tune cornering — acceleration and jerk, only if ringing persists →

No pressure advance

Tune pressure advance to control the pressure spike at direction changes.

Calibration step: Tune pressure advance / linear advance →

Open First Layer →
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