<p>Fixed it finally, seems that the X axis was not level. Thank you to everyone who commented.</p>

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2020-01-27T22:45:55.470Z
Do you have an understanding of how that caused the Y shifting? It would be interesting to hear more
R.. GitHub STOP HELPING ICE
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2020-01-28T00:52:59.193Z
The entire issue was on the x axis, it didn’t have anything to do with the y axis, the x axis was lower on the right side. My bad for confusing the x and y axis :)
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Puyodead1
<p>My school started a robotics club this year and one of the teachers gave us an Ender 3 printer to use, they assembled it the year before but never actually used it so it was sitting in their garage, I attempted to print several different objects but all of the larger ones seem to suffer from layer shifting on what seems like the Y axis. I've looked at other threads and tried stuff such as changing the binder clips (add adding more), leveling the bed (again), tightening the belts, moving the print position to a corner, using a different slicer, and reslicing the models which all fail, when I print smaller objects, it prints fine. What could the problem be and what can I do to resolve this? I'm using Cura 4.4 currently.</p>

<p>Failed print:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/HzMij.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/HzMij.jpg" alt="failed print"></a></p>

<p>What it should look like:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/9Ijpv.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/9Ijpv.png" alt="cad image"></a></p>

<p>Successful print (smaller object):</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/praIM.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/praIM.jpg" alt="successful print"></a></p>

<p>Edit: I'm also using OctoPrint on a Raspberry Pi for remote control but the issue still occurs when printing from an SD card.</p>

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2020-01-25T22:39:45.047Z
Is the Y belt tight? What are your jerk and acceleration limits set in the slicer?
R.. GitHub STOP HELPING ICE
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2020-01-25T22:44:44.363Z
@R..GitHubSTOPHELPINGICE Yes, I tightened both the X and Y belt, print jerk is 20mm/s and acceleration is 500mm/s

I'm using the Magic0.20 profile from https://www.chepclub.com/cura-profiles.html (had the same issue with the default profile)
Puyodead1
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2020-01-27T10:54:11.277Z
Do the cables of the bed get caught on something? Does the bed run smoothly without the belt? What is the print speed?
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Ender 3 Y Layer Shifting
Puyodead1
# Ender 3 Y Layer Shifting

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-01-25)

My school started a robotics club this year and one of the teachers gave us an Ender 3 printer to use, they assembled it the year before but never actually used it so it was sitting in their garage, I attempted to print several different objects but all of the larger ones seem to suffer from layer shifting on what seems like the Y axis. I've looked at other threads and tried stuff such as changing the binder clips (add adding more), leveling the bed (again), tightening the belts, moving the print position to a corner, using a different slicer, and reslicing the models which all fail, when I print smaller objects, it prints fine. What could the problem be and what can I do to resolve this? I'm using Cura 4.4 currently.

Failed print:

[![failed print](https://i.sstatic.net/HzMij.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/HzMij.jpg)

What it should look like:

[![cad image](https://i.sstatic.net/9Ijpv.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/9Ijpv.png)

Successful print (smaller object):

[![successful print](https://i.sstatic.net/praIM.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/praIM.jpg)

Edit: I'm also using OctoPrint on a Raspberry Pi for remote control but the issue still occurs when printing from an SD card.

**Tags:** creality-ender-3, troubleshooting, layer-shifting
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Is the Y belt tight? What are your jerk and acceleration limits set in the slicer?  
> **username_0**: @R..GitHubSTOPHELPINGICE Yes, I tightened both the X and Y belt, print jerk is 20mm/s and acceleration is 500mm/s  I'm using the Magic0.20 profile from https://www.chepclub.com/cura-profiles.html (had the same issue with the default profile)  
> **username_2**: Do the cables of the bed get caught on something? Does the bed run smoothly without the belt? What is the print speed?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2020-01-27. Score: 2

Fixed it finally, seems that the X axis was not level. Thank you to everyone who commented.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Do you have an understanding of how that caused the Y shifting? It would be interesting to hear more  
> **username_0**: The entire issue was on the x axis, it didn’t have anything to do with the y axis, the x axis was lower on the right side. My bad for confusing the x and y axis :)  

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