Ive been trying to get my 3D printer to print properly since upgrading my Ender 3 Pro with an all metal direct drive hot end. I calibrated my esteps perfectly and they're spot on, beds leveled although there is a bit of a dip in the middle, and my slicer has the right settings for this PLA that is new and just opened from the air tight bag. Not sure why im getting these weird first layers.
Slicer settings: 200c hot end 60c bed 50mm/s
Filament recommendations 190-220c hot end 25-70c bed 50mm/s
X-Steps 80mm Y-Steps 80mm Z-Steps 400mm E-Steps 437.6mm
Any recommendations of what to try?
Does it extrude fairly normally with the nozzle well above the bed? If not, I agree with the jam theory. If yes, your nozzle is probably too close to the bed.
When its just extruding like 100mm just as a test its fine, but I haven't done it yet with when it retracts so it could totally be that.
It probably wouldn't jam this quickly on your first layer if it was a retraction issue. Yes, update your config for less retraction on a direct drive extruder, but don't be surprised if you keep seeing this.