# Thingiverse .stl not printing well with Cura **URL:** \ **Category:** LulzBot TAZ\ **Created:** [January 4, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/thingiverse-stl-not-printing-well-with-cura/27187 "2025-01-04T22:47:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eagertolearn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d6d6ee/32.png) [@eagertolearn](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/eagertolearn)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/thingiverse-stl-not-printing-well-with-cura/27187/1 "2025-01-04T22:47:11Z")
Hi… I downloaded this Thingiverse file. I Cut the gcode in Cura 3.6.7 and it printed badly. The default settings generally print fine so I’m wondering what others might see (and could please share?) what I could adjust in settings, please? Thank you. [LTAZ6\_bobcat.gcode](https://forum.lulzbot.com/uploads/short-url/xESNhC06b4cubedpRe0QlxNbmA.gcode) (4.6 MB) ---
**Author:** ![Wrathernaut](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/wrathernaut/32/13542_2.png) [@Wrathernaut](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/Wrathernaut)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/thingiverse-stl-not-printing-well-with-cura/27187/2 "2025-01-04T23:25:47Z")
First layer barely has any contact, so it’ll probably detach. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/5/56dd7788244af44604a934ae430b27e22ab4ae97.png) The bucket is only one layer thick, so it’ll barely exist. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/0/024781fe8ed52a49fc726de6af26686482895fa1.jpeg) Body has no support under it: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/b/b85d04c577fe81e6fb2f91deb1787182c6a21f4c.jpeg) One-line thick scoop walls: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/8/817dfb72383877efadd8301d965a155b428ef081.png) Impossible overhang angles: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/0/04b3e29937147b4c39a8e2b494972df906bcefc3.png) Single dots of filament stacked: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/5/5cb0d8e31e1af561b65e76ec97ba2ee0b487e1d9.png) Floating segments: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/lulzbot/original/2X/6/695302545c05d43ebbae532d08a5bfb6aca3a697.jpeg) So… bad model in general. Print settings won’t do a thing for this. ---
**Author:** ![TimPostma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/timpostma/32/12492_2.png) [@TimPostma](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/TimPostma)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/thingiverse-stl-not-printing-well-with-cura/27187/3 "2025-01-05T07:37:40Z")
This is not Lulzbot cura (to my knowledge) ---
**Author:** ![eagertolearn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d6d6ee/32.png) [@eagertolearn](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/eagertolearn)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/thingiverse-stl-not-printing-well-with-cura/27187/4 "2025-01-05T17:58:50Z")
Wrath… Thank you so much for perusing that for me.Did you see all that under Cura 3.7? I’ll download a different model. Thank you again for all your kind help. ---
**Author:** ![Wrathernaut](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/wrathernaut/32/13542_2.png) [@Wrathernaut](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/Wrathernaut)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/thingiverse-stl-not-printing-well-with-cura/27187/5 "2025-01-05T21:10:39Z")
You’d see all of that by looking through your print preview in Cura, but I just loaded it in PrusaSlicer’s GCODE viewer for the screenshots. A bit of a trained eye would easily see it in the model before even trying to slice though. Thin, skinny details just don’t FDM well. Even with resin, you’d have a tough time with that model. ---
**Author:** ![eagertolearn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d6d6ee/32.png) [@eagertolearn](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/eagertolearn)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/thingiverse-stl-not-printing-well-with-cura/27187/6 "2025-01-06T03:38:04Z")
Still developing that trained eye. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![kmanley57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kmanley57](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/kmanley57)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/thingiverse-stl-not-printing-well-with-cura/27187/7 "2025-01-10T13:20:43Z")
Also remember that many of the models on there are made to use the 0.4MM nozzle size hot end. So the layers may not print properly.