Spaghetti Failure

Spaghetti Failure: Spaghetti Failure is easily identifiable by the appearance of extruded filament that is not adhering to the print bed or previous layers.

Symptoms: A tangled mess of filament resembling spaghetti.

Symptoms	A tangled mess of filament resembling spaghetti.
Causes	2
Solutions	2

Krasimir Georgiev

Engineer, author of The Big Book of 3D Printing and additive manufacturing expert

Updated on 2 October 2026