I ordered the qidi x-smart 3
I ordered the qidi x-smart 3, and have had nothing but problems from the very start. The hardware for this machine is very nice, but the execution of the firmware was done poorly. The induction style auto leveling system is poorly implemented, and should have been a strain style or a pressure pad in the bed. The updates are done pretty unprofessionally through a drive file from there website. The build plate is so rough that it has dips in it that are 1-2 layers deep and are the cause of adhesion issues. The auto level system cant even calculate the z offset which is its main function, and you have to adjust it at the start of prints which could take a couple attempts and leads to material waste. The machine is very fast which is nice but if all the systems don't work correctly that's a non point. The only nice thing i can really say is that Karl in the after sales department is helpful and responded to all my messages, and tried to help me get the machine working. I was sent parts that seem like they are sent out so that the customers can test them for the company, and since i use my printers for my business I don't have time to be doing R&D for this machine. My opinion of this machine is that it is unfinished and should not have been released in the state it is in, especially from a company that has been around as long as qidi. I received this machine on May 3, and have had problems with it since. I am posting this here because qidi won't post the ones I've tried to leave on their website and i think it should be available to other people so they don't end up with the same problems I've been having.
