How to Manually Adjust Your Adventurer 5M’s Z-Offset

I recently received a comment on one of my videos from an Adventurer 5M owner who is having z-offset issues. So today I’m going to walk you through how to manually adjust your z-offset through Orca-Flashforge, Orca Slicer, FlashPrint and directly on the printer itself.

Now if you’re someone who is experiencing a-offset issues then you’re not alone, I’ve experienced the same issues Straight after a couple of firmware updates.

Now before we get into manually adjusting the z-offset I would first recommend removing the nozzle, cleaning the tip and the build plate, then reinstalling the nozzle and running a full calibration. If this doesn’t solve your z-offset issue then you’ll need to manually adjust it.

Onboard the Printer

Onboard the printer is probably the easiest and my first recommendation if you are not sure on how far to increase or decrease your z-offset.

Once the print is started we are going to press the info button, then the edit (pen) button in the corner and adjust this variable here which is the z-offset.

By adjusting this while the printer is printing it will allow us to find the perfect height for a perfect first layer. Once we have found that simpler press the tick and it will be saved onboard the printer.

Now I’m not sure if this saves through firmware updates or if it gets reset, so the next couple of methods through Orca-Flashforge, Orca Slicer and FlashPrint may be better options as I know for a fact you can save the z-offset in Orca-Flashforge and Orca Slicer to your printers profile.

Orca-Flashforge and Orca Slicer

To manually adjust the z-offset of your printer inside Orca-Flashforge and Orca-Slicer simply press the edit or options button next to your printers name then locate the z-offset and adjust it accordingly. negative values bring the nozzle closer to the bed and positive adds more space if you are finding that your nozzle is too close to the bed.

FlashPrint

To manually adjust the z-offset of your printer inside FlashPrint you first need to import a file and select start slicing. Once in the slicing settings navigate to the others section and then locate z-offset and adjust it accordingly. As previously mentioned, negative values for bring the nozzle closer to the bed and positive for adds more space if you are finding that your nozzle is too close to the bed.

If you can't see these options in FlashPrint then you need to change from Basic Mode to Expert which can be done by simply