====== Resources ======
{{tag> Resources}}

A collection of online resources all Neptune 4 owners should be familiar with.


===== Elegoo =====

[[https://wiki.elegoo.com/en/neptune|The Neptune 4 Wiki]]

[[https://www.youtube.com/ElegooOfficial|Elegoo's YouTube Videos]]

==== Users Manual's ====

While the coverage of assembly and set up is authoritative, its methods for bed leveling and setting the nozzle height adjustment (gcode z offset) should be avoided, and Klipper's native [[screws_tilt_calculate]] used for bed leveling instead. 

  * [[https://download.elegoo.com/06%20FDM%20Printer/02%20ELEGOO%20Neptune%20Series%20Files/Neptune%204/3.%20User's%20Guide/1.User%20Manual/NEPTUNE%204%20%20User%20Manual-English-V1.7.pdf|Neptune 4]]
  * [[https://download.elegoo.com/06%20FDM%20Printer/02%20ELEGOO%20Neptune%20Series%20Files/Neptune%204%20Max/3.%20User's%20Guide/1.User%20Manual/NEPTUNE%204%20MAX%20User%20Manual-English-V1.8.pdf| Neptune 4 Max]]



===== 3D Printing Trouble Shooting FAQ =====

The canonical 3D print troubleshooting page (which is pinned on the r/fixmyprint Reddit) is located at 
https://www.simplify3d.com/resources/print-quality-troubleshooting/

Consult and try its recommendations before asking questions about print quality issues you may experiencing. 

===== Klipper =====

The Klipper docs, including the Klipper gcodes which are different from Marlin 
are on your printer 
and also online at https://www.klipper3d.org/


[[https://www.klipper3d.org/G-Codes.html|Klipper Gcodes]]

[[https://www.klipper3d.org/G-Codes.html|Tuning the Extruder Rotational Distance]]
===== Orca Slicer =====

Orca Slicer web site: https://www.orcaslicer.com/ \\
Documentation: https://github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer \\
Wiki: https://github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/wiki 

=== Articles ===
  * https://www.obico.io/blog/orcaslicer/
  * [[https://www.obico.io/blog/orcaslicer-comprehensive-calibration-guide/|Mastering Your Prints: The Comprehensive OrcaSlicer Calibration Guide]]


=== Watch ===
Orca Slicer getting started guide - https://youtu.be/cquTCpz1V74 \\
Also watch: https://youtu.be/MqQak88YafU?si=0YMAO-EVmKvTNIMc

[[https://www.obico.io/blog/orcaslicer-comprehensive-calibration-guide/|Mastering Your Prints: The Comprehensive OrcaSlicer Calibration Guide]]

===== Ellis’s Tuning Guide =====

A well regarded tuning guide, geared to Voron based Klipper printers yet still relevant,
https://ellis3dp.com/Print-Tuning-Guide/

===== WildRose Builds Tuning Guides =====

WildRose Builds' tuning guides are generally good, yet ignore for bed leveling and setting the gcode z offset as there are better alternatives.

  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCcP8dffwLk|How to Tune The Elegoo Neptune 4 Klipper 3D Printer for Better Print Quality (Step-by-Step Guide)]]
    * Good coverage for tuning Extruder Rotational Distance and aligning the gantry. 
  * [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p2VJgK5IbT0|ULTIMATE 3D PRINTER TUNING GUIDE for the ELEGOO Neptune 4 plus / pro / max]]
===== General printer tuning =====
 
https://www.obico.io/blog/orcaslicer-3d-printer-calibration/

Bambu Labs, while designed with their printers in mind, have some excellent references and troubleshooting how-tos that apply in most cases to all printers, and focuses around Bambu Studio as the slicer, from which Orca is based so lots applies. In case related directly to the printer most everything can be interpolated to the N4 series accordingly. 

https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/knowledge-sharing/common-print-quality-problem 
https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/knowledge-sharing/troubleshooting-printing-issues 
https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/filament-acc/filament/slice-param