CodyHufstetler

I'm not sure if there's a solution to this, but if anyone knows, that would be great. I have a part that has overhangs all the way around. they are 45 degree overhangs, so they don't require support under them, but the important thing is that the initial contact patch is smaller than the external boundaries of the part. Due to the material, a brim is absolutely necessary. Of course, when I add the brim in Cura, I get the grey boundary in the print area to account for the brim. The problem is, the brim is only added to the first layer of the part, which is smaller than the shadow. but the shadow is what Cura uses to determine if your print is out of bounds. so if I scoot the print right up to the edge and slice, the brim still isn't anywhere near to the actual edge of the build plate, due to the fact that it originates further into the part than the edge of the shadow. If it could check for printability post-slicing, it would be clear that I can use more build volume - but it won't even slice if it thinks something will be out of bounds. Hopefully this makes sense. I'm currently trying to mass manufacture fixturing (and get 3D printing widely accepted in our manufacturing facility), so being able to pack the build volume is important. I've heard recommendations to model the brim yourself, but I would prefer not to - again, since I am trying to fit 3D printing into our engineering workflow, I want the models (and therefore the drawings) to match the final product. Besides, any kind of workaround will not help with wider adoption of 3D printing.