DaHai8 67 Report post Posted January 22, 2016 in XY Start Print offset setting in Cura? (edited) Is there a way to set the X & Y start offset for printing that is different than the (0,0) X/Y Origin? Like setting margins on a paper. Let me explain: I have an JA Aurora A3 Pursa I3 printer (a mighty fine printer IMHO). The way it is set up, the print head origin X&Y is actually off the bed by 30mm each way. I kinda like this in that there's no way to slam the tip into the bed when it returns to origin if your bed it not calibrated. Plus when you are unloading/loading filament, it doesn't just dump all over the print bed to be cleaned up later. But I digress... The way the manufacturer gets around this is by specifying a print area larger than the print bed. But then you have to remember not to place anything too close to the X/Y Origin or it will miss the bed. So I was wondering if there was a way to specify print area separate from print origin in Cura, eg: Print Origin (0,0,0) Print Area (30-210,30-210,0-180) (X,Y,Z) Then the layout display in Cura would just show the printable area on the grid...kinda like margins on a paper. Thanks! Edited January 23, 2016 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nallath 544 Report post Posted January 22, 2016 in XY Start Print offset setting in Cura? You can use disallowed areas to "fix" this. Its not the best solution, but it should work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaHai8 67 Report post Posted January 23, 2016 in XY Start Print offset setting in Cura? I'm looking through the (very old) docs and searching the python code, but I can't find any references to Disallowed areas. Any help where to find this setting? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaHai8 67 Report post Posted January 24, 2016 in XY Start Print offset setting in Cura? (edited) I guess this is in the BETA version of the software, because the only information I can find on it is for 15.06.xx Beta. Sorry, but I think I'll wait until the final release to try this. Edited January 24, 2016 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nallath 544 Report post Posted January 25, 2016 in XY Start Print offset setting in Cura? The old Cura also has disallowed areas, but they might have a different name. They are called like that in the beta. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sorko 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2016 in XY Start Print offset setting in Cura? Hello, got the same printer, did you find a solution for this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wigginx 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2016 in XY Start Print offset setting in Cura? I know this an old thread, but I had the same issue and discovered a solution. Using the manual controls to auto-home and move the X and Y axes, I measured the front left corner of my print bed (where the tape starts) at Y+30mm X+25mm from the end stops. In the Cura machine settings, I then modified the start gcode to move to that position before printing and set it as the new zero. After doing this, the prints are centered. My start gcode is now: G21 ;Set units to mmG90 ;Absolute positioningG28 X0 Y0 ;HomeG28 Z0 ;HomeG1 Z15.0 F3000 ;Raise to dodge bed screwsG0 Y30 ;Move Y to 30G0 X25 ;Move X to 25G92 X0 Y0 Z15 ;Set this position as the new X/Y zero;Standard extruder setup belowG92 E0G1 F200 E1G92 E0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaHai8 67 Report post Posted December 31, 2016 in XY Start Print offset setting in Cura? wigginx: Yup, that's pretty much exactly what I do as well. No disallow areas required and can also be set in other slicers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites