Not full build plate usable in Cura

[Saij 1]

Hi.

 

I'm new to Cura and the UM3 and today I wondered why I can't use the full build plate in Cura.

I tried to create a 200x200x0.2 square to check the level of my bed and I can't get it to slice.

Even a 190x190 square I can't fit onto the bed in Cura to get it to slice.

Is there maybe a setting I'm not aware of that reduces the available bed size in Cura?

 

Greetings

Saij

[Beanland 1]

Have you selected build plate adhesion with a brim? If so deselect as this will increase the o/a size of your print.

[Saij 1]

No. I only have a skirt.

[ahoeben 2,016]

A skirt still requires room on the buildplate. Go into the Custom settings, and set Build Plate adhesion to "None". If you don't use the second extruder in this print, disable that extruder. There are a couple of other settings that also affect the grey shaded area around the build volume.

[Saij 1]

OK will do.

Thank you for your answers.

[paul.reed 0]

ahoeben could you please say what other setting will effect build size.

[Smithy 1,146]

Some support settings and the prime tower for example. So all settings which need some space beside the object itself.

[paul.reed 0]

207mm x 195.6mm x 200mm This is the max size cube that will fit on the build plate with every thing switched off including printcore 2 and the prime Blob. This is a 215x215x200 block that I have scaled in Cura. UM3 nothing like the spec.👎

Edited November 21, 2018 by paul.reed

[Dim3nsioneer 558]

This article might be helpful too: https://ultimaker.com/en/resources/44677-maximum-build-volume-ultimaker-2-plus-ultimaker-3

 

[ALALAL 0]

N/A

Edited November 23, 2022 by ALALAL
Wrong question

[gr5 2,270]

The link is broken at the moment.  I think this is related to the merge of Makerbot and Ultimaker and I think they are fixing these broken links.

[ftoons 5]

Still not avalable unfortunately

Hoping to maximize build plate for my UM 3+

[ahoeben 2,016]

I think this is the most up to date information:

https://support.makerbot.com/s/article/1667337565436

[dsp 20]

you can trick Cura in thinking your builplate is bigger, go to machine settings and change the size,

 

But you must make sure it fits on the actual buildplate and that there is room for the print head to go there.

 

I had a big print once and because cura said it wouldn't fit it wouldn't slice.

I had made my build plate in cura a few mm bigger and it would slice. but I was sure it would fit.

 

best is to try and make a flat print with that size and really slow printing speed. 

And just sleep next to the printer with a finger on the pauze button.