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head hitting the plate when starting any print. Does anyone know the setting to stop this from happening? i have a malyan printer.
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· head hitting the plate when starting any print. Does anyone know the setting to stop this from happening? i have a malyan printer.
When the printer moves to the Auto-Home position it is supposed to be up against the end-stop switches. That tells the printer that the XYZ are at absolute 0. The print head should not be able to move below a Z of absolute 0 (because the switch is there as a stop).
From that point in space, wherever the print head moves in the XY plane the nozzle should still be at 0. When you level the bed you are adjusting the bed to the nozzle so the plane of the bed matches the plane of the nozzle. When it's correct, the top of the plate is also at Z=0 (or usually a paper thickness below the nozzle) and there should never be an interference.
Does that printer have Auto Bed Leveling? If it does then you need to set a Z offset. That makes a fine adjustment between where the end of the probe is and where the nozzle is in relation to the probe.
If it does not have ABL you need to practice your leveling. I use parchment paper. It's only .04 thick and nothing sticks to it. There are actual leveling prints you can use to move the head around the build plate without having to constantly putz with the LCD. I think CHEP has one.
S-Line Firmware 8.3.0 was released Nov. 20th on the "Latest" firmware branch.
(Sorry, was out of office when this released)
This update is for...
All UltiMaker S series
New features
Temperature status. During print preparation, the temperatures of the print cores and build plate will be shown on the display. This gives a better indication of the progress and remaining wait time. Save log files in paused state. It is now possible to save the printer's log files to USB if the currently active print job is paused. Previously, the Dump logs to USB option was only enabled if the printer was in idle state. Confirm print removal via Digital Factory. If the printer is connected to the Digital Factory, it is now possible to confirm the removal of a previous print job via the Digital Factory interface. This is useful in situations where the build plate is clear, but the operator forgot to select Confirm removal on the printer’s display. Visit this page for more information about this feature.
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When the printer moves to the Auto-Home position it is supposed to be up against the end-stop switches. That tells the printer that the XYZ are at absolute 0. The print head should not be able to move below a Z of absolute 0 (because the switch is there as a stop).
From that point in space, wherever the print head moves in the XY plane the nozzle should still be at 0. When you level the bed you are adjusting the bed to the nozzle so the plane of the bed matches the plane of the nozzle. When it's correct, the top of the plate is also at Z=0 (or usually a paper thickness below the nozzle) and there should never be an interference.
Does that printer have Auto Bed Leveling? If it does then you need to set a Z offset. That makes a fine adjustment between where the end of the probe is and where the nozzle is in relation to the probe.
If it does not have ABL you need to practice your leveling. I use parchment paper. It's only .04 thick and nothing sticks to it. There are actual leveling prints you can use to move the head around the build plate without having to constantly putz with the LCD. I think CHEP has one.
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