Questions tagged [print-axis-offset]
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Does Marlin already have a way to define auto Z-offset strain gauge?
My Ender 3 v3 SE printer is still really new so I understand the info is limited. I'm trying to build a version of the latest Marlin FW that will work I've already redefined the pins that are ...
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What does extensive Z-offset processing in Creality 4.8 slicer mean? How does it differ from a simple Z-offset setting?
I am facing a problem where the nozzle begins scrapping only on one side of the print as the print thickness builds up on the bed. I am building a skirt comprising 10 rasters as well and over there ...
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During a print, why must I continually adjust the Z offset to a more neagative number to keep the nozzle from air printing?
The nozzle is not clogged. After an adjustment, I get two to three good printed layers then the nozzle begins to lift away from the print. If I do not adjust the Z offset more negatively, then the ...
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Square gaps and overlapping grid infill artillery sidewinder x1
I'm trying to print something that's very wide and flat, like a board that covers the entire build plate (300x300) but is only 15 layers high. I've chosen grid infill and it works at the front left ...
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Ender 5 Pro w/4.2.2 & BLTouch does not apply previously saved Z-offset
Installed a BLTouch on an Ender 5 Pro. As usual, the official firmware from Creality is buggy trash (wrong BLTouch offsets, only 9 point probing, etc.) and useless to me.
I compiled and flashed the ...
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X-Axis out of whack. Print head crashing into bed during auto home
I have been able to print for almost a year, then it began to fail.
When I select Auto level from the LCD Screen, the print head moves to the front left, hovers the probe in the air, which causes the ...
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Setting Z offset on Artillery Hornet (Marlin 2.0.7.2)
After leveling the corners of the bed and doing a manual mesh bed leveling (both options on the menu LCD) I adjust the babystep Z while printing to get a perfect first layer.
Ideally, I would take ...
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Marlin + BLTouch layer compression
I have an Ender 3 Pro which I recently added an SKR Mini E3 v2.0 with Marlin and BLTouch. I have run into an odd issue where roughly the first 10 mm of the print are compressed into ~7 mm of Z height....
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Problem setting home and getting Ender 3 basic geometry dialed in
I have the following hardware configuration:
Ender 3 Pro
SKR E3 Turbo
Ender Extender 400XL
BLTouch
BTT TFT35 E3 v3.0 (Marlin/LCD and BTT/BLTouch configured)
Dual Z steppers (per Teaching Tech, ...
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How to enable Z-offset on MKS TFT28 V4.0
I am trying to enable Z-offset on MKS MKS TFT28 V4.0 touch screen but I couldn't for some reason.
This is the code that I have uploaded to the Screen firmware in which you can see that I have enabled ...
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Should center point of G29 matrix always be zero?
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Should repeated applications of G29 (auto-level) result in the same matrix as long as nothing is loose or has otherwise mechanically changed?
Should ...
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Ender 3 - X Axis Cannot Reach True Home
After a year of printing smaller models, I finally went to print something that would take up most of the build plate from left to right and realized that my nozzle cannot reach "true" X ...
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How do I set my Z offset?
After watching every possible YouTube video on the subject and reading any source available, and although I'm a PhD and quite computer savvy, I still can't make my Anet A6 (no probe) behave in terms ...
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Help coding the MIN_POS and x/y probe offsets
I've read a lot of posts in regard to these subjects but I think that the advice is just so saturated it's hard to know what to follow.
I've had trouble with my bed min pos and x/y probe offsets ever ...
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What is the correct Marlin firmware setting for Tevo Tarantula with MKS Base V1.2 board
I am trying to correct the x&y offsets in the Tevo Tarantula that I got from a friend in order that my printer is not printing over the end.
What I got so far is that I need to measure and then ...
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Z-offset issues with Slic3r and Da Vinci Nano
I was attempting to use Slic3r 1.3.0 to print to my Da Vinci Nano, using MiniMover (a replacement for xyzprint) to load the G-code.
The print seemed to be a couple of millimeters off of the bed, but ...
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Creality Ender 3 X axis homing issue
I bought an Ender 3 recently. Auto-home is on the right front moving away from the end stop. I did reverse the wiring of the X axis motor, it did not work. I had Marlin 2.x uploaded, it didn't work ...
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Z level babystepping works inconsistently after BLTouch was installed
After I installed the BLTouch sensor, the manual adjustment of the Z offset is unreliable. I found that for it to work, the software endstops must be disabled. If they are enabled, the nozzle won't ...
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Marlin "Tune->Bed Z" vs "Tune->Babystep Z" vs Z Offset?
What is the difference between:
Tune -> Bed Z
Tune -> Babystep Z
Control -> Motion -> Z Offset
And when are you supposed to use "Bed Z"?
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Do you have trouble with 3D printer on UPS during short power outages?
Using a Gearman RepRap with Slic3r, printing from an SD card, with an uniterupted power supply (UPS), and both PLA and ABS filaments, short power outages often result in x/y-axis offsets (see image). ...
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