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Post by bruce19 on Jan 1, 2021 17:13:25 GMT
Hello I have the Ender 3 Pro for about a year. Love it as first printer although the bed size has restricted me on couple prints I wanted to do but could'nt. The glass bed measures 9.25" X 9.25". I know it cannot print out to edges, Ender says max print area is 220 X 220, which is 8.66" x 8.66". I wanted to do a print last night that the widest measured 7.875" or 7 7/8". Cura8 ,even after upping bed area to CUSTOM to max allowable for ender 3 according to Cura. Said could not SLICE it. Max size of object I wanted to print was 7.407" X 7.5". Normally I would accept this, BUT this print is a mating half to a case and it has to match. What settings are I missing?
On a another note, I do plane on getting a Ender extender kit soon, maybe i'll wait?
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Post by RobertsClif on Jan 1, 2021 18:04:18 GMT
I see no reason why the Ender should not print this model. It could be that Cura bed size is not configured correctly or the model you are trying to slice has errors. Which version Cura are you using, post the profile for Cura will have a look for you. You can also post the model will check if for errors.
On a different note Prusaslicer 2.3.0.rc2 has downloadable profiles for your 3D Printer, plus many versions of filament profiles
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Post by bruce19 on Jan 1, 2021 21:46:56 GMT
Cura 4.8.0 I went to SETTINGS-PREFERENCES- Under PRESET PRINTERS- it says Creality Ender-3 Pro I then clicked MACHINE SETTINGS
x 220 mm Xmin -26mm
y 220 mm Ymin -32mm
z 250 mm
Xmax 32mm
Ymax 34mm
GANTRY HEIGHT 25mm
Build plate set RECTANGLE (even though its square)
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Post by RobertsClif on Jan 1, 2021 22:12:47 GMT
OK! (" -26mm, -32mm, 32mm and 34mm ") are the silhouette of print head fan caps included
A Rectangle is a square with equal sides this is OK.
Do you have any start or end G-Code for the Printer or Extruder.
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Post by bruce19 on Jan 2, 2021 2:06:59 GMT
Start G-code; Ender 3 Custom Start G-code
G92 E0 ; Reset Extruder
G28 ; Home all axes
G1 Z2.0 F3000 : Move Z axis up little to prevent scratching of heat bed
G1 X0.1 Y20 Z0.3 F5000.0 ; Move to start position
G1 X0.1 Y200.0 Z0.3 F1500.0 E15 ; draw the First line
G1 X0.4 Y200.0 Z0.3 F1500.0 ; Move to the side a little
G1 X0.4 Z0.3 F1500.0 E30 ; Draw the second line
G92 E0 ; reset extruder
G1 Z2.0 F3000 ; Move Z axis up little to prevent scratching of heat bed
G1 X5 Y20 Z0.3 F5000.0 ; Move over to prevent blob squish
End G code
G91 ;Relative positioning
G1 E-2 F2700 ;Retract a bit
G1 E-2 Z0.2 f2400 ;retract and raise Z
G1 X5 Y5 F3000 ;wipe out
G1 Z10 ; Raise Z more
G90 ;Absolute positionning
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Post by bruce19 on Jan 2, 2021 2:12:55 GMT
"silhouette of print head fan caps included"  ? |
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Post by RobertsClif on Jan 2, 2021 14:01:38 GMT
I assumed the negative number were for the "silhouette of print head fan caps included"
When 3D Printing multiple models "Print one at a time" the Printer needs to know the size an shape of the hot-end assembly to avoid hitting the first printed object. This is the purpose of the "silhouette of print head fan caps included"
Please Post a complete screen shot showing "Said could not SLICE it."
Is it possible for post for me the STL file.
I like Prusaslicer 2.3.0 because you could save file on your bed as a 3MF file post it I could load it an see everything you see.
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Post by junkman on Jan 3, 2021 20:05:28 GMT
Cura will not allow you to print that size. If you look at the image of the bed in Cura you'll notice a darker area around the edges, if the print goes into that area Cura considers it too large and will not slice it. You can try creating a custom printer profile from scratch in Cura. It has to be started from scratch because if you start with the Ender 3 profile it will always have this unprintable edge around the outside of the build plate. Or try slicing in another slicer such as Prusa slicer.
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Post by mjf55 on Jan 28, 2021 17:56:39 GMT
This is an slightly older thread, but CHEP addressed the shaded areas on the bed making a 'no print zone' See
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