Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 22:30:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: Colloquial <john.brai...@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: Printing in the air!
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Thanks Torsten, Nic has pointed out that this is a "feature" for Cura 12.08 
and objects that are outside the box, so I wont dig out the code. Thanks 
for the offer :-)

On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 12:42:10 AM UTC+2, Nic Roche wrote:
>
> Sometimes  this happens when the paths generated by the gcode are outside 
> the printable area.
>
> On Tuesday, 9 October 2012 03:40:25 UTC+10, Colloquial wrote:
>>
>> I have just upgraded to Cura (12.08) on the Mac, and my 1st print is not 
>> going so well... the printer homes in on the 0,0,0 position, then the Z 
>> plate drops (about 20mm) the head moves to the middle point, and starts 
>> printing. All good? nope, because the z-plate does not come back up to 0 
>> (or near 0). So I end up printing in mid air. Can anyone point out what I'm 
>> doing wrong? its probably a numpty error.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Colloquial
>>
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Thanks Torsten, Nic has pointed out that this is a "feature" for Cura 12.08=
 and objects that are outside the box, so I wont dig out the code. Thanks f=
or the offer :-)<br><br>On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 12:42:10 AM UTC+2, Nic =
Roche wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-lef=
t: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">Sometimes&nbsp;&nb=
sp;this happens&nbsp;when the paths generated by the gcode are outside the =
printable area.<br><br>On Tuesday, 9 October 2012 03:40:25 UTC+10, Colloqui=
al  wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0;margin-left:0=
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I have just upgraded to C=
ura (12.08) on the Mac, and my 1st print is not going so well... the printe=
r homes in on the 0,0,0 position, then the Z plate drops (about 20mm) the h=
ead moves to the middle point, and starts printing. All good? nope,&nbsp;be=
cause&nbsp;the z-plate does not come back up to 0 (or near 0). So I end up =
printing in mid air. Can anyone point out what I'm doing wrong? its probabl=
y a numpty error.<div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div>Colloquial</div></blo=
ckquote></blockquote>
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