Printer Calibration; What Does The Calibration Do - Felix printers Pro L Quick Start Manual

11 Printer calibration

For 3D printing, the first layer is the most important layer. It is the basis of a print job (which can take more than 70 hours in some
cases). An improperly printed first layer is mostly the cause of a failed print. With the automatic calibration features properly
executed, the chance of failure will be minimized.
The calibration mechanism is dependent upon the following features on the printer.
The probe sensor in each hot-end.
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The leveling software.
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Mechanics of z-axis
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So, when one of the above systems is not working properly, the printer will not be able to calibrate.

11.1 What does the calibration do?

For the FELIX Pro L/XL to properly operate the calibrations described in this chapter need to be performed.
1.1.6 Software based leveling the build plate.
To ensure the distance between the bed and the nozzles is the same over the whole build plate. This is done automatically.
When to do this calibration?
When changing to a new bed.
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When the first layer is not sticking to the bed
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When you see that the lines on the first layer, significantly differ in thickness from one side to the other side of the build
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plate.
After transporting the printer.
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When the auto bed leveling routine is started. The following steps are performed.
1. The hot-ends heat up to 185 ˚C
2. The currently active extruder will touch the bed at a couple of points.
3. The bed leveling software turn the Z spindles to make the bed level. (Level in this case means that the distance between
the build plate and the hot-end is the same over the whole bed surface).
4. After this the software will compensate the first couple of layers to ensure a proper first layer.
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