So … I measured the encoder plate and its only 336mm and not 350mm. I guess the PEI plate is bigger?
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I’m printing something right now, but my second Smooth PEI plate measures 14in/355mm. So, I guess they cut the Vision plate short.
Perhaps it’s a bit smaller so that the camera can see the entire thing, since the camera is on the right side of the nozzle and not centered?
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Just a head up the new BTT glacier plate is undersized as well, not the full 350mm so its a deal breaker for me. I hope the frostbite will be full size!
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The encoder board is slightly smaller!
I’ve got both on hand, and placing the encoder board on the regular PEI board, yeah.
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Hopefully this isn’t some new standard, if I buy a build plate I expect it to allow me to use the entire print volume, even if that means I have to take steps to do so for the printer (having the same filament going to both nozzles for example)
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Speaking of which… I just saw the announcement for a Tech writer. They needed that in this aspect. The specs led people down the wrong path. It wasn’t until the reviews started popping up that I really understood what it would take to use the entire bed. This hoop isn’t too bad and is understandable. Communication was definitely lacking on that spec.
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wow that is so weird… im not quite sure i understand why its smaller then the pei plate ? also does it allign as straight as the pei sheet ? is it exactly 90 degree everytime on the bed ?
Also most reviews did not mention… but you can do multi color 350mm wide prints with two AMS units with same filaments in both. Just going to make the print time very high with multiple flushes on each nozzle each layer, but it is possible.
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100% agree. There were many things that were worded in ways that could even directly harm their sales. A lot of people took the whole “you need to insert a USB drive to enable LAN mode” bit as “LAN mode has been reduced to direct USB control”, and would likely not purchase the printer because of that. Hiring a (hopefully) native speaker of the language with some experience would go a long way to reduce confusion
That shouldn’t be an issue. I don’t have the Vision plate to test so take it with a grain, but the new method of alignment is actually pretty genius. Its aligned near-er to the center instead of the edges. That way, they can take smaller plates and still align them perfectly every time. Its really a slick way of doing it.
The smaller vision plate is not meant to be printed on. So it is not really a build plate. It is only used for calibration. So, it doesn’t need to be as large.
I do wonder how many people will try to print on it, but suspect the H2D will warn you not to do that.
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The new BTT glacier plate is the same size of the encoder plate but the btt glacier plate CAN be printed on.
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Oh, I understand. That is really a problem! I do hope that is not the pattern!
Oddly on the product page it does say 350x325
They updated the photo too, seem like its 350mm after all.
I supose the optical system can only reach an smaller surface than the printing system.
Just curious where each nozzle will print their purge line.
As this further restricts the effective usable size. I hope it will be in a spot
together or in each sides nozzle region where only the one nozzle can print
(left nozzle = left side, right nozzle = right side).
If both purge on the front are this takes another 20mm away?