Please excuse my ignorance if it shines bright but I’m still learning. I have pretty much just set up my X1 and started printing with the typical maintenance required. Very few multi color prints even though I have an ams. Difficult for me to find the time to dial that stuff in. Anyway, I just started browsing MakerWorld and it seems like a great deal of the files are set in .28 or lower layer height. The filter function does little to remedy this if you’re searching for .4mm prints. My question is 2 fold: 1) Must I use a .2 nozzle in order to print .28 and lower? 2) I am getting an error message reading: The current build plate is not the same as in the G code. Please stop the print job and replace the build plate.
Is this a result of having the incorrect nozzle installed for the print?
Thank you
Layer height and nozzle size are two entirely different things. Layer height is how far the nozzle moves up in Z(vertical) for each layer of plastic it extrudes. Nozzle size is the width of the hole in the nozzle which is basically the width in the horizontal plane of the plastic “line” being extruded. IE you can print .1 layer height with a .4 nozzle.
The build plate error is because the Printer knows what build plate you have installed (via the QR code on the plate) and it does not match what the file was sliced with. IE you have the Engineering Plate installed and it was sliced with the Textured PEI Plate setting.
I’m not sure what models you are looking at, but nozzle size and layer height are not the same thing.
For a 0.4mm nozzle, you can see typical layer height choices if you look at the default Process profiles in Bambu Studio:
The number in front is the layer height (first layer is often different).
A thick layer height will print faster than using a lower height, but the sides will show the layer lines more prominently and small details might be lost.
When the build plate selected during model preparation is different than the one in the printer you will see an error. Open the model in Studio to see the plate that was used or to change it to another plate.
Thank you very much for the response. I appreciate the information and explanation.
Thank you for including the photo in your response to better explain. I appreciate you taking the time to help me out here and for the explanation.