Difference between revisions of "SETTINGS/Printer/Print Leveling/Probe Settings/Z Offset"

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{{Slice Settings1
 
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|The thickness of the paper (or other calibration device) used to perform manual bed probe.
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|The vertical distance from the Z probe to the nozzle, in millimeters.
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For manual probing, this is thickness of the paper (or other calibration device).
  
 
=== Restrictions ===
 
=== Restrictions ===
  
*Not shown when [[SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Hardware Leveling|Has Hardware Leveling]] is enabled as only one form of leveling can be used at a time.|*millimeters (mm)|
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*Not shown when [[SETTINGS/Printer/Features/Hardware/Has Hardware Leveling|Has Hardware Leveling]] is enabled.|*millimeters (mm)|
  
 
=== mm ===
 
=== mm ===
  
In this example, the paper to be used during the manual bed probe is 0.1 mm thick.}}
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In this example, the Z probe is 1.6mm higher than the nozzle.}}

Latest revision as of 14:53, 2 August 2017

A screenshot of the Z Offset setting as seen in MatterControl's SETTINGS pane.

Function

The vertical distance from the Z probe to the nozzle, in millimeters.

For manual probing, this is thickness of the paper (or other calibration device).

Restrictions

Parameters

  • millimeters (mm)

Example(s)

mm

In this example, the Z probe is 1.6mm higher than the nozzle.

Z Offset1-ss-ex.png