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by alanlstar
Wed Aug 16, 2017 7:45 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Simplify3D Version 4.0 just got released.
Replies: 9
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Re: Simplify3D Version 4.0 just got released.

I just started using 4.0, and it does some strange things with rafts; it created a small raft under the points that touch the build plate, but left major sections of the part I was trying to print unsupported. I went back to 3.1 at least while using rafts.
by alanlstar
Mon May 08, 2017 6:39 pm
Forum: How-to/Guides/Tips
Topic: Making Z calibration easier
Replies: 2
Views: 7930

Making Z calibration easier

I found it is easier to do the Z calibration if I take the lock nut from the top of the plate to the underside of the plate. It is much easier to access the nut when it is below the plate. A secondary advantage is that when the nut is tightened, it pulls any play in the threads down instead of up, a...