1 Topic by Stimp

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Topic: How to Print a grid

I have seen photos of models printed with a grid on the bed.
How can I print a grid on my hot bed to help hold the models with small footprint?
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2 Reply by elmoret

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Re: How to Print a grid

It's called a raft, and if things are set up properly, you don't need it.

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3 Reply by cckens

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Re: How to Print a grid

If you're using slic3r you can set up a brim, which is just a couple of extra perimeters to the base layer.  It's pretty easily removed and can be set to any size.  I typically use a 2mm brim to make sure that I don't have any corner lift on my larger objects.

4 Reply by cmetzel

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Re: How to Print a grid

Click on the raft tab of skeinforge and click the ? button it will explain it all to you.