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12.2 Bed leveling calibration
To make sure the distance between the bed and the nozzles is consistent across the entire build plate, you need to perform a bed
leveling sequence.
When to do this calibration?
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When changing to a new bed.
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When the first layer is not sticking to the bed
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When you see that the lines on the first layer, significantly differ in thickness from one side to the other side of the build plate.
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After transporting the printer.
Guide
When the auto bed leveling routine is started. The following steps are performed:
1.
The hot-ends heat up to 185 ˚C
2. The currently active extruder will touch the bed at a couple of points.
3. The bed leveling software turn the Z spindles to make the bed level. (Level in this case means that the distance between the
build plate and the hot-end is the same over the whole bed surface).
4. After this the software will compensate the first couple of layers to ensure a proper first layer.