No print zone, how to add manually? | 3D Printing | Page 1

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 12:32 AM

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for the past two days i have been slicing the same model over and over trying to fill the whole build plate. but in elegoo there exists a no print zone but i switched to cura and there is not a no print zone and i've been searching everywhere but i cant find anything. Like there is supposed to be a ''no print zone'' code on atleast the creality printers but no they dont. therefore i wonder if its possible to add one manually

ocean mortarBOT Jan 2, 2024, 12:32 AM

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plucky vigil for the past two days i have been slicing the same model over and over trying to...

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Yes, it is possible to manually add a "no print zone" or exclude certain areas from the printing process in slicing software like Cura. Here's how you can do it:

Open the model in Cura and go to the "Prepare" stage.
Click on the "Models" icon on the left-hand side panel to select your model.
Then, click on the "Per Model Settings" icon just above the "Models" icon.
In the "Per Model Settings" panel, click the "+" sign to add a new setting.
From the dropdown menu, select "Modify settings for overlapping models or within meshes."
Now, click on the model that you want to exclude from printing and select "Select settings" in the "Modify settings" section.
In the sidebar that appears, search for and select the "Mesh type" setting.
Change the "Mesh type" to "Exclusion zone" and adjust the size and position as desired.
Repeat steps 4-8 for any additional models or areas you wish to exclude.
Slice your model and you should see that the designated areas are ma...

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 12:32 AM

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Cura

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elegoo. see the grey line? thats the no print zone

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 12:35 AM

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thats from the skirt

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if you enable a skirt it should show up

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 12:36 AM

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No its not. does not show up. when model enters grey zone its blocked and cannot be sliced

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 12:37 AM

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i'm sorry i'm confused, is that not what you want?

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 12:37 AM

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it is. but when i set skirt that doesnt even come up.

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 12:37 AM

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what is your skirt line count set to?

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 12:38 AM

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1

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see its set to brim. still grey zone

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take this vid for example

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Il1sierB4Yk&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fclient%3Dopera-gx%26q%3DHOW%2BTO%2BADD%2BNO%2BPRINT%2BZONE%2BTO%2BCURA%26sourceid%3Dopera%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8&source_ve_path=MTM5MTE3LDIzODUx&feature=emb_title

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How to Remove the Creality Ender 3 Keep Out Area in Cura

Chuck shows you how to remove the Creality Ender 3 "Keep Out" Area in Cura. The Cura slicer added a keep-out area to protect from hitting the clips that hold the bed. But most people know where the clips are or have changed beds to magnetic or something that doesn't require clips. So how do you get the full build area back within Cura?
Chuck sh...

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he removes a config file. i checked for it but it doesnt exist

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 12:39 AM

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okay so you need to modify a printer def.json

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 12:39 AM

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yes but i cant find it

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 12:40 AM

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go to help > show config folder i believe

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its been a long time since ive used cura lol

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 12:40 AM

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i've been there already. but this comes up

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 12:41 AM

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go into definitions'

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 12:41 AM

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idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 12:41 AM

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what printer are you using in cura?

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 12:41 AM

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neptune 4 plus. but there are no profiles for it so i made custom ff with same g code as printer

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 12:45 AM

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try this: hit your windows key and type in cura, click open file location, then right click and do it again

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then hit resources and then definitions

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 12:46 AM

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this came up

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 12:46 AM

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that should bring you to all your base defs

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is there any folders?

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 12:48 AM

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idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 12:48 AM

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do you know where your printer def is by any chance?

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 12:49 AM

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fraid not

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 12:51 AM

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give me one second i just realized i am on cura 4.1 not cura 5

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what size is your printer?

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i found where it all goes im just verifying before i make instructions

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 1:01 AM

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well on elegoos own config file it says 330. but its 320. but go with 330x330x387

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 1:04 AM

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really quick

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does the neptune slicer have a neptune 4 plus?

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if so we can just pull that profile and put it in regular cura

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 1:05 AM

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yes the printer came with its on elegoo slicer. but on the original cura it doesnt exist.

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yes i did a custom ff printer with same of that

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 1:05 AM

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or if you wanna stay custom we can do that too

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 1:05 AM

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plucky vigil yes i did a custom ff printer with same of that

same settings? or did you pull the file and import it

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 1:06 AM

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well where could i find that file. cuz i looked for it

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its the exact same settings

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 1:06 AM

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Ok

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i found where it comes from

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 1:06 AM

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oh ok

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 1:06 AM

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do the open file location on elegoo cura

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and then go into the share folder

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and then resouces and defs

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copy that .def. of your printer and send it here rq so i can figure out where the required models are

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 1:08 AM

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uh there is no share folder

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 1:08 AM

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send a screenshot really quick?

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should be right under shapely.libs

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 1:09 AM

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there is no shapely libs

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 1:09 AM

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is there just a resources in the elegoo?

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 1:10 AM

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first i search. press open file way

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then this open file way

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 1:11 AM

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yeah then do it again

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 1:11 AM

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there is no again. i can only do it twice

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wait i found resources folder

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i didnt find share but i found the json files

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OMG I FOUND IT

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 1:15 AM

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yoo

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 1:15 AM

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wow i managed to file it into cura.

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 1:15 AM

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grab the def and keep that window open

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oh wait it doesnt have a custom model

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did you add one as a machine yet

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 1:15 AM

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this what was i was talking about

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yes

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 1:16 AM

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yeah i was about to try to make one from the data i ripped from the e3 profile haha

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does it work?

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 1:16 AM

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it works but there is not a no print zone

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 1:16 AM

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is the skirt on? i don't think it works without

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 1:16 AM

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OH WAIT THERE IS

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HOLY HELL MAN YOU ARE SO SMART YOU SAVED MY LIFE

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 1:17 AM

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thanks lmao

plucky vigil Jan 2, 2024, 1:18 AM

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happykitten

idle granite Jan 2, 2024, 1:18 AM

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just for anyone who might be looking at this in the future: Something i found in my reserach is that the disallow zone's origin is from the center, so that's why examples look weird.

#No print zone, how to add manually?