This Zortrax page claims that the M200 has a 200x200 mm workspace:
https://zortrax.com/printers/zortrax-m200/
but the V1.10.0 Zsuite slicer won't accept a workpiece that large. What is the actual work envelope?
200x200
That's odd - I created a 200x200x3mm rectangular sheet in CAD and exported an STL. When imported into ZSuite 1.10.0 for an M200 the rectangular sheet completely filled the bed and it was colored red, which has always meant in the past that some part of the print is tool large to print. A 180x180x3mm sheet imported just fine into ZSuite.
I'll try again with intermediate sizes and see how large ZSuite can work with. I have a V2 printer (I think) from a couple years ago with the V-thread for the Z-axis - might other versions have a larger print footprint?
Isn't it quite obvious that there a difference between the maximum build space and maximum model size due to the raft? The raft is always a few mm wider (X/Y) than the model and it also needs 1.5mm or so in height.
From the last rafts I found I would guess the raft needs an additional 4mm in each direction, so a sum of 8mm for X/Y size. So I would assume the maximum actual model size is like 192mmx192mmx178.5mm.
As it happens, a 199.5x199.5mm block is accepted by ZSuite and produces a very slightly larger raft. It's probably 200x200 mm or a bit bigger.
Isn’t it quite obvious that there a difference between the maximum build space and maximum model size due to the raft?
That does makes sense. For the life of me, though, I can't understand why a user would be interested in the size of the raft that can be printed since they can only use the part. In this case, I suppose it is just a matter of rounding up and even to me 0.5mm one way or the other is not a big deal.
Well, what the user is interested in is not always what marketing will think is the most catchy way to say it (*cough* layer height *cough*).
Besides, I would assume that any other printer uses the same build space definition, it's just that almost any other printer can also print raftless.
Then again, without the raft, the 200x200x180mm are most probably reachable.
Well, what the user is interested in is not always what marketing will think is the most catchy way to say it (*cough* layer height *cough*).
Besides, I would assume that any other printer uses the same build space definition, it's just that almost any other printer can also print raftless.
Then again, without the raft, the 200x200x180mm are most probably reachable.
True - the world would be a much happier place for me if engineers did marketing (so long as marketers don't do the engineering).