Originally Posted by
Aztecphoenix
in a sense, the argumant is moot,
as get better with our calibrations and others develop ways of fine tuning the laser and mirrors we would be able to get finer and finer resolutions possibly even the the point of nano. the whole purpose of this thread is to try and make the Peachy the most reliable 3D printer on the market even if everything we are talking about is to be done after market. to be able for the printer to accurately know what its current Z height is simply means you get that much more precise of a final product with less fussing around.
3D printing technology is constantly advancing, and there is no law that states that it has to advance in a certain order, if we can measure more accurately than our printer can print it just gives us an excuse to make the printer more accurate to match.