Increasing Build plate size?

[Billzilla]

Have you guys got any luck with it? I ah designing a part, which is slightly larger than the current build area.

Slice it in half (or whatever) in software and print it out in two parts.
Glue together, problem solved.

[curious aardvark]

not sure about 5-6 inches. But 3 is doable. Just have the object as two models and print the right side with the right nozzle and the left side with the left nozzle.
You'll also need a slicer that lets you change the build plate dimensions. Simplify3d does. Not sure how easy it would be to do with anything else.

But yeah printing in two parts and joining would be much easier :-)

[curious aardvark]

potentially, yes - and move the end stops..
For my rep clones I use flashforge's flashprint these days, just so much better for the dual nozzles than simplify3d - and I've yet to find any way of changing bed size on it.
I've looked as I'd quite like to use it for other printers as well.

You could do it using simplify3d, or cura or slic3r.

But not flashprint or makerware - that I know of.

[bl099]

potentially, yes - and move the end stops..
For my rep clones I use flashforge's flashprint these days, just so much better for the dual nozzles than simplify3d - and I've yet to find any way of changing bed size on it.
I've looked as I'd quite like to use it for other printers as well.

You could do it using simplify3d, or cura or slic3r.

But not flashprint or makerware - that I know of.

Sorry. I am a newbie. How do you go about moving the finder?s end stops? Thanks.

[curious aardvark]

on a finder ?
no don't think yu can enlarge the print area on one of those. This was all about doing it on a creator.
Quite different machines.