what ever happened to editing your own print bed image?

[ptegler]

v4x you use to be able to edit/include your own bed image. V5.x those options under TOOLS -> OPTIONS -> MACHINE don't include the entry box wher you could define a STL to represent your print bed.

I REALLY need to be able to add some index /linesmarks on my print bed to define print specific print areas for a variety of reasons (damaged ereas to avoid, spacings etc etc)

does anyone know a work around in V5??

tia

[parallyze]

I REALLY need to be able to add some index /linesmarks on my print bed to define print specific print areas for a variety of reasons (damaged ereas to avoid, spacings etc etc)

does anyone know a work around in V5??

No v5, so can't test it. But in v4 you could override the settings from the GUI within each profile by
editing the XML, the parameters are:

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  <overridePrinterModels>1</overridePrinterModels>
  <printerModelsOverride>c:\my\path\model.stl</printerModelsOverride>

Maybe adding this to the profile will also work in v5...

[S3D-Jason]

The process is similar in V5, but there's slightly different tags.

To change the print bed model for your printer, go to File > Export Printer Profiles, and choose the profile for the machine you want to edit. Save the .fff file to your hard drive and open it in a text editor.

Search for the <machineBackgroundModel> tag and edit it to include the complete file path to your custom STL file for the print bed. For example:

<machineBackgroundModel>C:\Users\MyUsername\Documents\PrintBed.stl</machineBackgroundModel>

Save the .fff file, then go to File > Import Printer Profile in Simplify3D to reload the updated file. Now anytime you select that profile by going to Edit Process Settings and using the Select Profile option at the top, you will see the new print bed in the 3D view.

[ptegler]

well that appears to be a good workaround, BUT.... first gambit...that entry is currently blank ( <machineBackgroundModel></machineBackgroundModel>) so how does S3D already bring up a model of a bed? EG: where/what is it pulling up an image from? I have at least 10-15 FFF's I'll have to edit, but all are the same bed image! I have a 500mm sized RatRig V-core, but am using a 300mm print bed surface. I just need to be able to draw a 300mm square on the 500 sized bed so I know where to position items. No, I can not simply use a 300 profile as that will limit other aspects of what ends up in the positional logic of the g-code files. I just need to edit the default 500 sized bed image
So the question remains...how is S3D puloing up a bed image when this entry in the FFF is currently blank?
tia

[S3D-Jason]

Keep in mind that the software already creates a stock bed model for all machines, so you will typically always see some sort of 3D display for the print bed. You are just allowed to customize that to a more detailed 3D model if you wish using the instructions I posted above.