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CALIBRATING THE OFFSET JETS
WARNING: DO NOT USE THE OFFSET JETS MENU UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO DO SO BY CUBIFY
SUPPORT . CHANGES TO THESE SETTINGS WILL AFFECT THE QUALITY OF MULTI-COLOR OR MULTI-MATERIAL
PRINTS . CALIBRATION WAS PERFORMED BY THE FACTORY AND ANY CHANGES TO THESE SETTINGS MUST
BE APPROVED AND GUIDED BY CUBIFY SUPPORT .
NOTE: Calibrating the Offset Jets is only applicable for printers with more than one (1) print jet installed .
Calibration files can be downloaded from
www .Cubify .com
. These files are printed like any other .cubepro file.
There are two files available. The Pro_2 file is for printers with two print jets and the Pro_3 file is for printers with 3 print jets. The exact
file names may differ.
Calibration Overview
Depending on your printer model, you may have up to three (3) print jets installed . Calibrating the offset jets becomes necessary when
multi-color or multi-material prints are not aligned properly . If the print jets are not positioned properly, supports may not be printed as
intended and print geometries may be altered .
In addition, whenever a print jet or extruder assembly has been replaced, this procedure should be performed .
When it becomes necessary to calibrate the offset jets, each print jet will be tested for proper alignment. When printing the test file, a
scale will be printed by all print jets and the scales printed by print jets 2 and 3 will be compared to the scale printed by print jet 1 .
NOTE: It is very important to compare the scales printed by print jet 2 and print jet 3 to the scale printed by print
jet 1 . Print jet one should not be adjusted .
Print Scale Illustration
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B
C
D
E
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G
H
A
Y-Axis Scale
B
Print Jet 3 Y-Axis Scale
C
Print Jet 1 Y-Axis Scale
D
Print Jet 2 Y-Axis Scale
E
X-Axis Scale
F
Print Jet 2 X-Axis Scale
G
Print Jet 1 X-Axis Scale
H
Print Jet 3 X-Axis Scale