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27 September 2018 at 18:40 #31578
Ian Skeldon 2
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27 September 2018 at 18:40 #373553
Ian Skeldon 2
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After enjoying early easy success with both Fusion and my creality ender printer I have now hit a problem which I am sure is easy to resolve, but I just can't work out., all help much appreciated.

I am trying to print out a disc, like a thick washer with no hole in it.

Fusion has drawn it perfectly (well it wasn't much of a challenge).

When I select it and send it to Cura, cura tries to print it on it's side.

I have tried all sorts of things in fusion but to no avail.

Please go easy with me, I am sure it's me being stupid, but now the fog is so thick I just can't sort it out….
27 September 2018 at 19:00 #373557
Enough!
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@enough
One of the Cura icons that open up over the model screen will let you rotate about X, Y or Z axes. You can then save it in that orientation

If you want it to be "right way up" when you open it the first time, you'll need to orient the axes correctly when you model it in Fusion.
27 September 2018 at 19:07 #373560
Alan Vos
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@alanvos39612
In Cura, select the object, click on the rotate icon, drag the red circle round to +/- 90 degrees as required. Job done.
27 September 2018 at 19:16 #373561
Steve F
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@stevef
Hi

Are you sure you are drawing with the axis set correctly in Fusion. In the preferences there is a setting called "default modelling orientation. The default for this (no idea why) is Y up. Everything you draw has to turned to print. Took me ages to find it. Change it to Z up. Things look a whole lot better

regards

Steve
27 September 2018 at 19:20 #373562
Ian Skeldon 2
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@ianskeldon2
Guy's I am extremely grateful, I will sort out my fusion orintation when next open but for now I can crack on and print this item, crazy really as it's the smallest and most simple thing I have done with 3d printing.

Once again, many thanks,

Ian
27 September 2018 at 19:38 #373566
Enough!
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@enough
Posted by Steve F on 27/09/2018 19:16:26:The default for this (no idea why) is Y up. Everything you draw has to turned to print.

The default is with X and Y in the screen plane (Y vertical, X horizontal) and Z coming out of the screen. It's the default with many (most?) CAD packages including my 20 year-old Pro/E. At least you can change yours easily.

The more curious thing, perhaps, is why slicers don't use the same default.
27 September 2018 at 20:01 #373570
Ian Skeldon 2
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@ianskeldon2
Well that was easily sorted out once pointed in the right direction, fusion prefs now set to 'z' up, thanks again guys.
27 September 2018 at 20:01 #373571
Neil Wyatt
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Posted by Ian Skeldon 2 on 27/09/2018 18:40:21:

After enjoying early easy success with both Fusion and my creality ender printer I have now hit a problem which I am sure is easy to resolve, but I just can't work out., all help much appreciated.

I am trying to print out a disc, like a thick washer with no hole in it.

Fusion has drawn it perfectly (well it wasn't much of a challenge).

When I select it and send it to Cura, cura tries to print it on it's side.

I have tried all sorts of things in fusion but to no avail.

Please go easy with me, I am sure it's me being stupid, but now the fog is so thick I just can't sort it out….

Probably you have it in the wrong plane.

Just use the rotate controls to flip it 90 degrees in Cura.

You should have three icons move, rotate and scale whatever version of Cura you have.

Neil
27 September 2018 at 20:53 #373576
Alan Vos
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@alanvos39612
Posted by Bandersnatch on 27/09/2018 19:38:15:

The default is with X and Y in the screen plane (Y vertical, X horizontal) and Z coming out of the screen. It's the default with many (most?) CAD packages including my 20 year-old Pro/E. At least you can change yours easily.

The more curious thing, perhaps, is why slicers don't use the same default.

The original problem is solved, so I feel free to diverge

CAD developed from the traditional drawing board where, like a simple graph, X is horizontal and Y is vertical.

3D printing developed from CNC machining, where Z is vertical.

Just an idea, No proof offered. The difference may be due to something else.
28 September 2018 at 15:02 #373673
Gary Wooding
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@garywooding25363
In Fusion, the Z-axis is coloured blue, X is red, and Y is green.
28 September 2018 at 18:28 #373706
Enough!
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@enough
I figured out how to change the co-ordinate axes setup on my (old) Pro/E. To save figuring out the right (slicer) orientation by trial and error could someone with the correct setup (in fusion or other) tell me what in which directions his axes are pointing please?
28 September 2018 at 22:06 #373733
Gary Wooding
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@garywooding25363
Like I said in my post, Z-axis is blue

X-axis is red

Y-axis is green
28 September 2018 at 22:10 #373735
Enough!
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@enough
… so Z and X are in the screen plane; Y is into the screen. Thanks, Gary (I'm not using Fusion).
28 September 2018 at 22:25 #373736
Gary Wooding
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@garywooding25363
Another way of looking at it is…it's rather like a vertical mill: X-axis (red) goes left to right, Y-axis (green) goes away from you, and Z-axis (blue) goes up and down.
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