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Reverse printed object?

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GRAYWOLF

Reverse printed object?
January 22, 2015 03:21PM

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I've opened an object in cura and exported it to g-code but its been printed out mirrored.
I've also entered this model in cura but yet its also off centre.
Can someone tell me where to look for the gremlins inhabiting my printer?

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gforce1

Re: Reverse printed object?
January 22, 2015 04:23PM

Registered: 10 years ago
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I guess one of your axis (y-axis?)is going the wrong way.
What printer do you have?

Edit: also mirrored prints [forums.reprap.org]

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/22/2015 04:28PM by gforce1.

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GRAYWOLF

Re: Reverse printed object?
January 23, 2015 01:29AM

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its also a Prusa i3 but it has only happened on this one object!
Also In cura the object is place in the centre of the bed from left to right but when printed it faces (off centre!) Xaxis rear! rotated 90 degrees !

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/23/2015 01:29AM by GRAYWOLF.

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GRAYWOLF

Re: Reverse printed object?
January 23, 2015 01:15PM

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gforce1
I guess one of your axis (y-axis?)is going the wrong way.
What printer do you have?

Edit: also mirrored prints [forums.reprap.org]

X and Y were swapped !
Thanks bud.
Try again.

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jbernardis

Re: Reverse printed object?
January 23, 2015 02:38PM

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GRAYWOLF
X and Y were swapped !
Thanks bud.
Try again.

Huh? If X and Y are swapped, the object will not be mirrored - it will just be rotated 180 degrees.

If your objects are truly mirrored, then X OR Y is mirrored - not both

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GRAYWOLF

Re: Reverse printed object?
January 24, 2015 03:36AM

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Is there something in the G-code that could cause this?

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gforce1

Re: Reverse printed object?
January 24, 2015 08:52AM

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GRAYWOLF
Is there something in the G-code that could cause this?

No.

I think you have a problem with the direction off your axis. Or at least one off them

When you press + 50 mm for x-axis is the carriage moving to the right?
When you press + 50 mm for y-axis is the heatbed moving towards you ?

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GRAYWOLF

Re: Reverse printed object?
January 24, 2015 08:55AM

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It does now, I switched the axis and flipped the connections but now the extruder is playing up (didn't touch the wiring on it)