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HARK
 HARK
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Segmented bed heating

Is it possible to force this printer, using some G-CODE or menu setting, to heat the entire bed before and during printing and not just segments based on the model's location?

I have a boxed printer and when printing from ASA, I would like the entire plate to be heated to maintain the temperature in the box. If the printer only heats a few segments, heat retention in the box is not good.

I tried activating the "box heating" in the slicer and set the temperature in the box to 50°C. I assumed that the printer, even though it does not have active heating, would heat the entire bed, but this did not happen.

Thank you for the advice.

Napsal : 08/07/2025 9:30 am
BaconFase
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RE: Segmented bed heating

Is it possible to force this printer, using some G-CODE or menu setting, to heat the entire bed before and during printing and not just segments based on the model's location?

Printer LCD > Settings > Hardware > Heat Entire Bed. Tick it on.

 

There is start and end gcode in Printer Settings > Custom G-code in the slicer in regards to the starting absorb heat phase and turning off the heatbed at the end. So I assume you can modify those code blocks a little to achieve your goals.

XL-5T, MK3S MMU3 || Printing with multiple nozzle-sizes: Official Guide, Unofficial(old) || PrusaSlicer Fork || Other advanced slicer tactics || TPU || HF Nozzles

Napsal : 08/07/2025 6:36 pm
HARK
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Segmented bed heating

BaconFase: Thank you, perfect 👍 . The menu is so extensive that I didn't notice this feature. 😊 

 
Napsal : 09/07/2025 4:51 am
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