Hi I’m new to 3D printing and wondered why some machines are named using paper sizes?
Anet A6 is 220 x 220 x 250 , Anet A8 is 220 x 220 x 240 print area. Does the print area correspond to the true model size?
The. Bigger the print area, the bigger your model can be
Print size is the size your model you want to print can measure.
On some printers it is accurate to true model size, but the cheaper Chinese stuff tends to exaggerate their dimensions. The Anet printers I own (a2 and a8) are true to their descriptions. Those are the outermost limits though, so typically, you would set a bounding box to bring the tool head in a few mm, causing you to lose that space.
A6, A2 and A8 are actually not referring to paper sizes. They are just model names. I have an a8 and the build plate measures exactly 220x220, but you obviously can’t print on the whole plate because of rounded corners, screwholes in the corners and the bed being cooler at the edge and thus bed adheasion suffering. But i can print to about 1cm from the edge without problems.
Hi Thanks for the comment, so the A prefix refers to machine model and not print size.
Hi Thanks for the comment, so the A prefix refers to machine model and not print size.
Hi Thanks for the comment, so the A prefix refers to machine model and not print size.
Hi Thanks for the comment, so the A prefix refers to machine model and not print size.
Hi Thanks for the comment, so the A prefix refers to machine model and not print size.
Hi Hoverquad
these are just model names of the printer they do not have any reference to paper sizes (same as the AUDI A series of cars don’t)
Yes the print area corresponds to the maximum possible size print it can do.
(larger prints are possible though thru gluing or fastening smaller prints together)
