Show the size of the print bed (work area) in the plot.

[dicksondickson]

Would it be possible to show the print bed or work area in the plot?
I think this will help tremendously for people that want to maximize the print area of their machines.

Thank you!

[aapolipponen]

For now, you can just make the machine travel to the corners. The z will probably be pretty slow to do in 3d printers so I wouldn't do that.

[dicksondickson]

Visualizing the workable volume relative to the design will help in the design process. For example, I'm currently using a Prusa MK3S+. The bed size / printable area is 250 x 210 x 210mm.

[fullcontrol-xyz]

This will definitely be implemented. Maybe with the bed geometry defined manually initially, and later pulled directly from the printer library. We'll see. Considerations we're also aware of:

• delta systems
• systems with X0 Y0 in the middle of a rectangular bed

[ES-Alexander]

Considerations we're also aware of:

• delta systems
• systems with X0 Y0 in the middle of a rectangular bed

@fullcontrol-xyz They're not common, but it could also be worth supporting polar printers (like a bed-slinger but with a rotating bed), or at least leave a space/TODO in the code for that. I believe they're particularly well suited to printing ceramic vases and the like, which seems in line with some of the target market of this project.

This could be readily expanded to support lathes and the like if/when the project expands to subtractive manufacturing.

[fullcontrol-xyz]

added to roadmap - closing issue