Saving the different scale in the plastic profile #2107

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MrUnknownDE · 2026-04-05T23:50:00+02:00

MrUnknownDE commented

2026-04-05 23:50:00 +02:00

Originally created by @Ingeniger01 on 9/21/2025

Is there an existing issue for this feature request?

I have searched the existing issues

I usually use this technique to calibrate accuracy, and it gives excellent results: https://k3d.tech/calibrations/accuracy/
However, it is inconvenient to adjust the scale before printing each time, and I would like to be able to save it in the plastic profile.
There is shrinkage compensation in the plastic profile, but one does not allow you to set a different scale for the X and Y axes, and it usually turns out to be different in practice.
Unfortunately, it is not always possible to compensate for the scale difference between the X and Y axes at the firmware level, for example, due to closed firmware or kinematic features (CoreXY or delta).

Which printers will be beneficial to this feature?

All

Describe the solution you'd like

The ideal option would be to add scale settings to the plastic profile in the form in which it is presented in the prepare menu (to adjust the model by enlarging it, scale values above 100% are required). I suppose it might be difficult to implement.

Describe alternatives you've considered

An alternative option may be to add the ability to compensate for shrinkage in the plastic profile along the X and Y axes separately. Of course, this is not so convenient because of the need to recalculate the scale values, because in this case, values below 100% are required to correct the model by increasing it.
But it should be easy to implement, because you have already added the ability to compensate for shrinkage separately along the Z axis.

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*Originally created by @Ingeniger01 on 9/21/2025* ### Is there an existing issue for this feature request? - [x] I have searched the existing issues ### Is your feature request related to a problem? I usually use this technique to calibrate accuracy, and it gives excellent results: https://k3d.tech/calibrations/accuracy/ However, it is inconvenient to adjust the scale before printing each time, and I would like to be able to save it in the plastic profile. There is shrinkage compensation in the plastic profile, but one does not allow you to set a different scale for the X and Y axes, and it usually turns out to be different in practice. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to compensate for the scale difference between the X and Y axes at the firmware level, for example, due to closed firmware or kinematic features (CoreXY or delta). ### Which printers will be beneficial to this feature? All ### Describe the solution you'd like The ideal option would be to add scale settings to the plastic profile in the form in which it is presented in the prepare menu (to adjust the model by enlarging it, scale values above 100% are required). I suppose it might be difficult to implement. ### Describe alternatives you've considered An alternative option may be to add the ability to compensate for shrinkage in the plastic profile along the X and Y axes separately. Of course, this is not so convenient because of the need to recalculate the scale values, because in this case, values below 100% are required to correct the model by increasing it. But it should be easy to implement, because you have already added the ability to compensate for shrinkage separately along the Z axis. ### Additional context _No response_

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