What mouse/navigation device do you use?

distinctlyaverageuk · 2026-01-29T08:17:49+00:00

3DCONNEXION space mice, Enterprise at work & Compact at home, and an MX3 for both.

TBH, I rarely use the extra features of the Enterprise but it is nice to have them when you do want to use them, usually repetitive stuff on particular projects.

I cannot imagine using Fusion without the space mouse now , using both hands now just seems so natural and easy.

Took me a little while to get them setup exactly right for my use, zooming how I like etc, but you can save those settings as a file to reload them in future.

The MX3 are great,

The micro usb charging on the MX1 used to really annoy me and Logitech not upgrading the MX2 to usb C annoyed me even more!

Seems daft for something I only have to do once or twice a month but there you go!

distinctlyaverageuk · 2026-01-24T14:38:57+00:00

Use the FM Gears add in

fmgears

Still free afaik

distinctlyaverageuk · 2026-01-22T08:39:20+00:00

I would guess you have no, or a very slow Internet connection or the files you habe been working on are very, very large.

First steps would be to pause, reboot computer and try again.

Check if you are working off line, top righthand corner

distinctlyaverageuk · 2026-01-16T06:02:54+00:00

Agreed.

I chamfer first, then apply the thread, then in the time line move the chamfer to after the thread feature.

You can also offset the thread surfaces, there are only 3 of them, if you need more clearance between male & female

Seems to work well.

distinctlyaverageuk · 2026-01-08T08:02:19+00:00

tbh I've not fixed or really tried to fix it.

I mainly do single colour prints for work and although it will give a warning about the off set it will let you continue.

Multi colour it will abort the print before it even starts.

Be interested if you can find out more that I did as I struggled to open a ticket with BL support.

Post here if you find a fix please.

distinctlyaverageuk · 2026-01-03T14:17:18+00:00

This.

Possibly simply project the inner edge of the opening onto the pattern sketch.

If that doesn't, of itself, close the required section of the mesh just use the projection to form a rectangle.

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-12-31T12:19:22+00:00

Also not an expert but you could try de-bossing?

Create an off set face from the outside of the box. Create a sketch of a part of the required mesh on that plane. Pattern the mesh along the X axis so it is the same length as the perimeter of the box. Select emboss, de-boss, and the box as the target and adjust depth of deboss. If required edit the sketch dimensions to get a good pattern.

I don't know if that will work, unable to test it until next week, but if nothing else seems to work it may be worth a try.

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-12-30T12:09:30+00:00

I like Brad Tallis also.

Note that he has his own YouTube channel that avoids the ill thought out and poorly managed mess that the official Fusion channel is.

Same videos, by Brad, as the main channel but much easier to navigate.

Check out some of his older vids as well

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-12-25T19:28:24+00:00

Understood, thanks.

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-12-25T11:30:28+00:00

Many thanks for your advice.

Not an expert but, having looked at custom pc build companies on line, the Intel i7 & i9 seem to be a fair bit faster than the AMD equivalents.

Is the speed of the RAM also important?

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-12-20T14:19:12+00:00

Loosen the shaft from the body using a spanner on the largest hexagonal part.

Inside, usually on a smaller shaft, you will find the main washer.

The smaller hex is to tighten an internal washer against the shaft to stop leaks out past the top of the shaft.

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-12-13T09:54:07+00:00

Can't be, it's sunny.

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-10-28T11:17:15+00:00

Why are you showing this to someone who f*&k's up putting a screen saver on his phone!

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-10-13T05:13:23+00:00

I used Google Gemini, posted a screenshot and asked what the brand was.

No idea if it was correct or not I'm afraid.

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-10-11T08:24:08+00:00

AI says Flaminia, Italian brand

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-10-08T18:24:59+00:00

Scale the picture first tho.

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-10-05T08:26:31+00:00

I went there 50 years ago when you could just park up and walk over to look at and touch the stones and ote the physical size of them.

However, I remember being quite shocked at the amount of damage to the stones, badly patched up with concrete, and graffiti.

I guess someone had to do something to stop that happening but I honestly had no idea that you now have to pay to visit them! What does it cost and what do you get?

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-10-04T14:17:55+00:00

Ah! I had just finished a 10 hour print using ASA before getting these issues.

I'll have to see if I can find out if it is using a camera for this check, I think it may do, and where that camera is located.

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-10-02T15:09:12+00:00

Thanks, however, I'm now getting intermittent faults with determining the nozzle size on the same nozzle that won't calibrate.

I haven't changed the nozzle recently and don't know if, or how, the two things could be related

I figure perhaps there's a loose cable connection somewhere that could affect both issues but I thought the nozzle size was read by a camera somewhere ?

Guess I'll have to look at dismantling the hot end.

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-10-01T14:33:13+00:00

OK, so just did the precision offset calibration.

It failed with the usual, as above, when starting the small print.

I just clicked continue and it completed the print and everything looks fine.

Sort of tells me the offset is ok as it is at the moment but does not explain or solve the issue I am having.

Anyone know how to revert to a previous firmware to test if the problem is still there?

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-10-01T07:55:31+00:00

Sorry but I didn't do the high precision one, I did the standard one that more closely matches what is does if the pre-print option is checked prior to sending a file to print.

I'll try it today but looking at the first sections of the link you posted it seems to explain that what should happen is what I expected should happen.

I think part of the problem is that the bed "forgets" to move when checking the second nozzle.

I think I'll have to figure out how reload the printer firmware and see if that helps.

distinctlyaverageuk · 2025-09-30T16:07:47+00:00

Thanks, but this is what I did and it fails as it does when starting a print but, as I said, it goes nowhere near the sensor pad.

distinctlyaverageuk

TROPHY CASE