{"id":69753,"date":"2024-07-03T11:21:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T18:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=69753"},"modified":"2024-07-11T13:52:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T20:52:51","slug":"calibrate-fff-3d-printer-print-bed-autodesk-fusion-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/calibrate-fff-3d-printer-print-bed-autodesk-fusion-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Calibrate an FFF 3D Printer\u2019s Print Bed With Autodesk Fusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many printers have an auto-leveling capability which allows them to calibrate the height of their printer\u2019s bed automatically. However, some printers do not have this functionality and require manual print bed calibration. In this tutorial, you&#8217;ll learn how to use Autodesk Fusion to calibrate your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/fused-filament-fabrication-fff-fusion-360\/\">FFF 3D printer\u2019s<\/a> print bed using the &#8220;Printer Bed Calibration&#8221; project in the samples folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@adskFusion\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Calibrating Your FFF Printer&rsquo;s Bed With Autodesk Fusion\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t4l0B3je0hw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"aspect-ratio:500 \/ 281;width:100%;height:auto;\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This tutorial demonstrates this process using a project in the Samples folder in Autodesk Fusion. 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