- Save lot of time by not having to have to mess with springs and screws on your print bed. Run the auto leveling routine before every print or just one time for each start-up of the printer.
- Less issues related to non level print beds like parts coming up on one corner and nozzles jamming because the print started too close.
If you wont to see full guide on how to install and use it with Marlin go to:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Enable-Auto-Leveling-for-your-3D-Printer-Marlin-Fi/
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Inductive distance sensor on the extruder paired to Marlin firmware constantly corrects the distance to print surface |
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Diagram showing how to connect inductive distance sensor to control unit ie. Ramps |
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Combined with Mk3 Alu heated bed gives much better ABS prints like in this example where you can see very strait walls |
Here is the video guide:
Source: http://3d-proto.de/
Here is a detailed guide by Tech2C YT channel on inductive sensor probes and various settings with measurements with multi-meter: