What is the problem?
GCode Viewer shows wrong model size
What did you already try to solve it?
Not sure what to try. Does not affect the actual print. Just a cosmetic display issue.
Additional information about your setup (OctoPrint version, OctoPi version, printer, firmware, octoprint.log, serial.log or output on terminal tab, ...)
I just got OctoPrint setup with my Prusa i3 Mk3. I uploaded a test print directly from Slic3r PE. I noticed that when I go to GCode Viewer it shows "Model size: 142.53mm × 125.54mm × 10.00mm" My test model is a simple block that is only 30mm x 30mm x 10mm. I sent the print form OctoPrint to my printer and it printed in the correct dimensions so this looks more of just a cosmetic issue in the GCode Viewer.
I did the same process with another model and the GCode Viewer showed the wrong model size on that one also.
The model size is the bounding box of any extrusion that takes place. So if your file includes stuff like a nozzle priming routine (as is the case for the default slicing profiles for the MK3) that will factor in. As will a skirt that you have it print around the model.
That doesn't explain my situation. I have been getting the 'model doesn't fit on build plate' warning several times for models that fit or are even very small. Today I noticed that for one g-code file I just uploaded the model info in the g-code viewer says 227.19mm X 147.71mm X 29.40 but in Slic3r it says 200.02 x 75.07 x 29.50 ! So the skirt is not 72mm larger that the model! Attaching a screenshot, you can clearly see that the G-Code viewer shows the skirt and complete bottom layer is less than 8 1cm squares.
Do either your slicing settings (or your startup gcode) throw in a priming line? Or are you using something like OctoLapse which might move the assembly out of the way?
Yes but even the priming line fits on the build plate. Even if we assume the numbers in my screenshot include the priming line, and that the distance in Y between the priming line and the far side of the model is 147mm... and the farthest distance in X between any edge of the print and any edge of the priming line is 227mm... then why does it still think it won't fit on a printer that is setup in octoprint with an X of 250mm, Y of 210mm and Z of 210mm ?
Beats me ... I didn't even know there is a 'safe mode' ... Just asking questions here. Trying to figure out why I get these model won't fit warnings for so many models that do fit.
Try it in Safe Mode (see the pull-down menu at the top). If it works then it's one of your plugins that's "adding value" in such a way that it's confused.
If it still isn't happy then toggle off this Beta feature:
And then share a file with which you can reproduce it plus your printer profile settings so I can check why it's detecting it as too big. Might be a bug, might be a GCODE peculiarity that has to be considered.
No, the priming line does NOT fit in the normal build plate bounding box even though it prints on the plate.. It is printed at Y-3. By default OctoPrint's view of the build plate doesn't know negative offsets. You need to tell OctoPrint about that.
Edit the "Print bed & build volume" tab of your printer profile. Click on the box that says Custom bounding box. Change your minimum Y coordinant to -3. Confirm.
I was having the same problem, but I found that I had the origin for the printer bed set incorrectly. now my prints are showing on the bed and not off in space to the top right.
