Califlower Calibration Tool Mk2
Califlower Calibration Tool Mk2
Description
The Vector 3D Califlower Calibration Tool Mk2 is an STL file and web calculator used to identify and correct printer scale and skew accuracy. Califlower offers simple step-by-step printer calibration and validation including easy copy-paste commands, 3D view, and results charts.
Upgrade Discounts
If you purchased Califlower directly from Vector 3D use the same account and this code for 50% off:
Personal use: califlowermk2upgrade
Commercial use: califlowermk2upgradecomm
If you purchased on Printables and would also like the 50% discount, please hold tight while we work on a solution.
If you purchased Calilantern previously there will be a discount available when the upgraded Calilantern is released instead of for Califlower.
Slicer Compatibility
Size is typically fixed in the slicer, below is the compatibility chart
Slicer | Fix Size | Ease |
Orca Slicer | Yes | Easy |
Prusa Slicer | Yes | Easy |
Bambu Studio | No (switch to Orca slicer)* | Not possible |
Cura | No (switch to alternative) | Complex |
SuperSlicer | Yes | Easy |
*Orca Slicer can sign in with Bambu account and easily transfer all profiles and printers and works basically the same, just better!
Firmware Compatibility
Skew is typically fixed in the printer firmware, below is the compatibility chart.
Firmware | Fix Skew | Ease |
Marlin | Yes | Easy - Complex* |
RepRap Firmware | Yes | Easy |
Klipper | Yes | Easy |
Bambu | Yes | Easy |
Prusa | No | Not Supported |
*In some cases Marlin will need to be recompiled to add skew correction feature which can be a complex operation.
License Policy
License Policy
License
Personal use license is only permitted for personal, non-financial, non-commercial, non-professional use. A single purchase permits usage for a single user or household on any number of devices within. It does not provide the right to reverse engineer, copy, distribute, sub-license, sell, or re-sell. The license is non-exclusive and non-transferable. Once lapsed, the license is no longer valid for use.
Commercial use license at the quantity of printers quoted in the license, allows the licensee use for financial, commercial and professional use. A single purchase permits usage for any number of users with the licensed organisation to manage the number of printers permitted in their purchase. It does not provide the right to reverse engineer, copy, distribute, sub-license, sell, or re-sell. The license is non-exclusive and non-transferable. Once lapsed, the license is no longer valid for use.
Subscription Policy
Subscription Policy
Subscription Policy
- Cancel anytime. You can cancel your subscription at any time and you will retain access for the rest of the paid period.
- Optional Auto-renewal. Don't want to keep paying? Select the fixed length licenses to disable auto renewal.
- If after the first year, you decide you don't want to use Califlower, and have not used it since the last payment was taken, we can issue a refund for this period.
- No cancellation fees. If you want to cancel, just cancel. No fees, no extra payments.
More Info
More Info
Do you need the Califlower Calibration STL Tool?
There is only one printer brand that I know of where usability of Califlower is limited and that's Prusa. The Prusa Research Mk3 has auto calibration, and the Mk4 doesn't have skew correction functionality enabled in its firmware as far as I know. You could still benefit from the Califlower as a test but may not be able to implement software corrections.
In addition, the Prusa mini, to my knowledge at this time, has no methods for correcting skew. You would need to break the appendix on the control board and write custom firmware to implement it. Again, you may benefit from Califlower as it could help in knowing the extent of the problem with skew, and may still assist in manual correction, it's just not as simple.
As far as I know at this time, most other printers are easy enough to flash firmware to, or have simple implementation methods for scale and skew.
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Well thought out calibration print, multiple points to measure from for each direction, really gives you an idea of what type of tuning your printer needs.
Nice and easy to use tool for calibration of my X1C. Takes some time to do all the measurements, but it's worth it.
perfect
It saved me a lot of time and my 3d printer is finally calibrated just after 1 print. It is probably better to so multiple but is already printing accurate
a regular calibration cube is fine
Hi Jesse, if you aren't after improved dimensional accuracy then yes, a 20mm cube is fine! Can I ask what issues you had with Califlower itself?