<p>Firmware <em>is</em> stored in EEPROM, and may contain some default values, but does not affect the <em>calibration</em> values which are stored in EEPROM.</p>

<p>You should be able to reset the calibration to 'factory defaults', this actually means to take the defaults in the firmware and store them in EEPROM.</p>

<p>Use <code>M502</code> to load firmware defaults into the current session.
Use <code>M500</code> to write the settings from the current session into EEPROM.</p>

<p>It is unusual for a design in gcode to include modifications to the settings, but maybe it was done to change acceleration or something similar.</p>

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2018-08-28T11:47:37.580Z
If I knew it was going to change the machine settings and won't revert it back later, I wouldn't really print it. I am just new to 3D printing, I would buy an orginal Ultimaker but the country I live in (Turkey) is having an economical crysis. A couple months before, Ultimaker 2 was near 4000 Turkish Liras, where it's now somewhere near 20.000 Turkish Liras.
Yern
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Sean Houlihane
<p>Your printer is an Ultimaker clone or something else?  All of the original firmwares located on TinkerGnome's Github are configured for Ultimaker printers so if you are using them on something different you will need to configure it before using it.  The easiest option would be editing this print file that changed your settings to your desired settings and then reloading it.</p>

<p>How to find your actual Z? Well that's a bit difficult without more information.  I'm guessing from your description that your printer homes at Z max?  If it's homing at Z max you need to home the machine, jog the Z axis to where you want 0 to be (usually using a piece of paper between the nozzle and bed), then record the Z axis position and enter that as your travel limit in the firmware.  If your printer homes at Z min this could be as simple as changing the homing offset.</p>

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2018-08-28T11:37:07.207Z
It's an Ultimaker 2, but with a different casing. The guy who did this was working at Ultimaker technical support in my country, so he made it from parts over there. Thanks for the answer!
Yern
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<p>A couple weeks before, I bought a custom 3D printer that has an Ultimaker 2 motherboard in it. However, the dimensions of the printer is not same with Ultimaker 2 (X and Y same, a bit smaller on Z). The printer had tinkerfirmware installed in it. Today, I tried to print a premade .gcode file (Which was for another 3D printer I guess) and after pressing print, The machine told me the file will overwrite machine settings, and I pressed yes for it. After that, the dimensions of my 3D printer has changed in it's firmware. The bed is raising more than it should while starting calibrating, and not setting it's position precisely. (To make the 1mm gap, I had to move the bed down 4-5mm away from where it should be.) Now the question is, what can I do to fix this problem ? I also tried reinstalling original firmware which didn't really worked. (All the parts are orginal except the frame, which is a bit more smaller on height) How should I measure the height of printing area?</p>

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Custom 3D printer printing dimensions has changed because of a .gcode file
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# Custom 3D printer printing dimensions has changed because of a .gcode file

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-28)

A couple weeks before, I bought a custom 3D printer that has an Ultimaker 2 motherboard in it. However, the dimensions of the printer is not same with Ultimaker 2 (X and Y same, a bit smaller on Z). The printer had tinkerfirmware installed in it. Today, I tried to print a premade .gcode file (Which was for another 3D printer I guess) and after pressing print, The machine told me the file will overwrite machine settings, and I pressed yes for it. After that, the dimensions of my 3D printer has changed in it's firmware. The bed is raising more than it should while starting calibrating, and not setting it's position precisely. (To make the 1mm gap, I had to move the bed down 4-5mm away from where it should be.) Now the question is, what can I do to fix this problem ? I also tried reinstalling original firmware which didn't really worked. (All the parts are orginal except the frame, which is a bit more smaller on height) How should I measure the height of printing area?

**Tags:** firmware, desktop-printer

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-08-28. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Your printer is an Ultimaker clone or something else? All of the original firmwares located on TinkerGnome's Github are configured for Ultimaker printers so if you are using them on something different you will need to configure it before using it. The easiest option would be editing this print file that changed your settings to your desired settings and then reloading it.

How to find your actual Z? Well that's a bit difficult without more information. I'm guessing from your description that your printer homes at Z max? If it's homing at Z max you need to home the machine, jog the Z axis to where you want 0 to be (usually using a piece of paper between the nozzle and bed), then record the Z axis position and enter that as your travel limit in the firmware. If your printer homes at Z min this could be as simple as changing the homing offset.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: It's an Ultimaker 2, but with a different casing. The guy who did this was working at Ultimaker technical support in my country, so he made it from parts over there. Thanks for the answer!  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-08-28. Score: 2

Firmware *is* stored in EEPROM, and may contain some default values, but does not affect the *calibration* values which are stored in EEPROM.

You should be able to reset the calibration to 'factory defaults', this actually means to take the defaults in the firmware and store them in EEPROM.

Use `M502` to load firmware defaults into the current session.
Use `M500` to write the settings from the current session into EEPROM.

It is unusual for a design in gcode to include modifications to the settings, but maybe it was done to change acceleration or something similar.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: If I knew it was going to change the machine settings and won't revert it back later, I wouldn't really print it. I am just new to 3D printing, I would buy an orginal Ultimaker but the country I live in (Turkey) is having an economical crysis. A couple months before, Ultimaker 2 was near 4000 Turkish Liras, where it's now somewhere near 20.000 Turkish Liras.  

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