<p>Yes that happens! It finds its source in various possible reasons.</p>
<ul>
<li>The print bed is not square! There are cutouts caused by the print head;</li>
<li>The Ultimaker 3 has 2 nozzles, when you have 2 active, the effective print bed is smaller than with 1 nozzle active;</li>
<li>Using a brim or a skirt also makes the effective print area smaller.</li>
</ul>
<p>In re-creating your example, the settings in your projects are not correct (but even if done properly, you will not be able to print it flat on the bed). Take a look at the image below, as can be seen your example still has a brim/skirt reservation, be sure to disable the second extruder (as shown by a cross X before &quot;Generic PLA&quot; at the top).</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/jN7uW.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/jN7uW.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>The only solution to print this on this machine is to print it upright:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/boeSZ.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/boeSZ.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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2021-01-17T11:06:51.560Z
Brim and skirt are disabled, only nozzle 1 is active, the other slot is empty. Is 215 mm too big?
F_Schmidt
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@F_Schmidt Are you sure, your image clearly differs from added images in the answer. E.g. have you disabled the second extruder.
0scar
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2021-01-21T09:51:58.090Z
I created the image before turning off. After that I was able to fit a model with width 207mm
F_Schmidt
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0scar
<p>I have designed a model with the dimensions 215x125x12 mm. According to my printer settings, the printing area of the Ultimaker 3 is 233x215x200 mm. But I can not get the model to fit. Why is that?</p>
<p>Here are some screenshots:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/4z9kp.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer" title="Ultimaker image 00"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/4z9kp.png" alt="Ultimaker image 00" title="Ultimaker image 00" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/YOKOW.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer" title="Ultimaker image 01"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/YOKOW.png" alt="Ultimaker image 01" title="Ultimaker image 01" /></a></p>

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Ultimaker 3 printing area?
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# Ultimaker 3 printing area?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-17)

I have designed a model with the dimensions 215x125x12 mm. According to my printer settings, the printing area of the Ultimaker 3 is 233x215x200 mm. But I can not get the model to fit. Why is that?

Here are some screenshots:

[![Ultimaker image 00](https://i.sstatic.net/4z9kp.png "Ultimaker image 00")](https://i.sstatic.net/4z9kp.png "Ultimaker image 00")

[![Ultimaker image 01](https://i.sstatic.net/YOKOW.png "Ultimaker image 01")](https://i.sstatic.net/YOKOW.png "Ultimaker image 01")

**Tags:** ultimaker-3

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-17. Score: 5

Yes that happens! It finds its source in various possible reasons.

* The print bed is not square! There are cutouts caused by the print head;
* The Ultimaker 3 has 2 nozzles, when you have 2 active, the effective print bed is smaller than with 1 nozzle active;
* Using a brim or a skirt also makes the effective print area smaller.

In re-creating your example, the settings in your projects are not correct (but even if done properly, you will not be able to print it flat on the bed). Take a look at the image below, as can be seen your example still has a brim/skirt reservation, be sure to disable the second extruder (as shown by a cross X before "Generic PLA" at the top).

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/jN7uW.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/jN7uW.png)

The only solution to print this on this machine is to print it upright:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/boeSZ.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/boeSZ.png)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Brim and skirt are disabled, only nozzle 1 is active, the other slot is empty. Is 215 mm too big?  
> **username_1**: @F_Schmidt Are you sure, your image clearly differs from added images in the answer. E.g. have you disabled the second extruder.  
> **username_0**: I created the image before turning off. After that I was able to fit a model with width 207mm  

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