<p>That texture you see is from the build surface, all prints you see are printed with the plane you see downwards.</p>
<p>There are several options to create such a surface finish. From texture coated heated beds to magnetic flexible build surfaces.</p>

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Thank you. I am a really newbie at this. I have a Kobra Max with 45 x 40 x 40 cm build size. Could you perhaps recommend a specific texture coated heated bed or build surface for that size? I actually really need 37 cm x 37 cm, so a smaller surface would not suit unfortunately.
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@tmighty Smaller will always fit, larger sometimes!
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<p>Photos exist where the orange controller of Prusa printers is shown.</p>
<p>In most photos, it looks as if the surface is somewhat rough.</p>
<p>Here is such a photo:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/JB0jH.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/JB0jH.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>It sparkles a bit, so I would assume that it's not perfectly even.</p>
<p>I do not own such a controller or Prusa printer, so I would like to ask if somebody could show a close up of what this surface really looks like and perhaps give me some information about how it could be re-created.</p>
<p>Thank you very much!</p>

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How is the Prusa typical orange surface created?
tmighty
# How is the Prusa typical orange surface created?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-09-06)

Photos exist where the orange controller of Prusa printers is shown.

In most photos, it looks as if the surface is somewhat rough.

Here is such a photo:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/JB0jH.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/JB0jH.jpg)

It sparkles a bit, so I would assume that it's not perfectly even.

I do not own such a controller or Prusa printer, so I would like to ask if somebody could show a close up of what this surface really looks like and perhaps give me some information about how it could be re-created.

Thank you very much!

**Tags:** prusa-i3, print-material, surface

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-09-06. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

That texture you see is from the build surface, all prints you see are printed with the plane you see downwards.

There are several options to create such a surface finish. From texture coated heated beds to magnetic flexible build surfaces.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you. I am a really newbie at this. I have a Kobra Max with 45 x 40 x 40 cm build size. Could you perhaps recommend a specific texture coated heated bed or build surface for that size? I actually really need 37 cm x 37 cm, so a smaller surface would not suit unfortunately.  
> **username_1**: @tmighty Smaller will always fit, larger sometimes!  

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