<p>Now that you have leveled the bed you are ready to start printing. To enable leveling for printing, you need to add G-code <code>G29</code> directly after <code>G28</code> in your start G-code of your slicer.</p>
<p>The array values you reported are just for information or visualisation of the level of the bed. Although you have ABL you always need to provide a bed that is as level as best as you can, the ABL will take care of the final dents or skewness.</p>

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2020-07-17T09:59:04.877Z
My prints are doing well. After setting up Ultimaker Cura to output for my CR10 Max, here is the relevant portion of the G-code: G28 ;Home
M420 S1 Z2 ;Enable ABL using saved Mesh and Fade Height
alecail
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2020-07-09T04:46:33.610Z
2020-07-09T04:46:33.610Z
0scar
<p>My Creality CR-10 Max is equipped with a BL Touch sensor for bed leveling.</p>
<p>The bed size is 450 mm x 450 mm.</p>
<p>Here is the 16 measurement points taken from a 4x4 grid:</p>
<pre><code>float  v[] = {-1.15625, -0.7625, 0.1525, 1.13,    
-1.1150, -0.5150, 0.2125, 1.650,    
-0.8525, -0.215,  0.510, 1.4425,    
-0.4125, 0.2649, 1.0350, 1.9050};
</code></pre>
<p>Which looks like this:<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/rLIkc.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/rLIkc.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>The bed doesn't look flat or level.  To what extent should I try to make the bed flat and level?</p>
<p>It's now a day later, and the bed looks like this (image below) after turning the four knobs using AUX leveling (a helper to locate the nozzle above the knobs), so that the nozzle barely scratches a sheet of paper:</p>
<pre><code>float  v[] = {0.0849, 0.0599, 0.1549, 0.2874,
0.2674, 0.0624, -0.0425, 0.0699,
0.3374, 0.1199,  -0.0150, 0.0199,
0.5399, 0.3349, 0.1899, 0.2074};
</code></pre>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/4OPQ5.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/4OPQ5.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>I also notice that the bed is slightly concave in its center: using a straight edge (a steel ruler on its side), there is enough room in middle ninth (center square) under the ruler for one sheet of paper.</p>

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2020-07-08T14:08:30.903Z
Have you leveled the bed before starting ABL? You should level the bed first, the best you can. Also, could you please explain what is X and what is Y? The pattern is pretty consistent except for one outlier (+1.65 mm). If the printer had a single Z stepper this could be explained by the cantilever arm, but I think this one has 2 Z-steppers, right? As it is now, you should not print. Once you get it leveled better, just add `G29` after `G28` in your start G-code.
0scar
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2020-07-08T19:40:30.583Z
are those 16 values just to assist the user leveling the bed, or are they somehow used by the printer to compensate for the imperfect level / flatness of the bed ?
alecail
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2020-07-09T04:38:04.133Z
They are just for information, they are used internally to compensate Z during the first few mm of printing (depending on the fade distance).
0scar
<bed-leveling><creality-cr-10><bltouch>
What is the next step after measuring the bed levels?
alecail
# What is the next step after measuring the bed levels?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-08)

My Creality CR-10 Max is equipped with a BL Touch sensor for bed leveling.

The bed size is 450 mm x 450 mm.

Here is the 16 measurement points taken from a 4x4 grid:

```
float  v[] = {-1.15625, -0.7625, 0.1525, 1.13,    
-1.1150, -0.5150, 0.2125, 1.650,    
-0.8525, -0.215,  0.510, 1.4425,    
-0.4125, 0.2649, 1.0350, 1.9050};

```

Which looks like this:[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/rLIkc.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/rLIkc.jpg)

The bed doesn't look flat or level. To what extent should I try to make the bed flat and level?

It's now a day later, and the bed looks like this (image below) after turning the four knobs using AUX leveling (a helper to locate the nozzle above the knobs), so that the nozzle barely scratches a sheet of paper:

```
float  v[] = {0.0849, 0.0599, 0.1549, 0.2874,
0.2674, 0.0624, -0.0425, 0.0699,
0.3374, 0.1199,  -0.0150, 0.0199,
0.5399, 0.3349, 0.1899, 0.2074};

```

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/4OPQ5.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/4OPQ5.jpg)

I also notice that the bed is slightly concave in its center: using a straight edge (a steel ruler on its side), there is enough room in middle ninth (center square) under the ruler for one sheet of paper.

**Tags:** bed-leveling, creality-cr-10, bltouch

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Have you leveled the bed before starting ABL? You should level the bed first, the best you can. Also, could you please explain what is X and what is Y? The pattern is pretty consistent except for one outlier (+1.65 mm). If the printer had a single Z stepper this could be explained by the cantilever arm, but I think this one has 2 Z-steppers, right? As it is now, you should not print. Once you get it leveled better, just add `G29` after `G28` in your start G-code.  
> **username_0**: are those 16 values just to assist the user leveling the bed, or are they somehow used by the printer to compensate for the imperfect level / flatness of the bed ?  
> **username_1**: They are just for information, they are used internally to compensate Z during the first few mm of printing (depending on the fade distance).  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-07-09. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

Now that you have leveled the bed you are ready to start printing. To enable leveling for printing, you need to add G-code `G29` directly after `G28` in your start G-code of your slicer.

The array values you reported are just for information or visualisation of the level of the bed. Although you have ABL you always need to provide a bed that is as level as best as you can, the ABL will take care of the final dents or skewness.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: My prints are doing well. After setting up Ultimaker Cura to output for my CR10 Max, here is the relevant portion of the G-code: G28 ;Home M420 S1 Z2 ;Enable ABL using saved Mesh and Fade Height  

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