# Do not assume that Cura positions your pieces correctly when you multiply them

**URL:** <https://3dprintingspace.com/t/do-not-assume-that-cura-positions-your-pieces-correctly-when-you-multiply-them/1736>\
**Category:** Ultimaker Cura\
**Created:** [February 20, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://3dprintingspace.com/t/do-not-assume-that-cura-positions-your-pieces-correctly-when-you-multiply-them/1736 "2021-02-20T12:48:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![chris](https://3dps-assets.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/3dprintingspace.com/chris/32/1090_2.png) [@chris](https://3dprintingspace.com/u/chris)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://3dprintingspace.com/t/do-not-assume-that-cura-positions-your-pieces-correctly-when-you-multiply-them/1736/1 "2021-02-20T12:48:05Z")

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Lesson learned. Do not assume that Cura positions your pieces correctly when you multiply them.

 ![image](https://storage.3dprintingspace.com/original/2X/e/e3505eee0f56b28daba884c8dcb825924a49f23f.jpeg)

Source: [https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/lnx7ot/lesson\_learned\_do\_not\_assume\_that\_cura\_positions/](https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/lnx7ot/lesson_learned_do_not_assume_that_cura_positions/)

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**Author:** ![LEGOManiac](https://3dps-assets.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@LEGOManiac](https://3dprintingspace.com/u/LEGOManiac)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://3dprintingspace.com/t/do-not-assume-that-cura-positions-your-pieces-correctly-when-you-multiply-them/1736/2 "2021-02-20T13:43:32Z")

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Serves whomever right for A) not checking it in the Cura preview and B) not catching it as soon as the first layer was put down.

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**Author:** ![kitedemon](https://3dps-assets.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/ecae2f/32.png) [@kitedemon](https://3dprintingspace.com/u/kitedemon)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://3dprintingspace.com/t/do-not-assume-that-cura-positions-your-pieces-correctly-when-you-multiply-them/1736/3 "2021-02-21T01:59:25Z")

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Well that is frustrating! I often allow slicers to make automatic choices, I also never assume it will get it right.

Poor flexi Rex

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**Author:** ![PJprincefpv](https://3dps-assets.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/3dprintingspace.com/pjprincefpv/32/262_2.png) [@PJprincefpv](https://3dprintingspace.com/u/PJprincefpv)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://3dprintingspace.com/t/do-not-assume-that-cura-positions-your-pieces-correctly-when-you-multiply-them/1736/4 "2021-02-21T17:16:13Z")

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that’s weird I’ve never really used Kira myself I just stick to prusa slicer and simplify 3D but I hear some people love cura

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**Author:** ![Jason](https://3dps-assets.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/3dprintingspace.com/jason/32/6148_2.png) [@Jason](https://3dprintingspace.com/u/Jason)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://3dprintingspace.com/t/do-not-assume-that-cura-positions-your-pieces-correctly-when-you-multiply-them/1736/5 "2021-02-22T02:24:35Z")

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maybe your dinos are hungry? 🙂 sorry had to be said