# Heat Map Overlay

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/heat-map-overlay/23421>\
**Category:** Feature Requests & Ideas\
**Created:** [May 17, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/heat-map-overlay/23421 "2019-05-17T01:33:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Adam\_Stewart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Adam\_Stewart](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Adam_Stewart)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/heat-map-overlay/23421/1 "2019-05-17T01:33:00Z")

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It would be nice if the Heatmap overlay could be turn on when placing new print items on the main screen, therefore rather than guessing you can actually see the current state of the tray and the user could avoid the hot spot locations when placing their next print.

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**Author:** ![PolygonMasterWorks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/polygonmasterworks/32/12900_2.png) [@PolygonMasterWorks](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/PolygonMasterWorks)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/heat-map-overlay/23421/2 "2019-06-13T12:20:52Z")

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Came here to make a thread on exactly this. I made a quick mockup on photoshop, this would be really useful:

 ![PMW_web_005](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/2X/f/f696f043a204dbb57cf352a58b058f60961c7cd8.jpg)

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**Author:** ![lconover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8edcca/32.png) [@lconover](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/lconover)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/heat-map-overlay/23421/3 "2019-06-13T15:58:14Z")

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I’d love this as well. It seems like Formlabs Preform always defaults to placing things on the same spots, so I’d love to be able to have a visual reminder to move 'em on over to the spots that have seen a little less attention.

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**Author:** ![Marek\_Vokac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@Marek\_Vokac](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Marek_Vokac)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/heat-map-overlay/23421/4 "2019-10-20T17:44:04Z")

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Yes please!

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**Author:** ![rkagerer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/439d5e/32.png) [@rkagerer](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/rkagerer)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/heat-map-overlay/23421/5 "2019-10-20T18:28:29Z")

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Nice mockup! I hope it gets some traction from the Formlabs software team.

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**Author:** ![Avneri3D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Avneri3D](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Avneri3D)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/heat-map-overlay/23421/6 "2021-04-20T08:33:43Z")

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Heatmap overlay is definitely a necessary feature.