XVICO X3/Pioneer Hero Me Duct Base

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS: I don't even have a final working version on my own printer yet. :) A modification of the Hero Me duct base for the XVICO Pioneer (a.k.a. XVICO X3?). This is just the Hero Me Gen 2 base reworked to fit on the XVICO X-axis carriage plate. It's designed to use the standard Hero Me Gen 2 ducts. I had to learn to use TinkerCad to remix this, so it may be best to wait for this design (and my skills) to mature a bit before printing it yourself. Here's the [TinkerCad link](https://www.tinkercad.com/things/aldm2YvVVAy). My machine has a couple of modifications compared to a stock printer: * Micro Swiss Ender 3 all-metal hotend (different than the stock XVICO hotend, and several mm shorter.) * X-axis limit switch spaced out about 16mm from gantry frame to keep the belt zip-tie from triggering the switch. * generic 3mm aluminum RepRap bed heater plate (not using it for heat at this time; it's just a base for the glass). * generic 3mm glass bed. * BigTreeTech SKR Mini E3 V1.2 board & TFT24 V1.1 screen. You will need the following to affix this duct base to the XVico carriage plate: * 2x M4 x 6mm button-head cap screws * 2x M3 x 6mm button-head cap screws (optional) * 2x M3 x 25mm flat-head bolts. These replace the M3 x 16mm ones that came with the Micro-Swiss hotend. I abandoned the stock XVICO bed because its high sides interfered with part cooling ducts of any kind. The big ducts in the Hero Me system won't even begin to fit. I switched to the the SKR board because of the quiet stepper drivers and to get a modern, configurable Marlin instead of the dead-end ancient Marlin included with the XVico board. I need to move the Y-home position about 40mm forward so that the nozzle actually touches glass, and this isn't configurable in the stock firmware. Most recent update: 2020-03-07 - shifted hotend down 1mm for more clearance between duct and print. Also made clearance for bottom bolt on XVico backplate.