<p>As the question states, should <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/bed" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;bed&#39;" rel="tag">bed</a> and <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/build-plate" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;build-plate&#39;" rel="tag">build-plate</a> be merged? Basically, both tags refer to the same part of the printer; <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/bed" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;bed&#39;" rel="tag">bed</a> should be a synonym for <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/build-plate" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;build-plate&#39;" rel="tag">build-plate</a>.</p>

[{'answer_id': 469, 'author': 'Davo', 'author_id': 4922, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/4922', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<h1>Edit: I like Trish\'s suggestion best.</h1>\n\n<p>I vote <strong>no</strong>. Our (Hyrel) printers have, on some models, a thick aluminum <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/bed" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;bed&#39;" rel="tag">bed</a> that can reach 200C, but we expect users to mount different <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/build-plate" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;build-plate&#39;" rel="tag">build-plate</a>s on it, depending on what material they\'re printing with. These can be coated with PEI, garolite, polycarbonate, or others; or they can be commercial build plates like GeckoTek or Anycubic Ultrabase.</p>\n\n<p>You heat the bed. You print on the build plate. In some cases, these may be a single item.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 470, 'author': 'Trish', 'author_id': 8884, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/8884', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I too vote for <strong>no</strong>, but for different reasons:</p>\n\n<p>The <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/y-axis" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;y-axis&#39;" rel="tag">y-axis</a> or <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/z-axis" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;z-axis&#39;" rel="tag">z-axis</a> hold the <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/carriage" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;carriage&#39;" rel="tag">carriage</a>, which levels the Print<a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/bed" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;bed&#39;" rel="tag">bed</a>. The <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/bed" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;bed&#39;" rel="tag">bed</a> can be heated and is the carrier for the <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/build-surface" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;build-surface&#39;" rel="tag">build-surface</a>. For example, whenever we talk about a "glass bed" we actually mean a glass <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/build-plate" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;build-plate&#39;" rel="tag">build-plate</a> that is mounted on a heated bed. Springsteel usually is correctly referred to as build surface. BuildTak and other build-surfaces are bonding directly to the bed. The distinction is pretty much along these lines:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>The mechanical moving system is under the <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/bed" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;bed&#39;" rel="tag">bed</a>\n\n<ul>\n<li>the heating effect of this makes it a <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/heated-bed" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;heated-bed&#39;" rel="tag">heated-bed</a></li>\n</ul></li>\n<li>The area directly in contact with the extruded plastic is the <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/build-surface" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;build-surface&#39;" rel="tag">build-surface</a></li>\n<li>The plate in contact with the curing resin in an SLA printer would be the <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/build-surface" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;build-surface&#39;" rel="tag">build-surface</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Technically, there might be a renaming needed closely related:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/glass-bed" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;glass-bed&#39;" rel="tag">glass-bed</a> to <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/glass-build-surface" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;glass-build-surface&#39;" rel="tag">glass-build-surface</a>?</li>\n</ul>\n'}, {'answer_id': 473, 'author': '0scar', 'author_id': 5740, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/users/5740', 'pm_score': 3, 'selected': True, 'text': '<p>It should not be about merging of tags, rather we should come up with a proper terminology to identify the correct parts of the &quot;build platform&quot;.</p>\n<p>Basically, every printer consists of a frame with some sort of guide rails<sup>1</sup> moving a carriage. On this carriage a build surface is attached where the printer prints the print on; it is always the top of the stack. Note that this can be e.g. a moving Y-axis<sup>2</sup> or moving Z-axis carriage<sup>3</sup>. In some cases the carriage is missing and there is just a static mounting, then it\'s a platform instead<sup>4</sup>. It is basically irrelevant if the build surface is glued to the stack or removeable in some way or another.</p>\n<p>Between the carriage and the build surface you can have have a stack of multiple elements: a structure or structures, a plate, plates or matts, insulation, etc. This <strong>whole</strong> assembly of elements make up the build platform, an example is shown below.</p>\n<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/M3xCs.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/M3xCs.png" alt="Proposed build platform terminology" /></a></p>\n<p>Note that the linear support can be mounted in Y or Z direction. To tag the elements that make up the <em>build platform assembly</em>, a proposed solution can consist of the following terms for subassemblies:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/z-axis" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;z-axis&#39;" rel="tag">z-axis</a> or <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/y-axis" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;y-axis&#39;" rel="tag">y-axis</a> in combination with <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/carriage" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;carriage&#39;" rel="tag">carriage</a>,</li>\n<li><a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/platform" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;platform&#39;" rel="tag">platform</a> (to support printers that have a solid platform, e.g. Hyrel/Delta)</li>\n<li><a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/heated-bed" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;heated-bed&#39;" rel="tag">heated-bed</a> (aluminium bed or a silicone matt), which can have a</li>\n<li><a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/glass-print-surface" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;glass-print-surface&#39;" rel="tag">glass-print-surface</a>, <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/pei-print-surface" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;pei-print-surface&#39;" rel="tag">pei-print-surface</a>, <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/buildtak-print-surface" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;buildtak-print-surface&#39;" rel="tag">buildtak-print-surface</a>, etc. possibly augmented with the additional tag of <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/removeable-print-surface" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;removeable-print-surface&#39;" rel="tag">removeable-print-surface</a> or <a href="https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/magnetic-print-surface" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;magnetic-print-surface&#39;" rel="tag">magnetic-print-surface</a>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Annotations</h2>\n<ol>\n<li>The rails often take the shape of rods and bearings, linear rails\nof V-slot profile.</li>\n<li>Carthesian Portal or Cantilever printers</li>\n<li>CoreXY like the Hypercube</li>\n<li>Delta Printers</li>\n</ol>\n'}]
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