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DarKHawK posted a new Comment on the Topic To buy or not to buy... in the Simplify3D Group

DarKHawK — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:01:10 +0100

It currently is questionable as the current feature set is behind compared to Cura and Repetier. Having bought the product I justified the price by the fact it was free for life and updates may make it better. It is buggy, I cannot use usb connection I have to save to sd and print from sd due to CRC errors connection, works perfectly on cura and repetier. Simplify3d will drop the free for life licensing from version 4 and you will have to pay for updates. For the hobbiest this will be a total waste of money.

lichenit posted a new Comment on the Topic PLA layer issues with Hatchbox Alpha in the ...

lichenit — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 14:30:44 +0100

I'm getting the separation between layers only my black PLA Hatchbox, at 210c nozzle and 0c bed using 3m tape and glue. Prints fine with other colors using Hatchbox.

xxdanmurphyxx posted a new Comment on the Topic Nozzle lowers to bed before moving to print ...

xxdanmurphyxx — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 03:53:34 +0100

Ok.. so i think i may have found the answer to my question. In case anyone wants to test it out, in your start code replace G1 F9000 with G1 Z15.0 F9000. I think it needs the Z15.0 in there to tell it to raise up before it goes in. I looked in the gcode of a cura file and it puts that in there automatically. Im out of town right now or id test it out, so if you test it let me know if it works!

BlueNostromo posted a new Comment on the Topic Nozzle lowers to bed before moving to print area. ...

BlueNostromo — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 01:27:23 +0100

I'd like an answer to this too, my printer has a protruding screw at the corner of the build plate that the nozzle hits every time I use S3D. Cura is fine.

omom posted a new Comment on the Topic Nozzle lowers to bed before moving to print area. ...

omom — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 00:21:03 +0100

cura start script: G21 ;metric values G90 ;absolute positioning M82 ;set extruder to absolute mode M107 ;start with the fan off G28 X0 Y0 ;move X/Y to min endstops G28 Z0 ;move Z to min endstops G1 Z15.0 F9000 ;move the platform down 15mm G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length G1 F200 E3 ;extrude 3mm of feed stock G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length again G1 F9000 ;Put printing message on LCD screen M117 Printing...

omom posted a new Comment on the Topic Nozzle lowers to bed before moving to print area. ...

omom — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 00:18:27 +0100

i had problem where the head moves fast while it's in lower position than the build plate and the head smashing the bed all the time so i tried this and worked in script "start" G28 ; home all axes

xxdanmurphyxx posted a new Comment on the Topic Nozzle lowers to bed before moving to print ...

xxdanmurphyxx — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 17:32:23 +0100

Yes. Yes it does. I like what I like. Lol. Honestly though, I like it because I can pull the filament off the nozzle as it's going in to print, but if it's .3mm off the build plate it's not really possible, or harder anyway.

xxdanmurphyxx posted a new Comment on the Topic Nozzle lowers to bed before moving to print ...

xxdanmurphyxx — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 17:30:27 +0100

Yeah I did. It's gotta be a code that I need to put in that cura does automatically.

szymat posted a new Comment on the Topic Nozzle lowers to bed before moving to print area. ...

szymat — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 11:55:35 +0100

Just copy the G-code settings from Cura and paste it in S3D

jjpython posted a new Comment on the Topic Nozzle lowers to bed before moving to print area. ...

jjpython — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 08:56:53 +0100

Does it really matter how it arrives at its start point??

Medelis added POOP poo to the Simplify3D Group

Medelis — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 08:38:22 +0100

just a POOP poo

Enjoy & Happy printing...

Geekdad_3D posted a new Comment on the Topic Nozzle lowers to bed before moving to print area. ...

Geekdad_3D — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 07:28:14 +0100

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tibuck posted a new Comment on the Topic X and Y axis independent speeds? in the Simplify3D Group

tibuck — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 22:15:23 +0100

I just finished installing the latiest Marlin 1.1.X it now has in LCD menu, the ability to do independent X and Y Velocity, Acceleration and Jerk setting , Which is what I think you wanted to accomplish by means of slowing down the one axis from the other.

xxdanmurphyxx posted a new Comment on the Topic Nozzle lowers to bed before moving to print ...

xxdanmurphyxx — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 20:19:17 +0100

Ive been using cura and just switched to s3d but noticed that when i start a print the nozzle lowers to the bed first and moves in to print. I would prefer it to move in and lower at the same time. Is there a way to get s3d to do this with the start code?

BlueNostromo posted a new Comment on the Topic X and Y axis independent speeds? in the ...

BlueNostromo — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 23:53:09 +0100

I printed 3 xyzcubes one at 70mm/s one at 120mm/s and one at 120mm/s with M203 X120 Y70. 70mm/s : 27:45 120mm/s: 26:59 120mm/s With Limits: 27:22 Seems really consistent as long as I timed it right. I started timing right when the first print move starts and ended when the last one stopped. Looks like 46 seconds saved moving the speed up to 120mm/s, then 23 seconds when it is limited to only 120mm/s on the X axis!

Medelis added STAR WARS - fridge magnet to the Simplify3D Group

Medelis — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 09:32:02 +0100

STAR WARS - fridge magnet (sign-logo)

Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi.
You're my only hope. Princess Leia: Jabba's Slave

Enjoy & Happy printing...

tibuck posted a new Comment on the Topic X and Y axis independent speeds? in the Simplify3D Group

tibuck — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:46:41 +0100

please do , now you have wanting to know loll Good luck

BlueNostromo posted a new Comment on the Topic X and Y axis independent speeds? in the ...

BlueNostromo — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 15:44:45 +0100

With M203 X120 Y70 I can set their maximums differently. Then in my slicer I can set it to 70mm/s. The firmware shouldn't allow the Y axis to get over 70mm/s while the X will be able to get up to 120mm/s. I'll try it and let you guys know results!

tibuck posted a new Comment on the Topic X and Y axis independent speeds? in the Simplify3D Group

tibuck — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:47:24 +0100

I don't think it can be done , the accelerations and jerk speed are set in the firmware which X,Y are one setting together.

BlueNostromo posted a new Comment on the Topic X and Y axis independent speeds? in the ...

BlueNostromo — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 07:43:54 +0100

Looks like I was looking for M203 X120 Y70, thanks for the input.

BlueNostromo posted a new Comment on the Topic X and Y axis independent speeds? in the ...

BlueNostromo — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 07:29:41 +0100

If I print a file with many straight lines horizontally on the x axis, this max speed increase would be very helpful. How do I change this maximum allowed X speed value? Another instance would be printing a line with a slope of 7/12, with both set to max speeds of 70mm/s, the y axis would slow down to 40.83mm/s while the x axis is at 70mm/s, it's current maximum? If I could change the max x speed to 120mm/s, it could print this line with its full speed potential. 70mm/s on the y and 120mm/s on the x. I am aware of the limitations of the use of this speed but would like to enable it to do so if it is possible.

slippyr4 posted a new Comment on the Topic X and Y axis independent speeds? in the Simplify3D Group

slippyr4 — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 07:09:20 +0100

But if you think about it, that makes no sense. The axis speeds are absolutely not independent of one another. The slicer breaks down the model into travel moves which are straight lines between two X,Y coordinates. The nozzle has to travel that path, and to do so the printer must move X and Y at the speeds that when combined produce the required vector. If you moved one axis faster than the other then the nozzle would not move on the required path. However, most (all?) firmwares allow setting of maximum travel speed separately for each axis. When the GCODE calls for a move with a linear speed that would exceed one axis speed, the whole move (including extrusion) is slowed down so that it all happened at the same, lowest common denominator rate. You can demonstrate this very easily. If you observe how fast your printer moves when you issue an XY move like G1 X150 Y150 F8000 and then run the same move with Z100 as well, you will see that the move involving Z is very much slower because Z has a slower maximum feedrate.

BlueNostromo posted a new Comment on the Topic X and Y axis independent speeds? in the ...

BlueNostromo — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 05:55:29 +0100

I just asked in simplify3d not my firmware. Thanks.

jjpython posted a new Comment on the Topic X and Y axis independent speeds? in the Simplify3D Group

jjpython — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 05:54:42 +0100

Go into your firmware and edit the speeds

BlueNostromo posted a new Comment on the Topic X and Y axis independent speeds? in the ...

BlueNostromo — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 05:45:15 +0100

Is there a way in Simplify3D to make the X and Y axis speeds independent from each other? I have an E3D V6 bowden setup on my Anet A8, so it is very light. The Y axis is much heavier so I want to run it at a slower speed so I do not get any "echos/waves" when I am printing. Currently I can print at 70mm/s on both axes just fine, but I believe I'd be able to get my X axis up to 120mm/s or so while keeping the Y the same.

totalitarian posted a new Comment on the Topic Can´t get smooth outer walls in the Simplify3D Group

totalitarian — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 21:17:22 +0100

2mm?

robguiri posted a new Comment on the Topic Can´t get smooth outer walls in the Simplify3D Group

robguiri — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 13:01:53 +0100

Okay, I have already changed much as what you have suggested, so we are more or less in the same boat, I will probably buy a new printer when I can, but as you said this was my first printer and I have learnt alot from it, cheers mate

Captain_sq posted a new Comment on the Topic Can´t get smooth outer walls in the Simplify3D Group

Captain_sq — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 12:53:59 +0100

That looks like a Geeetech i3 clone. I have one just like that. I'm sorry to say but that printer is a piece of crap. I've upgraded mine with numerous fixes (new rods, leadscrews, Pulleys, Igus bearings, ball bearings, heatbed, extruder, hotend, motors and controller board is now a Smoothieboard - the works. Only thing left is the frame which was reasonable useful. Could have used my money in a much better way but on the upside I got really good insight in 3D printer analysis and tweaking. Next time I probably will build my own from scratch, something like the Hypercube. I definitely got the knowledge by now. If you still get banding, try replacing the XY drive pulleys. Mine were eccentric enough to produce oblong circular shapes in the XY plane. This can also produce irregularities in any of the perimeters.

Elstak posted a new Comment on the Topic Weird Inner perimeter in the Simplify3D Group

Elstak — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 12:21:19 +0100

open the original file , not the repaired with mashmixer, into netfabb free version and just repair it after the importing process, then save it.

BlueNostromo posted a new Comment on the Topic Weird Inner perimeter in the Simplify3D Group

BlueNostromo — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 08:14:34 +0100

Meshmixer did the job, thanks!