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Re: Solidoodle releases new .1mm profile to the public

2012-12-14T20:10:42Z

Those should be at 100. In general the profiles will be slower because the perimeter speeds have been slowed down. Running the exterior perimeter slow makes a big difference in print quality. The perimeters between the outer one and the full run a little faster and then fill runs fastest since a little overshoot doesn't matter there.

Re: Solidoodle releases new .1mm profile to the public

2012-12-14T20:02:27Z

Thank you Ian and/or Solidoodle for releasing these profiles, I have been struggling to find the perfect settings to prevent blobbing/stringing/etc and it looks like these profiles have done the trick! I am still getting obvious banding but I assume this is the thread on the Z rod.

They're not quick though! It has been printing now for 24hrs solid and it still has 2hrs to go (150mm tall statue of liberty with the new 0.1mm profile, by comparison it took about 4-5hrs on the base profile that came with Pronterface in the original Solidoodle software download) so more than 6x slower to print the same thing! I just noticed the default setting for the 'Speed Multiply (Feed Rate) was set to 46%, is this on purpose? I moved it to 100% and now it's printing faster with no noticeable effects yet...?

I assume the Feedrate and Flowrate 'speed multiplier' settings are normally supposed to be at 100%?

Re: Solidoodle releases new .1mm profile to the public

2012-12-13T09:47:58Z

hansit wrote:

Hi
when i print with the new 0.1 mm profile, the printer prints the 2 first layers.
but when it prints the third layer it moves the z axis to much.
i have followed the pdf file instructions.
anyone else having this problem.
any idea what i am doing wrong ?

I am having the same problem. Installed latest ver of Repetier (0.82 with slic3r 0.9.7) and followed the guide. Win7 x64. Comes out with .1mm layers spaced .3mm apart after the 3rd layer by the looks of it...? My firmware is: mlaws-solidoodle2-marlin-6dc60f1
22:24:26.150 : FIRMWARE_NAME:Marlin V1; Sprinter/grbl mashup for gen6 FIRMWARE_URL:hxxps://github.com/mlaws/solidoodle2-marlin PROTOCOL_VERSION:1.0 MACHINE_TYPE:Solidoodle EXTRUDER_COUNT:1

Update:
It does the same thing with the 0.3mm profile, first 2x layers are OK, 3rd and above are too high and dont stick to previous layer properly. Is there a Z scale/steps/setting somewhere that we might have wrong?

Further Update:
Fixed it, you need to do the 'optional' last part to save the configs in Slic3r so they show in Repetier, then it seems to work. Just specifying the correct ini file in the configuration path window doesn't work, it uses the default layer height of .4mm after layer 2 or 3.

Cheers
SLAM-ER

Re: Solidoodle releases new .1mm profile to the public

2012-12-05T22:16:08Z

kittka wrote:

Ah, ok, I guess it was a Solidoodle 2 then. Bed is 6"x6" (150x150). I just assumed since they were talking about new design shipping, and solidoodle 3 in the discussion, I assumed this is what I got. Assumptions get me everytime.
That said:
I'll assume then I have the new firmware version since my shipped after October.
What impact does version 2 versus 3 this have on my items a-c, 1-4?

nothing.. version3 is just a version 2 with a larger bed aka 8x8x8" instead of 6x6x6"

Re: Solidoodle releases new .1mm profile to the public

2012-12-05T19:48:15Z

iqster wrote:

Hi,
I'm a newbie (and still waiting for my Solidoodle 2). I'm a bit confused by the use of Repetier-Host for the new 0.1mm profile. Does that mean we don't need to use pronterface anymore?

Yes

Re: Solidoodle releases new .1mm profile to the public

2012-12-05T19:41:59Z

Hi,

I'm a newbie (and still waiting for my Solidoodle 2). I'm a bit confused by the use of Repetier-Host for the new 0.1mm profile. Does that mean we don't need to use pronterface anymore?

Re: Solidoodle releases new .1mm profile to the public

2012-12-05T18:27:10Z

Ah, ok, I guess it was a Solidoodle 2 then. Bed is 6"x6" (150x150). I just assumed since they were talking about new design shipping, and solidoodle 3 in the discussion, I assumed this is what I got. Assumptions get me everytime.

That said:

I'll assume then I have the new firmware version since my shipped after October.

What impact does version 2 versus 3 this have on my items a-c, 1-4?

Re: Solidoodle releases new .1mm profile to the public

2012-12-05T16:56:40Z

No Solidoodle 3s have been shipped.

Re: Solidoodle releases new .1mm profile to the public

2012-12-05T16:51:37Z

Are you sure you have a solidoodle 3? I didn't think they were shipping until January? What are the dimensions of the bed?

Re: Solidoodle releases new .1mm profile to the public

2012-12-05T16:37:53Z

Just got my printer yesterday, and having fun printing at 0.3. But I would like to see what I can do at the 0.1 height. I have solidoodle 3 and had some questions based on my experience.

a) I assume I don't need to do any firmware stuff with solidoodle 3 shipped Nov.
b) Can I just import the 0.1 config ini file into Slic3r and generate gcode?
c) I run the gcode in the same Pronterface as before; except now gcode produced by Slic3r.

I assumed this, and ran some prints. Some issues:
1) In general, I had a harder time with the parts coming off the base.
2) Tip crossing profile made mess on edges
3) Too much material laid down when using any solid infill at any ratio, also made edge messiness
4) More warpage on the base than skeinforge after cool

Can anyone confirm my assumptions from a-c?
Anyone have good settings with Solidoodle3 (ABS) I should try to address 1-4?
Do I need cooling fan or similar to accomplish 0.1 heights?

Re: Solidoodle releases new .1mm profile to the public

2012-12-05T15:31:13Z

Tried the profile last night no issues here with Win7. I do not use their start and end codes (I have my own gathered from previous forum posts)

It worked great for overall layers but for my thin walled caps with very small holes- it just splooged them up and the walls are warped. I suspect a fan would clear this up.

Cheers
Eric

Re: Solidoodle releases new .1mm profile to the public

2012-12-05T13:11:09Z

Damn... now my productive weekend is gone!

Re: Solidoodle releases new .1mm profile to the public

2012-12-05T07:28:52Z

i use
Windows 7 home premium 32 bit
Repetier-Host V0.82b
Slic3r V0.9.7

Re: Solidoodle releases new .1mm profile to the public

2012-12-05T00:27:02Z

Jonathan wrote:

hansit wrote:
Hi
when i print with the new 0.1 mm profile, the printer prints the 2 first layers.
but when it prints the third layer it moves the z axis to much.
i have followed the pdf file instructions.
anyone else having this problem.
any idea what i am doing wrong ?
I too am having the same problem. Using the new profile set exactly as is show in the instructions, it prints the first 2 or 3 layers perfectly. Then it drops the bed down to much and starts printing strands in mid air. Please Help.

What OS/repetier-host version are you 2 using?

My issue is that repetier-host-mac .51 doesnt seem to respect my first layer speed setting of 30mm/s.

Re: Solidoodle releases new .1mm profile to the public

2012-12-04T03:29:52Z

hansit wrote:

Hi
when i print with the new 0.1 mm profile, the printer prints the 2 first layers.
but when it prints the third layer it moves the z axis to much.
i have followed the pdf file instructions.
anyone else having this problem.
any idea what i am doing wrong ?

I too am having the same problem. Using the new profile set exactly as is show in the instructions, it prints the first 2 or 3 layers perfectly. Then it drops the bed down to much and starts printing strands in mid air. Please Help.