<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Da Vinci 1.1 Plus]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/10853/da-vinci-11-plus/ Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:51:49 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Da Vinci 1.1 Plus]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/93715/#p93715 pbcrazy wrote:
jasonb.194 wrote:

From XYZ's other videos it looks like the 'Bowden' stepper is only used to load the filament, not when actually printing.

That is a perfect example of over engineering, there is absolutely no practical reason for that. Also I can almost guarentee you will not be able to turn off the on-board wifi which means no aftermarket filament and constantly updating to whichever newer crapper firmware they come out with (and possibly no opportunity to flash)

That second stepper is over engineering. However, that touch screen firmware looks like it android. So, maybe reverse engineering this could be easier, with a custom android ROM and that android may be the firmware that ties into the controller.

]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:51:49 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/93715/#p93715 <![CDATA[Re: Da Vinci 1.1 Plus]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/93659/#p93659 Honestly, as much I don't like this, it really is a decent step towards 3D printing for people who are not tinkerers. It's still a long ways away because as much as XYZ would like to believe from the video, things always go wrong and you need to understand the machine to set it going on the right path. Most of the people here on the forum are here for the hobby and the journey of 3D printing, but not everybody wants that.

]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:48:01 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/93659/#p93659 <![CDATA[Re: Da Vinci 1.1 Plus]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/93652/#p93652 jasonb.194 wrote:

From XYZ's other videos it looks like the 'Bowden' stepper is only used to load the filament, not when actually printing.

That is a perfect example of over engineering, there is absolutely no practical reason for that. Also I can almost guarentee you will not be able to turn off the on-board wifi which means no aftermarket filament and constantly updating to whichever newer crapper firmware they come out with (and possibly no opportunity to flash)

]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2015 15:04:39 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/93652/#p93652 <![CDATA[Re: Da Vinci 1.1 Plus]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/93644/#p93644 I want that machine big_smile

]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2015 12:28:52 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/93644/#p93644 <![CDATA[Re: Da Vinci 1.1 Plus]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/93643/#p93643 From XYZ's other videos it looks like the 'Bowden' stepper is only used to load the filament, not when actually printing.

]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2015 12:23:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/93643/#p93643 <![CDATA[Re: Da Vinci 1.1 Plus]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/93636/#p93636 It looks like a bowden setup but there is still an stepper in the print head... WTF?

]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2015 08:17:17 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/93636/#p93636 <![CDATA[Re: Da Vinci 1.1 Plus]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/93590/#p93590 Looks like they opted for a Bowden setup.

Also, the bed leveling may be better as far as software goes. (Not just values, but details on how far to turn screws.)

]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2015 21:18:58 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/93590/#p93590 <![CDATA[Da Vinci 1.1 Plus]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/93589/#p93589 Found some new videos on the 1.1 Plus. Here's the "first print" video.

Looks like XYZPrinting made a number of improvements over their original model. The filament loading process is interesting...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJPjVRsDlqw

Oddly enough, the bed levelers are still the same in the video. I had thought they improved them too.

]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2015 21:15:22 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/93589/#p93589