<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/13415/odd-issues-with-solidoodle-2/ Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:48:53 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114795/#p114795 OK after testing my extruder heater as good and finding the solidoodle wire connectors for it melted due to poor connection. replacing them with better permanent ones and trying it. back to the printing layer shift the right laser arm done 2x at about layer 40.
printed right laser holder and it done no shift at that layer so resliced right laser arm with the above readings checked. will retry printing it later after continuing rest of prints. cheapo heater #2 still working though.

]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:48:53 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114795/#p114795 <![CDATA[Re: odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114780/#p114780 Those are the minor differences between Cura and Slic3r.  Just a different way of annotating code

]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2016 08:20:06 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114780/#p114780 <![CDATA[Re: odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114767/#p114767 pirvan wrote:

Cura outputs verbose G-Code by default, which means it includes annotations like you see on my output.

If you use Slic3r, you need to enable the verbose output.  You do this by opening the Slic3r configuration, then go to:
Print Settings/Output Options, and check the Verbose G-Code checkbox

Thanks Pirvan. smile

and this is what it looks like in Slic3r with that box checked...

http://soliforum.com/i/?3kLtaAP.jpg

(note is doesnt look exactly like what Pirvan posted, but it does say "move to next layer" with the layer number in parenthesis)

]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2016 03:38:52 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114767/#p114767 <![CDATA[Re: odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114740/#p114740 hey Tim what kind of connectors do you carry for extruder heater wires?

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:30:38 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114740/#p114740 <![CDATA[Re: odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114737/#p114737 n2ri wrote:
pirvan wrote:

Cura outputs verbose G-Code by default, which means it includes annotations like you see on my output.

If you use Slic3r, you need to enable the verbose output.  You do this by opening the Slic3r configuration, then go to:
Print Settings/Output Options, and check the Verbose G-Code checkbox

thanks a ton Pirvan. how do you find so much info on these apps when they dont publish it for users to read up on?

The googles. For instance:

https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en#hl=e … +in+g-code

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:50:03 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114737/#p114737 <![CDATA[Re: odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114736/#p114736 The high limit is set in firmware, in configuration.h.

PEEK is good to about 245C.

Why not get a quality heater cartridge? Here's what I use:

https://www.filastruder.com/collections … -cartridge

I have a few years and a few thousand hours of printing time across a number of printers, never had to replace a heater.

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:47:33 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114736/#p114736 <![CDATA[Re: odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114733/#p114733 I also cant find anyplace where high limit for extruder is shown or set.

I raised my print settings for a filament to 201c and my extruder over shoots often to about 210c but dont know what limit is for Peek in SD2 or what Solidoodle set limit kill at.

anyway my 2nd Chineese replacement 40watt heater toasted lastnight and still dead today so looks like time for #3 good thing they sell em in groups on ebay of 5-10 lol crappy things. think they just recycled DUD Black Cat Firecrackers.

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:23:57 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114733/#p114733 <![CDATA[Re: odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114732/#p114732 pirvan wrote:

Cura outputs verbose G-Code by default, which means it includes annotations like you see on my output.

If you use Slic3r, you need to enable the verbose output.  You do this by opening the Slic3r configuration, then go to:
Print Settings/Output Options, and check the Verbose G-Code checkbox

thanks a ton Pirvan. how do you find so much info on these apps when they dont publish it for users to read up on?

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:16:33 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114732/#p114732 <![CDATA[Re: odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114725/#p114725 Cura outputs verbose G-Code by default, which means it includes annotations like you see on my output.

If you use Slic3r, you need to enable the verbose output.  You do this by opening the Slic3r configuration, then go to:
Print Settings/Output Options, and check the Verbose G-Code checkbox

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:53:10 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114725/#p114725 <![CDATA[Re: odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114702/#p114702 Heartless - Thank You.  I'll keep that in mind.  Hopefully I won't need it.  I have switched to using a Win7 laptop instead of Win 8.1, 10 & OSX.  Been printing 2 days with no issues except shear stupidity....on my part!

Thanx
Ski

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:00:36 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114702/#p114702 <![CDATA[Re: odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114701/#p114701 it doesnt actually say layer, but it is not hard to find the layer you need.

in the gcode editor panel, switch to "show single layer" for the preview...
then either use the slider or type in the layer you want, and click on the "first layer" button (in the red box)

in the editor panel, you will see a slight change in the color of the left side (arrow pointing to it) where the colors change is where the specified layer begins.

http://soliforum.com/i/?9uMMaVc.jpg

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:58:57 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114701/#p114701 <![CDATA[Re: odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114699/#p114699 I'm missing something here.  Ran into pretty much the same problem yesterday - froze about 2 hours into a 3+ hour print.  Tried your suggestion.  Nowhere in my version of RH - 1.6.0 - does it say 'LAYER..' anything.  There are no readable comments throughout the entire listing except the first ~15 and last ~150 lines (parameters & settings).

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:48:38 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114699/#p114699 <![CDATA[Re: odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114436/#p114436 when I upgrade to E3d etc things will smooth out alot

]]> Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:54:29 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114436/#p114436 <![CDATA[Re: odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114434/#p114434 also found another part of my problem. when printing full (.3mm and over 80% infill with a .35mm nozzle) flow temp swings more and if extruder falls below 192c then it cant feed as well due to thick flow getting stiff. so I had to adjust temp from 195 (which does fine for small prints and thin layers/infill for years) to 199c and the max temp swing is 191-210c which may get better if I reset that since new heater heats faster than original. but for now its printing my scanner parts. it was going as low as 186c and acting like a jam ATM

]]> Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:46:34 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114434/#p114434 <![CDATA[Re: odd issues with Solidoodle 2]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/114421/#p114421 no thats not what I was hoping for. way too much work.

It only takes a minute or two to edit the G-Code and restart the print.

But if you like waiting for another couple of hours to reprint the whole thing,  well then...

]]> Mon, 18 Jan 2016 21:43:11 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/114421/#p114421