Hi I'm trying to help a friend and need some help.

[Luke Pettit]

I used the command line to convert a file he gave me and it relocated the print to the corner edge so half of it is hanging over the edge.

Am I supposed to be editing the ini files and if so which one.

any step by step instruction gratefully accepted

Luke

Here was his original help request

"Could anybody lend me a hand trying to setup a system to quickly turn g code produced from cura to a x3g file for my CTC 3D printer? Could anybody lend us a hand would help alot? Im trying to use gpx but dont know the commands i need for a .bat file!" 

[Dan Newman]

On 15/03/2016 8:25 PM, Luke Pettit wrote:
> I used the command line to convert a file he gave me and it relocated the print
> to the corner edge so half of it is hanging over the edge.
> Am I supposed to be editing the ini files and if so which one.
>
> any step by step instruction gratefully accepted
>
> Luke

Your friend's gcode uses a coordinate system whereby the origin is at the corner of his/her
build platform. Your MakerBot-style printer uses a coordinate system in which the origin
is at the center of your build plate.

You need to have them reslice using the origin at the center of their build plate. Either
that, or you need to learn how to tweak your home offsets to correct for that. Or, remove
the X and Y homing commands from their gcode and instead, after homing Z, put in

G92 X0 Y0 Z0 A0 B0

Then to start your print, park the extruder nozzle over the front, left corner of your build
plate. The revised gcode will home Z then assert that the nozzle is at (0,0,0) there at the
front, left corner of your build plate. it should then print fine but not necessarily centered
on the center of your build plate. (The "center" will be whatever was the center of their
build plate as understood by their slicer.)

Oh, and you may have other issues as well. For example, what did their slicer think
the starting Z height should be? And what does their slicer think the extrusion multiplier
should be? At what filament diameter (vs. the diameter of your filament).

Dan