CubeItMod V4.0Beta

[giovanni...@gmail.com]

This version is not yet fine tuned, I'm posting it as Beta Test version.

I decided to release it because the new Kisslicer 1.5Testing produces differents bfb files and I had to make some changes into the post-processor.

CubeitMod V4.0Beta works with the previous version of Kisslicer and also with the new one 1.5Testing.

The older CubeItMod V3.7 works only with the older Kisslicer.

CubeItMod 3.7 DOESNT WORK WITH Kisslicer 1.5Testing !!!

What's new :

-The Solid function that is used by Kisslicer to fill flat horizontal surfaces is now manged into a diffferent way.

The previous Solid% ( into CubeItMod V3.7) was used to reduce the amount of plastic extruded and was applied to all the "Solid" surfaces of the priting.

Now every line into the solid is calculated differently and you'll have an automatic big correction for small lines and an automatic adjustment with low correction for longer lines. ( you'll notice the speed of the motor will change while printing a flat surface).

This will help obtain good surfaces on parts with both large and small flat horizontal surfaces.

Solid% can still be used to tweak the correction, if you set 100 = no tweak, if you set less than 100 less material will be printed on very small flat surfaces, if you set more than 100 more material will be printed on very small surfaces.

About installation :

If you're already running CubeItMod V3.7, just copy CubeItMod.exx into your Kisslicer folder, delete the old CubeItMod and rename CubeItMod.exx to CubeItMod.exe

If you're not running CubeItMod V3.7 here's how to install :

1 ) copy the CubeItMod files into the Kisslicer Folder

Rename CubeItMod.exx to CubeItMod.exe

2) Start Kisslicer and go to Preferences/Languages/Load Language file

Select the CubeitMod.po

Now you have the new Menu, with the names for CubeItMod.

3) Go to Printer/Firmware/Post-Processor menu and put :

cubeitmod.exe <FILE>

4)  Into the Printer/Firmware Menu

Turn the comments ON

Turn USE M228 ON

5) Into Material menu use these starting settings, after you can fine tune these values to fit your materials and the part you're printing :

M227P = 0.15

M227S = 0.04

M228P= 0.015

M228S= 0.02

Infill% = 100

Solid% = 100

6) Into Style menu put Use M227 ON

7) Check your Prt GCode menu you must have :

Prefix :

^Firmware:V1.07

; [mm] mode

G21

; absolute mode

G90

Select Extruder:

; Select extruder, warm, purge

; BfB-style

M542

M<EXT+1>04 S<TEMP>

M55<EXT+1> P3000 S80

M543

Deselect Extruder:

; Guaranteed same extruder, cooling down

; BfB-style

M<EXT+1>04 S<TEMP>

N [*] Layers

; Maybe re-home X & Y?

Postfix

M103

M104 S0

M204 S0

M304 S0

8) Examples of Fine tuning :

This works fine for me on ABS, Layer thickness 0.05, Infill 33%, 2 loops, loops go from inside to perimeter ON 

[giovanni...@gmail.com]

 I made a mistake the file is this. Sorry for the inconvenience.

 Giovanni 

[Tom Tumilty]

help getting error 

solid% MUST BE >0......... can't find were to set it to be greater than 0

Thanks

running KISSlicer 20140423a - multi-material way-pre-Alpha

Tom

[giovanni...@gmail.com]

Did you install the CubeItMod.po into Kisslicer ?

[Tom Tumilty]

you mean into the same directory?

if so yes its there

[giovanni...@gmail.com]

And you did the point 2 of the installation : ???

2) Start Kisslicer and go to Preferences/Languages/Load Language file

Select the CubeitMod.po

Now you have the new Menu, with the names for CubeItMod.

[Tom Tumilty]

yup I did point 2 but not sure what you mean by "Now you have the new Menu, with the names for CubeItMod."

[giovanni...@gmail.com]

If you installed successfully you must have this into the Material Menu :

[Joe Stefano]

Giovanni, I get a hang up at the save step. The black window opens and the buffer wheel just keeps turning. I am not using any spaces or cap's in the file name.  When I close the window I get a "Failed, returning-1073741510" error. I have gone over the install 10 times not sure what I missed. I have not been able to get any of your versions run yet. I am trying V4.0 and new KS version

[Tom Tumilty]

yes I see solids% in the menu and still get the error

[hugues]

Hi,

If your cubex is a duo or a trio, check your second material and the infill % also.

[giovanni...@gmail.com]

You don't have to close the window, the window will be closed when CubeItMod finished to process the file.

[giovanni...@gmail.com]

Hi Tom,

you have to set the Solid% on the material used by the extruder, first go to :

 Here you can select the materials that can be used by the printer, in this example I use "ABS 0.1 Whit PLA Support" on Extruder 1 and "PLA Support" on Extruder 2.

I only have 2 extruders, If you have more you have to check each material.

Now go to :

And check that all the materials you select for the extruders are OK.

[Tom Tumilty]

Great that got it I had 100 for pla but not abs so now it work thanks for your help

Tom

[Joe Stefano]

Giovanni, What would cause V4.0 to stop saving a file as a .bfb? It worked fine last night and the only change I made was to style. When I save to a flash drive I get two files one of them is .bak and the other has no extension. if I rename the file to include .bfb, I can open it but the printer will not recognize it.

[giovanni...@gmail.com]

Hi Joe,

V4.0 still save as bfb, as you can see into the window that appears when you click SAVE.

Are you shure the other has no extension or the extension is just hidden by Windows parametres ?

post here your 2 files or send them to me as a private message, i'll look at them. 

Can you please print the attached file on your printer and let me know if the quality is good ?

you have to put an ABS cartridge on bay 1.

Check z-gap on printer before start.

the part is a small triangle and it will be printed near the corner of your printer, it'll tak just a few minutes to print.

It's important to me because I've made some changes to the algorithm that calculâtes the flat surfaces to fine tune the V4.0, it works pretty good on my printer but before release the new version of CubeItMod I need to know if it works good on other printers too.

[Joe Stefano]

I think that when I saved the file I named it ".05layer_test" when I removed the "." the problem went away. I will try the file and let you know the results

Thanks, Joe

[Joe Stefano]

Giovanni, The print came out GREAT!!! Send me your settings for ABS please. I am using Reprapper filament. Heat bed set at 75C

On Sunday, April 27, 2014 11:58:47 AM UTC-4, giovanni...@gmail.com wrote:

[Joe]

Giovanni, the test print came out great! Could you send me your ABS settings. I am using Reprapper filament. My heat bed was set at 75c.

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[boxsterjohn]

Help!!

I am new to KISSlicer and Cubex Duo printer.

When I click SAVE I get the error "CubeItMod.exe Failed, returning 1"

Thanks

[giovanni...@gmail.com]

Check if you have CubeItMod.exe into the Kisslicer's folder

[boxsterjohn]

Yes it is.

[giovanni...@gmail.com]

"Failed returning 1" means that Kisslicer was unable to start CubeItMod.exe

Check if you changed the extension exx to exe

Try to start CubeItMod.exe manually by double clicking on it.

If it's OK maybe you mismatched the letters ( the I is an i in capitals and not an L with small characters ), write the name without capitals into Kisslicer's Post-Processor window : cubeitmod.exe 

Le vendredi 2 mai 2014 23:56:57 UTC+2, boxsterjohn a écrit :

Yes it is.

[Peter Gregory]

I was waiting to see if the beta release is stable.

Seems stable enough for me.

Here is the Mac OSX port.

Extract the zip file into your KISSlicer application directory (mine is /Applications/KissSlicer_4_1 for the new MAC version)

Import the CubeItMod.po language file.

Modify the firmware Post-Process entry to look like the one below - replace /Applications/KissSlicer_4_1 with your KISSlicer path)

"/Applications/KissSlicer_4_1/CubeItNet.app/Contents/MacOS/CubeItNet" "<FILE>"

[Peter Gregory]

Forgot to attach the zip file

[giovanni...@gmail.com]

Hi Peter, the version Beta4 is a little better than this one.

Did you try to reprint parts like your clock ? It should be printed better now because of the thin and larges solid surfaces.

[Peter Gregory]

I may re-print the clock.

For now, I got a good print with the previous versions.

I got some ProtoParadigm 1.75mm green PLA.

This filament works really well with the Cubex - I haven't had a single filament flow or jam with it yet.

I'd post the STL's for the clock, but it still needs tweaking with the backing plate for the LED mounts.

It takes 1 to 2 LEDs for each word.  I had to build light diffusers using sanded plexiglass.

It not only tells the time, it also tells you when it is Lunch time, Quitting time and Beer time!  (You tell it which hour of the day is each type).

[giovanni...@gmail.com]

I found a bug on your clock, on picture 1,2,3 you can see that Beer Time is turned off ;-)

[Anthony ALLERA]

Hello,

I have tried to print this little part and ... the print worked great! :)
Despite the part didn't stick on the bed, I can see the quality is better (better isn't enough!).

I am very impressed to see that this is the software which define most the quality, not the hardware.

I'll tried to slice and print another part tomorrow, hoping it will stick better than today's printings :) (Without heated bed, just with 'magic glue' or double-faced Stoch tape, this is difficult)

[Anthony ALLERA]

Ohhh, I read my message, and I have to correct a sentence => (better isn't enought ... to describe how sweet the quality is)
Sorry for this poor translation (I'm french)

[boxsterjohn]

I check the spelling and extension and they are correct.  CubeItMod.exe is in the KISSLicer directory. I double click the CubeItMod.exe and it worked. Maybe the issue has something to do with my computer setup? I am using a MacBook Pro and running Parallels to run Windows 7. I never had an issue running a windows program with this setup, but maybe KISSlicer and CubeItMod.exe doesn’t like it?

[giovanni...@gmail.com]

Look upper into this tread and use the Peter's files, it's a Mac version.

[Duarte Guimaraes]

Hi to everyone!

What do you mean "If you have more you have to check each material" ?

The solid % is on Style tab, isn't it?

Is there any solid % in the material tab?

Duarte

[giovanni...@gmail.com]

Please go to the CubeItMod V4.5 tread and follow the instructions.

You'll also find my ini files and it'll be much more easier to make it work, dont forget to install CubeItMod.po into Kisslicer. 

[Duarte Guimaraes]

I only used the Kisslicer_setting_CubeX_rev1 and I had many problems with the extruders change.

The extruderd did not clean well and there was always some filament at the extruder not used.


I am trying the Cubeit (V4+) .......
I see the instructions M227 and M228... and I hope it could solve my problem. I hope it makes a suck before putting the extruder out of service.

Duarte