Hey guys
I was wondering if you all could help me with getting kisslicer/cubeit/codeX to work. Ive attached all the files as Ive written my diatribe :)
I have an Afinia H480/UpPlus2 (or whatever its real name is,) Ive built a reprap mendal xl and I had a Makerbot 5th gen for a week (garbage garbage garbage) so I think Im ok with the whole overall process. when the Afinia prints it prints amazing (ive used the parts ive printed on an engine at test and tune track days for my race car - theyre that good) and I have so far been as upset with the CubePRO as with the MB5th gen
when I discovered this forum I couldnt wait to get in - Im excited to maybe have a chance with the CubePRO - I need the volume to start making some manifold assemblies ;)
I downloaded KISSlicer 1.5, CubeITMod/Config files, CubeITMod49, and CodeX from this thread
I found a little rasppi reprap mount on thingiverse that Ive printed with my Afinia so I know what it looks like (pi_mount.stl)
I ran the stl file through kisslicer and used the instructions/settings I found for the cubeX (changed everything over to white abs, 1 extruder, 2mm raft) and left the things as configured in the 'stock' files. I also updated the settings in the post process setting to: CubeItMod491 "<FILE>"
attached is also a pic of the object in Kisslicer (kiss.png)
all of that looks good (file pi_mount_kiss.bfb)
I took the bfb file it makes and added the following in TextPad - for giggles I added the M404 S40 code as the first line after the ini files - it does heat the box, but the screen shows heating and the bar is at 99% the whole time
^Firmware:V1.00
^Minfirmware:V1.00
^DRM:000000000000
^PrinterModel:CUBEPRO
^MaterialCodeE1:-1
^MaterialCodeE2:-1
^MaterialCodeE3:-1
^MaterialLengthE1: 0.000
^MaterialLengthE2: 0.000
^MaterialLengthE3: 0.000
M404 S40
then I ran it through cubeX; selected CubePRO, encode, and picked the file (pi_mount.cubepro)
I opened that up in cubePRO as I figured this gave me one last sanity check and it would let me upload/verify the file to the cubePRO easily - screenshot (cubepro.png) and everything looked good
I uploaded the file to the printer and hit start, the chambered warmed up but was stuck on the 'heating' page with the progress bar at 99% the whole time (I assume thats because we dont understand the M404 SXX command yet?)
right away the thing wasnt printing right. the extruder tip wasnt close enough in some spots and was too close in others, but whatever, I figured thats how it printed a bed, so I went and did the leaves/lawn for an hour - when I came back to it it seems to have finished 80% of one print then went to start another print - weird thing!
I was wondering if anyone had tips for nozzle height/other settings for kiss and the printer?
thanks in advance, and Im totally willing to be a guinea pig for anyone who has ideas
-jb