Re: [MakerBot] Cura settings for the Replicator?

[Martin Galese]

Jared,

I'm still working on this, but I've attached my basic Cura settings.  You're basically right regarding Cura's use of PyPy.  Cura also simplifies the SF configuration process quite a bit.  

I've also copied in the start and end gcode settings I'm using in Cura.  It doesn't look like those are stored in the .ini, annoyingly.  Not sure if this is the best way to go about it, but it seems to work.  You'll need to use Cura to slice to gcode, then load the gcode up into ReplicatorG and build the S3G for the SD card from ReplicatorG.

Please do let me know if you come up with refinements that work better.

Thanks,

----start.gcode---

;Sliced at: {day} {date} {time}

;Basic settings: Layer height: {layer_height} Walls: {wall_thickness} Fill: {fill_density}

M103 ;disable RPM

M73 P0 ; build progress

G21        ;metric values

G90        ;absolute positioning

G10 P1 X0 Y0 Z0 ;Designate T0 Offset

G10 P2 X33 Y0 Z0 ;Designate T1 Offset

M109 S110 T0 ;(set HBP temperature)

M104 S235 T0 ;(set extruder temperature)

G54 ; Recall offset cooridinate system)

;(**** begin homing ****)

G162 X Y F2500 ;(home XY axes maximum)

G161 Z F1100 ;(home Z axis minimum)

G92 Z-5 ;(set Z to -5)

G1 Z0.0 ;(move Z to "0")

G161 Z F100 ;(home Z axis minimum)

M132 X Y Z A B ;(Recall stored home offsets for XYZAB axis)

;(**** end homing ****)

G1 X-110.5 Y-74 Z150 F3300.0 ;(move to waiting position)

G130 X20 Y20 Z20 A20 B20 ;(Lower stepper Vrefs while heating)

M6 T0 ;(wait for toolhead, and HBP to reach temperature)

G130 X127 Y127 Z40 A127 B127 ;(Set Stepper motor Vref to defaults)

M108 R3.0 T0

G1 F200 E5              ;extrude 5mm of feed stock

G1 F200 E3.5            ;reverse feed stock by 1.5mm

G92 E0                  ;zero the extruded length again

;go to the middle of the platform, and move to Z=0 before starting the print.

G1 X{machine_center_x} Y{machine_center_y} F{travel_speed}

G1 Z0.0 F{max_z_speed}

--/ start.gcode--

--end.gcode--

;End GCode

M73 P100 ;( End  build progress )

G0 Z150 ;( Send Z axis to bottom of machine )

M18 ;( Disable steppers )

M109 S0 T0 ;( Cool down the build platform )

M104 S0 T0 ;( Cool down the Right Extruder )

M104 S0 T1 ;( Cool down the Left Extruder )

G162 X Y F2500 ;( Home XY endstops )

M18 ;( Disable stepper motors )

M70 P5 ;( We <3 Making Things!)

M72 P1  ;( Play Ta-Da song )

;(*********end End.gcode*******)

--/ end.gcode---

On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 7:14 AM, Jared Tilston <jar...@gmail.com> wrote:

I've discovered Cura which is blazingly fast at slicing up models. I think it's because it's using Pypy but I'm quite new to all this.

Does anyone know what settings I should be using for me Replicator? I don't want to break my wonderful new gadget :)

Options are:

Steps per E (Amount of steps per mm filament extrusion)

Machine width (mm)

Machine depth (mm)

Machine height (mm)

Filament density (kg/m3)

Filament cost (price/kg)

Filament cost (price/m)

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[Jared Tilston]

Martin,

Thanks very much for your reply. Will fiddle and get back to you.

Cheers,

Jared.

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[MartinR]

Hi,

did you find a solution to make the Replicator1-dual work with cura?

I use the flashforge 3-d printer with dual head (which is the exact same mashine as the replicator1).

Hope somebody can help me to woork with cura.

Cheers, Martin

Am Samstag, 16. März 2013 16:08:33 UTC+1 schrieb Thomas Baldi:

Hallo

I want to use Cura for the good option of second extruder to make support. Do you have a working config? (I have a replicator1 with dual extruder and 7.0 firmaware) 

I for the moment i thinks work but i can't center the home axes in cura. 

Do you have any solution? 

Thansk!

[Charles Wong]

Martin,

         Hi there, I help as well on using my rep 1. Been trying to connect to my printer with Cura 13.11.2 but keeps returning this error..

 

Changing monitoring state from 'Offline' to 'Detecting serial port'
Serial port list: [u'COM3']
Connecting to: COM3
Error while connecting to COM3: 'Timeout'
Failed to open serial port (AUTO)
Changing monitoring state from 'Detecting serial port' to 'Error: Failed to autodetect...'

 

        Please help.. Anyone having success connecting to Rep 1 with Cura? Martin R, were you able to solve your problem as well??

 

Charles

[Clinton Hoines]

You can use Cura to slice your models and ReplicatorG or GPX to convert to .x3g. But you cannot connect or control your Bot with Cura, only ReplicatorG and Makerware will control your Bot.