Wow! Really good stuff here Jin. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
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G28 ; home all axes
G1 Y50 Z0.3 F9600 ; move forward to avoid binder clips
G1 X205 Z10 ; move off platform
G1 Z0.4 ; position nozzle
G92 E0 ; zero extruder
G1 E25 F225 ; purge nozzle
G92 E0 ; zero extruder
G1 X190 Z0.1 E1.0 F1200 ; slow wipe
G1 X180 Z0.25 ; lift
JIn,Outstanding; a big step toward ending my Love-Hate relationship with S3D.Some thoughts on potential clarifications:* I received the following info regarding macros from Clayton @ S3D. " ... you can't have any comments in the macro commands. They are sent straight to the printer, so you will need to trim out anything that comes after a semicolon. Second, there is also a limit to how long the commands can be. I don't know the exact limit off-hand, but if it is a really long script, you might want to try a shorter version just to see if that is a problem,"
This is puzzling because the following is S3D Gcode in their script tab:M108 S155 ; turn on M2 fansG28 ; home all axes
G1 Y50 Z0.3 F9600 ; move forward to avoid binder clips
G1 X205 Z10 ; move off platform
G1 Z0.4 ; position nozzle
G92 E0 ; zero extruder
G1 E25 F225 ; purge nozzle
G92 E0 ; zero extruder
G1 X190 Z0.1 E1.0 F1200 ; slow wipe
G1 X180 Z0.25 ; lift
* First layer height ... What actually happens when it's set to 80%? A) Same amount of extrusion, but its squished, or B) Extrusion rate reduced by 20%?
* If Outline Underspeed is set at 60%, does that mean that: A) Speed is reduced by 60%, or B) Speed is 60% of default printing speed? I think I know the answer, but I've paid a price for being wrong on issues like this in S3D.
You know how to get rid of blobs/zits? I'm all ears! :)
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I'm baffled by s3d's failure to follow convention."Export" usually means to send a file to another application or location. In the case of s3d it apparently means "save as", which should be a button adjacent to the "save" button.I've lost a few important fff files by reacting intuitively rather than s3d's unique requirement.
A couple more items:
* "The Tools menu is not visible while the Machine Control Panel is topmost; you must go back to the main Simplify3D window to access it." In Win7, they can be shown side-by-side by dragging the very top of one window full right & it will snap to ~ half screen. Go left with the other.In Win XP (or Win7) right-click on empty space in task bar will allow vertical or horizontal tiling of all open windows. If that creates a mess, minimize all but s3d windows.
* "Outline Underspeed is used to slow down the perimeters as a percentage of the default print speed. The tooltip suggests that this only applies to the outermost perimeter, but I have found it actually applies to all perimeters. Mine applies to only the outermost perimeter.
Also, I think "as a percentage" should be "to a percentage"
Your writing efficiency in terms of Information : Word-count ratio is outstanding. I think S3D owes you big time.
Gary
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the perimeter speed thing was changed in the last update. it used to slow down just the outer most perimeter but now the perimeter speed setting sets all perimeters.
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Yep. Same with mine.
"... The slicer completely wigs out on some models if some problem geometry exactly intersects a layer with your chosen layer height. Symptoms are holes filled with a single layer, surfaces that look like infill, and other craziness. This is can happen on manifold and non-manifold objects alike."
While not an ideal situation, it does illustrate the flexibility of the software.
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I have written a completely unofficial guide to Simplify3D geared towards people new to the software. It is based on my understanding of the software having used it for about a month.Any suggestions or corrections will be welcome.
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On Monday, March 17, 2014 6:05:17 PM UTC-4, Gary Schwartz wrote:A couple more items:
* "The Tools menu is not visible while the Machine Control Panel is topmost; you must go back to the main Simplify3D window to access it." In Win7, they can be shown side-by-side by dragging the very top of one window full right & it will snap to ~ half screen. Go left with the other.In Win XP (or Win7) right-click on empty space in task bar will allow vertical or horizontal tiling of all open windows. If that creates a mess, minimize all but s3d windows.Gary, I've now clarified in the text that the Tools menu not appearing in the MCP is a Mac-only thing, because of the unified menu bar. Your other suggestion is useful, but a feature of Windows and not really of Simplify3D.* "Outline Underspeed is used to slow down the perimeters as a percentage of the default print speed. The tooltip suggests that this only applies to the outermost perimeter, but I have found it actually applies to all perimeters. Mine applies to only the outermost perimeter.Really? When I set the outline underspeed to 10% to really accentuate the difference and look at the gcode preview, it shows all outlines as the same (slow) color, including perimeters next to infill. What happens for you?Also, I think "as a percentage" should be "to a percentage"Fixed.Your writing efficiency in terms of Information : Word-count ratio is outstanding. I think S3D owes you big time.Thanks, but that is mostly because I wanted to get it over with as quickly as possible.I've added another section on bugs and maybe things that are not bugs but good to know: http://jinschoi.github.io/simplify3d-docs/#nits-and-bugsSome of these are duplicative of information given above, but I thought it would be useful to collect them all in one place. I did not reiterate the perimeter underspeed one, because I am curious as to why Gary doesn't see the same thing.Any additions welcome.
I want to weigh in on the "underspeed" issue, because I found that to be a confusing setting and went looking for an answer. I hadn't thought of just running a preview and looking at the speed colors. Now that I have done that I have to disagree that underspeed means the percentage by which speed is lowered. When I set outline underspeed to 10%, I get a model preview covered in blue, showing that the outlines are slow. If I set it to 90%, I get a model covered in green, showing much faster speeds. It is behaving as a percentage of the full speed, not a percentage below it. I did this twice with each setting to double check.By the way, thanks for the great documentation. That is much needed. I'm teaching a college 3D printing class for the first time, and as much as I like Simplify3D, I have been surprised that the documentation for beginners is not better. This fills a gap.
For the other question, try this: http://forum.makergear.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2132
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