Is it possible to run mbot cube on Cura or any other software?

[Speedy]

Has anyone successfully ran mbot on Cura or any other software other then replicatorG? I don't like the lay out of replicatorG and it doesn't show details like layer builds or rafts and supports in the product window of the app. I'm just looking for some alternatives. I tried using Cura and exporting to replicatorG then having replicatorG write the code but that didn't work. Could there be a work around? Any opinions are welcome.
-Kevin

[Lolo Cortes]

I use my dual mbot makerware

[Speedy]

I think I saw your post on getting mbot to work with makerware. Have you noticed any bugs or problems with using makerware. Do you use a SD card or computer with it?

[Lolo Cortes]

works better than before, I use the computer as card is not well calibrated computer but still better than going replicatorg, quick calculation, preview of capaa, time and material consumption, is a big improvement makerware

[Speedy]

On Wednesday, January 29, 2014 11:54:39 PM UTC-8, Lolo Cortes wrote:

works better than before, I use the computer as card is not well calibrated computer but still better than going replicatorg, quick calculation, preview of capaa, time and material consumption, is a big improvement makerware

Ok so I got the mbot to work on makerware but Im encountering a strange problem. I can print anything above .1mm height. I have spent countless hours on this think it was my bed...leveling checking...leveling and checking...I gave up went back to replicatorG same file 20mm cube and it prints at .1mm just fine. Have you noticed this?

[tercel%fnbc...@gtempaccount.com]

 i use makerware and it works like a dream..... i have also printed dual color with makerware...with the feature of adding any .stl files etc....i have printed successfully with makerware. i print with both the computer and sd card.

[tercel%fnbc...@gtempaccount.com]

you must try makerware....it is much better than repg by far....earlier in this community there is some "fixes" to use for the bed size....but it works.

On Wednesday, January 29, 2014 10:22:16 PM UTC+2, Speedy wrote:

[Lolo Cortes]

makerbot is true you can not put less than 0.2 because it gives problems and rubs the tip with the layers, the least you could have been printed at 0.25 and perfect.

[Lolo Cortes]

everything works with the included makerbot trarjeta sd, the only problem I've found is that I have commented on the quality which can not be less than 0.2. Can not print to 0.1
For the rest it is much better than replicartorG especially in handling and speed of calculation.

I leave the profile to use with a dual mbot makerbot

[Speedy]

I ended up going to repetier-host...I played around with makerware for a week was dissatisfied with the lack of high res, lack of options and for some reason my extruder crashed into the side when I used it. Now that I'm on repetier-host using slic3r I can say I have never had more precise perfect prints. Plus the interface is a step up from replicatorG. I highly recommend it to you guys. If anyone wants my settings for repetier and slic3r let me know...I'll sent it. Make sure you up date slic3r in the program as it's an older version and may have some slanted print issues, but once you have updated it the mbot behaviors completely change. It becomes faster,cleaner, quieter? and best of all precise. Thanks Cortes and Tercel for the help though!!!
-Kevin

[Speedy]

Sorry about the double post. Here's the link: http://www.repetier.com/documentation/repetier-host/

[Lolo Cortes]

Speedy,
You can add profiles to use with my two extruders mbot 200x200
thanks

[Speedy]

Hello Lolo,

I uploaded for a single extruder right now, but for a dual I believe I need your home offsets. You can send me these by going to the home offset area under utilities on the printer. Mine are different because I have a pla cooling duck making my extruder larger. Here is my configuration file for slic3r but make sure you change the offset to your size head believe a single head is X129.998 Y114.99.

Off topic but Lolo I actually fixed the res problem with mbot. I have successfully printed .05mm res without a problem. Can I ask you a question as my unit had a z axis defect and I want to see if its on everyones unit is like mine. If you could go into replicatorG and jog the z axis from home position down by .1mm and look very closely to see if it moves. Mine didnt move till I hit jog a few times, causing it the rubbing the tip into the print. If this is the case I will post on a different topic how to get .05mm res with mbot. Thanks
-Kevin

[Lolo Cortes]

I am not able to print, I leave my settings because I do not know if it's right for a printer mbot two extruders

perform all the steps but I see the thread of the piece but when I print does nothing appears as connected but does not move impersora

[Giga Faze]

Repetier Host is pretty hard to get used to at first but once you start understanding the sequence, it's a lot nicer than ReplicatorG. When Slic3r is integrated with Repetier Host, the slicing is far better than Skeinforge. Also, it has fairly intelligent supports that are more like corrugated patterns that are strong but also easy to remove. There is a Skeinforge slicer with Repetier Host but it seems to slice even worse than in ReplicatorG. At first, the setting options in Repetier-Host don't seem to be as extensive as Skeinforge but they are there as features rather than optional setting parameters. The skirt control is awesome. And here is just a general tip for ABS. Make it loop 6 times, 2 layers and attach to the build. It will be strong enough to decrease curling with ABS even though the bottom is a flat square. The skirt just breaks off easily and is kind of cool as this little flat gasket like thing.

[Speedy]

Your in the menu for connecting with repetier-host to mbot via USB the only thing I changed in that menu was 115200 baud rate, but I havent been able to get that part of repetier to work with mbot. I didnt spend anytime on it really as my computer is rarely attached to the printer. If you go to the slic3r menu and hit configure you will be confronted with 3 different tabs. I have attached the last two tabs as these are the setting tabs for the printers gcode. The first tab is for supports/layers and beyond those you can change depending on each print. The rest I have attached images for my settings. After you change these setting hit slice with slic3r then save the gcode. Load the saved gcode into replicatorG and export to SD card and your done!

Hope this helps
-Kevin
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[ian.b...@stackflo.com]

Did you have to change the firmware in Mbot to run Repetier Host

[Speedy]

No i didnt. I would imagine its gunna take time to do. I have to wait till I have some time set aside before I change it, but for now im enjoying very nice prints for once.

[Ali Pälikkö]

Hi,

i would like to receive your settings to get started knowing repetitier-host.

Thank you!

[Giga Faze]

That config.ini is just a printer profile, not a driver for the mbot3d in repetier. Repetier writes the init config file to the Windows Registry under userkeys. You can use the config.ini to change those registry values but that can be tricky and isn't necessary. I am using Repetier/Slic3r on another machine and it had an older version, so I downloaded the newer version .95 and it wouldn't work, just the same as trying it before with the mbot3d. I think I have it figured out now. A printer profile can be set up in the printer settings panel, then named mbot3d so it will be written to the registry and will show as an option under the connect button. Main thing is make sure your mbot3d is being recognized as a comm port first, In the printer settings pick the default, then set baud to 250000, automatic, and click on the ping-pong box. Then hit connect. If the button turns green, then there is a serial connection but not communications. None of the manual control buttons will work. Hit the button again to disconnect. Then pull the usb plug from its port, then plug it back in again. Then hit connect again. It will seem the same as before, but now this time, click on the OK button down in the right corner. The printer heater temperature should show an ambient temperature value at this point, with a default heater value. The quickest way to check if the connection is good is just click on the manual jog buttons, +Z is a good start. I have not confirmed this yet with the mbot3d but it was acting the same, so this seems to be a couple small bugs in repetier that requires these steps. Skeinforge is an option for a slicer in repetier and it seems very crude compared to Slic3r. The workflow of repetier takes some getting used to but really starts to flow once you get the hang of it.

[Victor Iakab]

Is there any new info about this?
I've been digging around but I could not find a definitive answer that I can use Cura with mbot. I am about to order a 3dprinter and mbot is one of the two on my list. This may sound strange but being able to use Cura is a deciding factor for me.

[hamad musabeh]

same here ,, waiting for an update on this ,, 

tried to configure Repetier-Host  to work with grid 2 but with No luck :-(

[hamad musabeh]

update from Repetier-Host support

"if mbot indicates it has a makerbot firmware it will not work. Makerbot uses a different communication protocol. If it uses repetier or marlin firmware you should test baudrate and reset on connect."

[fede...@fabrix3d.com]

Hi speedy. Could you send me the files necesary to use a grid 2 on repetier? I am trying to find a solution to these machines. They work pretty awfull on the mbot software...