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by svandru
Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:27 am
Forum: Software
Topic: GCode Tab
Replies: 3
Views: 721

Re: GCode Tab

It works for me. Keep in mind that this is not left extruder gcode/right extruder gcode. You are only going to get one or the other. And to get the 2-extruder gcode, that second extruder has to be actively used in the output file. Either assign it to infill, supports, etc. or assign it to a second m...
by svandru
Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:50 am
Forum: Software
Topic: Start gcode tab not showing
Replies: 2
Views: 465

Re: Start gcode tab not showing

Start and End PRINTER gcodes are not tabs. They are text boxes, which show in the image you provided. printer gcode.png To work with them, you have to copy/paste between that teeny field and your text editor. As Vicky pointed out, there are tabs elsewhere for TEMPLATE gcodes. You can find FILAMENT g...
by svandru
Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:34 am
Forum: Software
Topic: Looking to hire IdeaMaker tutor
Replies: 4
Views: 452

Re: Looking to hire IdeaMaker tutor

I sent you a private message.
by svandru
Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:33 am
Forum: Software
Topic: IdeaMaker Consultant?
Replies: 1
Views: 282

Re: IdeaMaker Consultant?

I sent you a private message.
by svandru
Sun Nov 13, 2022 6:29 am
Forum: General
Topic: Creality Printer Issue
Replies: 2
Views: 1654

Re: Creality Printer Issue

ideaMaker tech support has not been in these forums for a couple months now and questions like yours are going unanswered. I am just a user that is very happy with the software and likes to help. It does not look like you've been back since you posted your question, but if you still want help, send ...
by svandru
Sun Nov 13, 2022 5:55 am
Forum: Software
Topic: [Feature Request] Show current Gcode line in preview
Replies: 2
Views: 2956

Re: [Feature Request] Show current Gcode line in preview

I jist saw a video showing that feature in PrusaSlicer and it does look really handy.
by svandru
Sun Nov 13, 2022 5:54 am
Forum: Printing Settings
Topic: First Layer Settings
Replies: 1
Views: 1952

Re: First Layer Settings

The settings you provided are fine, no problem there. Here are a few options to try: 1. (Not too likely) The nozzle and/or bed could be too cool, not allowing the filament to melt together in the first layer. 2. (Not likely if you calibrated the printer when you set it up) The nozzle is too high off...
by svandru
Sun Nov 13, 2022 5:11 am
Forum: Printing Settings
Topic: Ideamaker settings question
Replies: 2
Views: 2192

Re: Ideamaker settings question

It is really hard to diagnose printing issues from a blurry photo, but it looks like the ideaMaker print is over-extruded. You didn't say anything about which template/profile you are using in both slicers. You should start with a profile made for your printer and a template made for your filament. ...
by svandru
Sun Nov 13, 2022 5:01 am
Forum: Printing Settings
Topic: CF Nylon print issue
Replies: 1
Views: 2564

Re: CF Nylon print issue

The photos look like partial clogs, particularly at the top of the part, but it is hard to tell from a highly compressed photo. Taulman recommends printing their Nylon CF at 250–260°C, so you are printing a little cool, and putting it through a nozzle with a crooked internal path (if you use a Solex...
by svandru
Sun Nov 13, 2022 3:35 am
Forum: Others
Topic: TPU-95A ambient/usable temp?
Replies: 2
Views: 668

Re: TPU-95A ambient/usable temp?

I could not find heat deflection or Vicat softening specs available for Raise 3D's TPU-95A and I have not used it myself. I looked through all the 95A TPU spec sheets that I do have. Most did not have the data, but those that did showed heat deflection around 90–100 °C @66 psi. Ultimaker 95A TPU is ...
by svandru
Sun Nov 13, 2022 2:48 am
Forum: Printing Settings
Topic: Anyone tried soft TPU like Ninjaflex?
Replies: 1
Views: 3184

Re: Anyone tried soft TPU like Ninjaflex?

The filament bunching up is a sign of trying to print too fast, and/or too cold. Flexible filaments like Ninjaflex and Chinchilla are very hard to print without a hot end specifically designed to constrain the filament between the extruder and the nozzle. I have printed Ninjaflex successfully, but I...
by svandru
Sun Nov 13, 2022 2:15 am
Forum: Software
Topic: How to remove gcode M1001?
Replies: 1
Views: 447

Re: How to remove gcode M1001?

The M1001 is in your gcode because you put it in your "End of Start gcode" field in the second photo. Leave it blank or add your own custom gcode. Same for M1002 and M2000.
by svandru
Thu Oct 27, 2022 1:02 am
Forum: Software
Topic: Unexpected and Undesirable Behavior of Adaptive Infill
Replies: 1
Views: 2399

Unexpected and Undesirable Behavior of Adaptive Infill

It appears that adaptive infill was designed to only work under flat horizontal structures. I tried it on a recent project, and found that it does not work well at all on 1) a domed top, or 2) small features. Here is an example where adaptive infill is printed in mid-air under a domed surface instea...
by svandru
Thu Oct 27, 2022 12:20 am
Forum: Software
Topic: Can we Please get the ability to delete default filaments?
Replies: 3
Views: 2665

Can we Please get the ability to delete default filaments?

My filaments are buried under 25 default filaments that I will never use. Multiple people have begged for the ability to remove them for several years. Please increase the priority of this important UI improvement.
by svandru
Wed Oct 26, 2022 11:47 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: How Do I Reorder Filaments?
Replies: 1
Views: 2365

How Do I Reorder Filaments?

I currently have 25 filaments in ideaMaker, with more to come after ERRF. They are in a random order making them very difficult to find. How do I put them in alphabetical order, or at least group them by filament type? I tried editing config.xml, and that looks good, but it breaks all the links to t...
by svandru
Fri Oct 14, 2022 3:19 am
Forum: Software
Topic: Only shells without filling
Replies: 2
Views: 1191

Re: Only shells without filling

I agree that this should not happen. I usually design my parts so that walls are even multiples of the line width, but I see it anyway sometimes. There seems to be some kind of dimensional error, either in the slicer or in the STLs that I generate. One way that often fixes this is to go to the "...
by svandru
Fri Oct 14, 2022 3:12 am
Forum: Software
Topic: ensure vertical thickness
Replies: 1
Views: 1152

Re: ensure vertical thickness

One way to do this is use a different slicer. Is the best way to get help by being insulting? I was already familiar with the video you referenced, otherwise I would not sit through a 15 minute video just to figure out what you are asking. You can include a timestamp in a YouTube URL, in case you d...
by svandru
Tue Oct 04, 2022 11:47 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: UI wont fit my laptop screen
Replies: 9
Views: 3048

Re: UI wont fit my laptop screen

I switched to Apple, but I used to see the same problem as you in several Windows programs. Until there is a formal update from ideaMaker, you can use the keyboard to move the window. Click in the troublesome window to make it active. Alt-spacebar will bring up a menu (that you may or may not see), ...
by svandru
Tue Oct 04, 2022 11:11 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: start at Z ???
Replies: 1
Views: 998

Re: start at Z ???

Though I don't know of a direct way to restart in the middle of a print like you want, here two workarounds: ⋅ Lower your object on the bed by 56 layers to hide below the bed the section that you don't want to reprint. Then set your global z offset in the "other" tab to the equiv...
by svandru
Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:41 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Any plans to implement Arachne Engine?
Replies: 11
Views: 3450

Re: Any plans to implement Arachne Engine?

....and pleeeease not a answer of this "vicky" spambot...I would like to speak with somebody fisical I don't know what a fisical someone is, but Vicky is a real, physical human being. She is extremely helpful and courteous in answering questions and has helped many users here get valuable...

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