Web Control 1.06. stuck on layer 1

Updated a few days ago to latest zpl software and web interface. The prints are excellent and I really like the new web interface.Everything seems to work via the interface except for the layer statistics, which remains on layer 1 for the duration of the print. The first layer time is updated and displayed and is more or less the same time as the print duration. Filament usage and estimates are all updated correctly. The layer statistics have worked very occasionally, and worked for an whole print. But stubbonly refuses to work at all now. Tried it with Firefox and chrome, same result.
Firmware 1.08f
Web interface 1.06
Generated by: Simplify3D Version 2.2.2
Any suggestions please.
John

i think ZPL has a bug in his webinterface atm(he will fix it in the next relese) ,when the first layer hight is 0.5mm it doesnt not detect layer change. Also Repetier Host does the same thing with any layer hight.

Hi John,

there is a known issue with the first layer height detection if your first layer is greater than or equal to 0.5mm. Can you share a sample G-code file?

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there is a known issue with the first layer height detection if your first layer is greater than or equal to 0.5mm. Can you share a sample G-code file?

Hi zpl

That now makes complete sense, and also explains the apparent intermittency. The prints where the layer statistics doesn't work, are prints with rafts, no raft and the layer statistics display normally.
I have extracted part of the gcodes from a couple of print files.

The first doesn't work and has a raft

G90
M83
M106 S0
M140 S70
M190 S70
M104 S200 T0
M109 S200 T0
G1 Z5 F200 ; lift nozzle
G1 X-10 Y50 F2000
G1 E-3 F2000
G1 Z0.562 F1000
; layer 1, Z = 0.5625
T0

The second does work and has no raft

G90
M83
M106 S0
M140 S70
M190 S70
M104 S200 T0
M109 S200 T0
G1 Z5 F200 ; lift nozzle
G1 X-10 Y50 F2000
G1 E-3 F2000
G1 Z0.216 F1000
; layer 1, Z = 0.216
T0

If you want a complete gcode file I am happy to supply it. Thanks for your prompt reply.
John

I'm honestly surprised you manage to get the filament to stick when using a first layer height of 0.56mm. I wanted to increase the threshold to 0.55mm in my next fw release, but I'll rather go with 0.6mm now that I've seen your G-code Thanks again for sharing that excerpt!

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zombiepantslol
I'm honestly surprised you manage to get the filament to stick when using a first layer height of 0.56mm. I wanted to increase the threshold to 0.55mm in my next fw release, but I'll rather go with 0.6mm now that I've seen your G-code Thanks again for sharing that excerpt!

It does stick and the raft works really well when printing ABS. This seems to me to be a default setting in Simplyfy3D when selecting a raft, I can't see where it can be adjusted. Unless someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks for accommodating the changes.
John

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zombiepantslol
I'm honestly surprised you manage to get the filament to stick when using a first layer height of 0.56mm. I wanted to increase the threshold to 0.55mm in my next fw release, but I'll rather go with 0.6mm now that I've seen your G-code Thanks again for sharing that excerpt!

ZPL

May I suggest you go even larger than 0.6. I have been known to print with a 0.8 or even 1 mm first layer when using a E3D Volcano hotend with 1.2 mm nozzle (When I want really fast print's they can even be stronger but obviously with less precision).

Doug.

ps I will be using DC42 Firmware on a delta with your Web i/f and then also on a CoreXY

Ah, even bigger then? In that case I'll consider introducing a new G-code for this purpose, that way I can leave it to the user to set the nozzle diameter if it's larger than the stock one.