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dmould
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 23, 2014 09:01AM
My first gear had hollow teeth also. Fixed by changing the "infill" setting to 0.6
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PaulHam
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 23, 2014 09:23AM
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dmould
My first gear had hollow teeth also. Fixed by changing the "infill" setting to 0.6

Is that the infill density?
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dmould
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 23, 2014 09:26AM
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PaulHam
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dmould
My first gear had hollow teeth also. Fixed by changing the "infill" setting to 0.6

Is that the infill density?

Sorry, yes, that's the one I changed. i think the default was 0.4?

Dave
(#106)
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PaulHam
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 23, 2014 09:42AM
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dmould
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dmould
My first gear had hollow teeth also. Fixed by changing the "infill" setting to 0.6

Is that the infill density?

Sorry, yes, that's the one I changed. i think the default was 0.4?

Dave
(#106)

I assume this one, Im not at home to check my default Slic3r settings
[manual.slic3r.org]
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PaulHam
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 23, 2014 03:39PM
Just tried it again using 0.6 fill density instead of 0.4. Also tried it with 1.0 instead of 0.95 extrusion multiplier

Still got holes. sad smiley
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iamburny
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 23, 2014 03:48PM
Hi Paul

I think it is the supplied STL file that is at fault, I had similar problmes before I repaired it with Netfabb (basic version is free), try the attache Z-gear i have repaired, maybe best using the default RRP slic3r settings.

Matt

Limited Edition Red RS Ormerod 1 #144 of 200 - RRP 1.09fw
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Attachments:
open | download - z-gear (repaired).stl (79.9 KB)
KimBrown
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 23, 2014 04:29PM
I'd import the new ini file, save, then exit Slic3r, then re-open it to be on the safe side.
Your trials with the other settings.... Did you save the ini files before you sliced the stl?
I think that's were I was going wrong... Importing, thinking they were in use, when I hadn't saved them, and they weren't being used for some reason.

Kim..
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PaulHam
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 23, 2014 04:40PM
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KimBrown
I'd import the new ini file, save, then exit Slic3r, then re-open it to be on the safe side.
Your trials with the other settings.... Did you save the ini files before you sliced the stl?
I think that's were I was going wrong... Importing, thinking they were in use, when I hadn't saved them, and they weren't being used for some reason.

Kim..
Thats the problem i think i had last night. but today i changed the settings and clicked save next to the drop down. then sliced.

Ill try that file iamburny put up

Cheers
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PaulHam
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 23, 2014 05:37PM
No luck


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dc42
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 23, 2014 05:41PM
Paul, which version of slic3r are you using?


Large delta printer [miscsolutions.wordpress.com], E3D tool changer, Robotdigg SCARA printer, Crane Quad and Ormerod

Disclosure: I design Duet electronics and work on RepRapFirmware, [duet3d.com].
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PaulHam
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January 23, 2014 05:43PM
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dc42
Paul, which version of slic3r are you using?

0.9.9 which came with the Pronterface install from RRP I believe.
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dc42
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 23, 2014 05:50PM
My settings files were made for slic3r 1.0 RC2. If you load the standard Ormerod settings files in any slic3r 1.0, it warns you that the settings files are old and should be re-made from scratch. So there is some incompatibility between settings files for 1.0 and pre-1.0 slic3r, and I guess the settings files I provided may not work well with slic3r 0.9.9.


Large delta printer [miscsolutions.wordpress.com], E3D tool changer, Robotdigg SCARA printer, Crane Quad and Ormerod

Disclosure: I design Duet electronics and work on RepRapFirmware, [duet3d.com].
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PaulHam
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 23, 2014 06:31PM
Thanks. Ill have a go tomorrow.

I've finally fixed my graphics problem which wouldn't let me view anything in cura, ill try that program aswell tomorrow to see if that gives anything different.

Hanks
Paul
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KimBrown
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 23, 2014 06:44PM
I know a good Dentist if that helps.......hot smiley

I'm fairly sure that if you use DC42's files, save them, then close and open Slic3r again that you won't have any more problems if you use slic3r 1.0 RC2 as DC suggests.

Kim
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KimBrown
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 23, 2014 07:27PM
Hmmmmm this is one of those Chinese Puzzles isn't it......

I'm trying (unsuccessfully) to print the Z-nut-trap...
Now I'm guessing there's a trick to this, like it's got a Brim or something....
The main body of it prints great.... (It's laying on the 45' face that's just above the motor).
It does the first layer fine, then maybe the second as well, then the trouble starts as it adds the
little bit above the top bearing bolt..... The first time is fine, maybe the second to, but that small
bit is not supported by the rest of the body yet. Eventually the blob breaks loose, sticks to the head
and wrecks the print...

Do you add a Brim at the factory? I don't remember cleaning one off the part.



I give up tonight.... I added a Brim... It was doing great then crashed.... Stopped dead in it's tracks......
moody smiley

Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/23/2014 08:38PM by KimBrown.
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dc42
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 24, 2014 03:28AM
It printed just fine for me, using my standard settings.


Large delta printer [miscsolutions.wordpress.com], E3D tool changer, Robotdigg SCARA printer, Crane Quad and Ormerod

Disclosure: I design Duet electronics and work on RepRapFirmware, [duet3d.com].
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dmould
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 24, 2014 08:15AM
As a thought - I know some of the RRP STL files were updated at some point. I have always downloaded the latest ZIP file of all the parts from the Ormerod master before slicing so I know I have the latest. In fact that may be why my gear printed with hollow teeth at first, but not after I changed the infill setting. Perhaps the STL had been updated in between and the infill setting had nothing to do with it?

Anyway, ensure you are working with the latest STL files from the RRP github.

Dave
(#106)
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ormerod168
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 24, 2014 10:02AM
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dc42
My settings files were made for slic3r 1.0 RC2. If you load the standard Ormerod settings files in any slic3r 1.0, it warns you that the settings files are old and should be re-made from scratch. So there is some incompatibility between settings files for 1.0 and pre-1.0 slic3r, and I guess the settings files I provided may not work well with slic3r 0.9.9.

I would think the safest way do use your ini files for older versions would be to compare the files in a file comparator and only use the setting from the compatible lines
Did, thank you

Erik
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PaulHam
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 25, 2014 11:01PM
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dc42
My settings files were made for slic3r 1.0 RC2. If you load the standard Ormerod settings files in any slic3r 1.0, it warns you that the settings files are old and should be re-made from scratch. So there is some incompatibility between settings files for 1.0 and pre-1.0 slic3r, and I guess the settings files I provided may not work well with slic3r 0.9.9.

All works as it should on slic3r 1.0 RC2, thanks for the help!!
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GregL
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 29, 2014 09:53AM
@dc42
I have picked up your ini files from 22nd jan
'Here are my standard slic3r files. The 429b one is filament, 2kb one is print, 930b is printer.'

I updated the simple.ini and the slic3r.ini with the RepRap ones as the instructions suggested

It is not clear to me which of the Slic3r files your new ones replace.
Help!
Greg

Edit to add - I think I have found the locations to post them. Do I delete the existing ones there?
eg Simple Mode.ini with your Ormerod....ini in the printer folder

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/29/2014 09:59AM by GregL.

Ormerod #17
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dc42
Re: Slic3r Help Please
January 29, 2014 10:29AM
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GregL
@dc42
I have picked up your ini files from 22nd jan
'Here are my standard slic3r files. The 429b one is filament, 2kb one is print, 930b is printer.'

I updated the simple.ini and the slic3r.ini with the RepRap ones as the instructions suggested

It is not clear to me which of the Slic3r files your new ones replace.
Help!
Greg

Edit to add - I think I have found the locations to post them. Do I delete the existing ones there?
eg Simple Mode.ini with your Ormerod....ini in the printer folder

Just copy them into the respective directories, alongside the existing SimpleMode.ini files. They should then appear as available configurations in slic3r.


Large delta printer [miscsolutions.wordpress.com], E3D tool changer, Robotdigg SCARA printer, Crane Quad and Ormerod

Disclosure: I design Duet electronics and work on RepRapFirmware, [duet3d.com].
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davetech
Re: Slic3r Help Please
February 01, 2014 07:47AM
I'm having problems with the gcode generated bySlic3r. I'm trying to print z-nut-trap.g but i'm using windows xp which does not want to use the supplied Sic3r program so I've used the 86 version from Slic3r. I've inserted the option.ini files. It puts the first layer ok but then it retracts the filament by about 50mm and will no longer print. It keeps feeding but it has already disconnected from the head and cannot catch up. I'm using the very latest web control software. I've also had the same problem with pronterface. I've successfully printed the orthogonal test pieces and coat hook. Can anyone tell what command to look for that would activate such a retract condition.

I have Omerod 191
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rayhicks
Re: Slic3r Help Please
February 01, 2014 08:01AM
Hi Davetech, the setting you're looking for is "use relative E distances" -it needs to be checked/ticked. It's in the "printer settings->general" tab on my mac version of slic3r (and presumably on xp too). The Ormerod firmware only works with relative extruder distances, the zeroing used when slicing for absolute distances makes the filament retract totally as you've described.

Cheers

Ray
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davetech
Re: Slic3r Help Please
February 02, 2014 08:27AM
Thanks rayhicks,
I did have that item ticked but the problem was the latest web control did not send the file to the sd card properly, file length 0 bytes when I looked at the card. Also my laptop decided to overheat and stop working. No problem I've used a wireless/network device that replaces the network cable and I drive it all via my desktop computer.

cheers

davetech
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