"bottom-up builds no longer supported"

My reprap (Mendel) seems to be fully functional EXCEPT that after starting a print it outputs "Producer.produce(): bottom-up builds no longer supported." and claims to have finished printing! I've taken a look at the code (shown below) and I'm rather confused, repraps are additive aren't they?

if(Preferences.Subtractive())
			produceSubtractive();
		else
		{
			if(layerRules.getTopDown())
				produceAdditiveTopDown();
			else
				Debug.e("Producer.produce(): bottom-up builds no longer supported.");
				//produceAdditiveGroundUp(gp);
		}
	}

After some more code searching I can't find any code that does anything meaningful with the topdown variable.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/31/2011 08:45PM by Tomme.

I think it has to do the calculations from the top down so it can calculate where support material is required, even though it actually builds from the bottom up.

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Any idea what I'm missing, or why it is throwing up that error?

Someone found already a solution for the problem with the
"Producer.produce(): bottom-up builds no longer supported"
error message?

I just got it and I'm trying to get rid of it.
But I'm running out of ideas what to do next...

Can you post the whole code, or link to it?

What host s/w, slicer, and firmware are you using?

Hi!

I'm using the Gen3 Electronic and the reprap 64bit-mendel-20100719 - host software & firmware.
My system is a Windows 7 64bit with the Java JRE 5.22 update

First I suspected the Java but I tried different version of it and with the java6 it is not working at all.
So I think it is the firmware because I also have some problems with the communication of the electronics. A really troublefree communication (e.g. constant display of the temperature in the debug mode is just there at the first time of operation after uploading the firmware)
But everthing else seems to work fine.
I will post the whole code in the evening when I'm home again...

Thank you!
-Dave

That looks to be ancient firmware. try marlin or sprinter, and i'm sure you'll have better luck

According to the wiki List of Firmware page neither Marlin nor Sprinter support the Gen3 electronics!

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Bob Morrison
Wörth am Rhein, Germany
"Luke, use the source!"
BLOG - PHOTOS - Thingiverse

ok then try teacup. or even a 5d from 2011.

And don't use the reprap host. use literally anything else.

Is use FiveD 20100826 without any problems with the Gen3 electronics.

Quote

"Never change a working system!"

or

Quote

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

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Bob Morrison
Wörth am Rhein, Germany
"Luke, use the source!"
BLOG - PHOTOS - Thingiverse

rhmorrison Wrote:
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> If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Hah! This is reprap, after all :-)

Ok. It is working now!
It is printing! Still without material but the autmatic movements are pure joy for me!
I tried so many things but I think the failure was the wrong directory of the software. Shame on me.
I overlooked all the time that I have to put the software into C\Program Files\Reprap
But I still have so many things to do.
Like the Pause and Stop Buttons. Both are not working.

Someone cheered too soon.

Right the next trial run was the same failure again!!!

Ok. With printing directly from the gcode it is working again.
I have no idea why...
But right now my Repstrap is plotting for his first time a layer of the test part!!!