I'm not saying the support structure is perfect and haven't tried Simplify3D, I was just trying to understand how complex the model was for it to take 2 days to process, what PC processor are you using, I have an older dual core overclocked equivalent to around a 3.2Ghz intel i3 I have used Slic3r 1.1.7, 1.2.7 and have just downloaded 1.2.8, don't think they have changed anything to do with suppby Firefox3D - Ormerod
Really? Must be some kind of bottleneck in the software processing for it to take that long. I have loaded some fairly complex models and slicing has taken no more than a minute with support structure. Do you have any idea how many triangles are in the file that makes the STL or OBJ?by Firefox3D - Ormerod
Are you talking about finding the right settings and lost time through failed prints?by Firefox3D - Ormerod
Hi Dario, What differences are you seeing in print quality? Also out of interest does Simplify3D give better quality? Thanks Jonby Firefox3D - Ormerod
Yes it can, nearly happened to me. I assumed the printer could do the spec of 200mm, luckily I was watching it and realised it was going to max out about 190-ish. What was scary is I stopped the print with a few mil to go, but then forgot it moves Z up when you home it, part of the X-arm just briefly strained against the top plastic part of the Z before going back down. Just wanted to mention Iby Firefox3D - Ormerod
A picture is worth a thousand words, thanks Erik. Did you add a stronger better brace to connect the Z to the Y axis? Also are the Y axis sections bigger, 300x300mm heated bed?by Firefox3D - Ormerod
Think I know the answer to this, but is there any firmware limit to the Z axis maximum? I am asking as I was looking at rebuilding my Ormerod to print up to around 400mm on the Z axisby Firefox3D - Ormerod
Can find mentions of this filament on this forum and a couple of vids on youtube, but wondered if anyone had actually used it in an Ormerod. It appears to be stiffer/tougher than PLA I think and looks like it cools or glasses faster so copes with small overhangs much better. Was going to buy a sample but with 10 euros shipping for a 50 gram sample might as well buy a reel! no affiliation btw.by Firefox3D - Ormerod
Working on fixing the problem now, now I know what I am looking for I can see the front arm is high and the rear arm is probably fractionally low. Gave it one small tweak which has already helped, but I need to move the acrylic part more than the printed end Y parts will allow. So need to disassemble and file a little off the printed parts. Once they are correct looks I will drill a hole for anotby Firefox3D - Ormerod
No the x looks fine and I can see the distance variation just moving the bed in the y-axis, doing other things right now but I'm certain it's the alignment of the front rod that is causing it now, genuine thanks for the info it wouldn't have occurred to me. Jonby Firefox3D - Ormerod
Thanks for that Dave makes sense, I think the front black acrylic piece might be off square so the outer rod is that bit too high causing the head to move towards the bed as Y goes from positive to zero with X at max which is the effected corner. Will adjust it tomorrow and report back. Yeah I had read to not use bed compensation if you could avoid it which is what I was trying to do, as I saidby Firefox3D - Ormerod
It is pretty minor, if you stay 30mm from the corner it's probably only about 0.2mm max, but gets progressively worse as you go to the corner, like the corner is curled up. Thanks for the suggestion, but it doesn't seem to be any flex in the printer itself. I did wonder if the printer wasn't sitting on a dead flat surface which might be causing it, but moving it around didn't change the result.by Firefox3D - Ormerod
Thanks, I asking because the auto bed levelling seemed to be producing some almost random results in my case. I have fine tuned the levelling by hand and found the bed rises slowly to about 0.3mm max higher at one of the unsupported corners starting about halfway out from the dead center of the bed, I think maybe this confuses the calculation as it is slightly bent not a straight slope. It's noby Firefox3D - Ormerod
Hi, couldn't find a direct answer to this with a search so apologies if it has been answered and I missed it. If you use the bed levelling (I have an Ormerod 2) and for a simple example the bed is 0.2mm higher on one edge vs the opposite edge, an overall small incline, does the effect of the adjustment mean that the head tracks the bed so the whole print will have a leaning tower of Pisa effectby Firefox3D - Ormerod
Haven't done much testing yet, but the firmware is worth it for the faster homing alone! I changed to a quieter fan at the same time, but there does seem to be less noise from the motors as if things are running smoother. Overall with the fan change the overall noise level is down about 70%. Changes in small angular direction (x,y) do sound harsher if that's the right word, but I would say it jby Firefox3D - Ormerod