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What size is that? It looks really good, even the print lines are hard to spot. This dual extrusion thing might finally actually happen

Currently I am attempting to print something that covers most of the build plate. Due to this error, getting a proper G-code output is proving to be impossible. I can hardly imagine being the only one with this problem. I uninstalled all Cura versions and reinstalled the latest version, tried saving to different locations and a couple of other tricks, but the problem persists. This is really interfering with day to day printing. Can anyone see anything in the logs? Does anyone have any other suggestions on what to try? Am I overlooking something basic?

In that case I guess you can ignore my message

Very nice, I have been thinking about doing almost exactly this. Judging by the pictures this is a direct drive feeder, right? Might it not be more beneficial to make a kind of hybrid which reduces the motion and increases the torque?

The hot end isolator is a consumable, so you will need that eventually. You might consider getting a spare nozzle too, and maybe a PEEK part, though that last one should not be needed if you don't do anything weird. Other than that you would probably better order as you need. Unless you have specific time constraints that require you to deliver prints to customers or something. Colorfabb PLA is quite good, that is a good choice

I like that you can see the process and hear the corresponding frustration. Those are the bits always left out.

With the safety discussion in mind, please also consider the flammability of this stuff. It tends to evaporate at a fairly quick rate and the fluid [or the vapour directly above as the fluid itself does not burn] itself is also not hard to ignite. After a bout of working with this, even just plugging in an appliance or a spark inside a motor could be bad news. Burning to death is a horrible way to go, or even just to lose your house. Be sure to take precautions and to keep fire fighting equipment at hand that is capable of dealing with this type of fire. Be safe

Though my objection to cloud based services remain, they do seem to make the right noises here. Using a professional payment partner could be explained as both as a positive and a negative, but the apparent awareness of potential internal and external communication risks is a plus. Admittedly nitpicking, that encryption could be your friend or foe. As long as they are in business it should work out, but what happens when they are in trouble and the people with the passwords go home remains to be seen. Even if you could somehow procure a court order to grab the physical servers, your data might still be inaccessible. Not very relevant for hobbyists, a potential nightmare for companies. Though I do very much realise I am looking for trouble It's basically the question that matters with all cloud services, "what happens when it ends?" I expect barely a soul thinks about that when they sign up for the large cloud services you see today that purport to sell you something rather than rent. I pretty much agree with you. Normal design operations can hardly be faster when the data has to be shipped across the world. However, I do see some value in a server park that can spring in when simulations need to be done or other complex procedures are needed.

Though my objection to cloud based services remain, they do seem to make the right noises here. Using a professional payment partner could be explained as both as a positive and a negative, but the apparent awareness of potential internal and external communication risks is a plus. Admittedly nitpicking, that encryption could be your friend or foe. As long as they are in business it should work out, but what happens when they are in trouble and the people with the passwords go home remains to be seen. Even if you could somehow procure a court order to grab the physical servers, your data might still be inaccessible. Not very relevant for hobbyists, a potential nightmare for companies. Though I do very much realise I am looking for trouble It's basically the question that matters with all cloud services, "what happens when it ends?" I expect barely a soul thinks about that when they purchase games through Valve's Steam. I pretty much agree with you. Normal design operations can hardly be faster when the data has to be shipped across the world. However, I do see some value in a server park that can spring in when simulations need to be done or other complex procedures are needed.

If you have been printing for a while, you probably have seen a lot of things go wrong. Most issues are pretty common, but chances are you also saw some weird things happen. An unlucky combination of circumstances, a one in a million event or just your own doing. I thought it might be fun to share those experiences. I'll go first. I use an incandescent light bulb to see the project better while printing. One day, the print suddenly failed mid print. It turns out the light got a little too close to the bowden cable, causing the wrapping to partially melt, but also the PLA to soften in de tube. The softer filament being pushed up into itself resulted in a slight thickening which caused major resistance. In turn that caused the extruder bolt to grind, hampering any further extrusion. Moving the lamp and cutting out the slightly thicker part of the filament quickly solved this, but I must admit I had not seen this one coming. What is your story?

That will not be a problem, I am designing my own supports The problem is that Cura insists on bridging the tiny necessary gap. This results in slight deforming, as the long strands are somewhat wayward. I think cleaning and polishing the nozzle might help a bit, but to eliminate any trouble Cura needs to treat it as just another layer. Not leaving a gap is not possible either, as that would sully the result in other ways. If Cura would just do which it does in any other layer, everything would probably be fine.

So, these somewhat surprising results make me wonder. If the nozzle wear is so obvious and huge, what is the carbon filament doing to the rest of the system? Especially the hot end isolator coupler and the isolator tube seem vulnerable, but the bowden cable and bolt might be at risk too.

That's bound to be useful some day, thanks for sharing!

I am just trying to understand the qualities, risks and limitations of this alternative Any new service deserves a good hard look, so anyone interested can take an informed decision. You are right, by the looks of it and the information that we have so far it is probably not for me. Though I do think I might suggest it to a friend, as my priorities and preferences are not those of everyone. As long as you are aware of what you are getting into, why not?

Today I have had to shuffle a part around the build plate six times before Cura would finally output complete code. I am at a total loss what causes this. Different versions of Cura display the same behaviour. Any ideas?

Is it possible to turn off the bridging features altogether? I noticed that as soon as you leave any kind of gap, Cura will still behave as if it needs to bridge. Even if this might not be the case. By that I mean that you get lots of parallel straight lines across the gap, rather than the usual criss-cross normal layers get. Can I force Cura to behave like in any other layer?

I do not see anything about server location, jurisdiction and applicable laws or actual talk about forms of security in there. They have a great story, but without any substatiation I cannot imagine trusting a company with valuable and vital company data like that. For the rest I agree with gr5. Nothing more fickle than internet companies. Cloud companies are great when they work and do what they are supposed to do. When things go awry, they can be your worst nightmare. People love the cloud, but generally seem to overlook the consequences and risks that go along with the concept. You are not a buyer any more, you are renting. This means that sooner or later, the services you pay for will end without any control over them. You are not a buyer any more, you are renting. Banks are easily accountable when they lose your money, unless something major happens. This, I am not too sure. Running a healthy business is about taking some risks, while mitigating others to an acceptable level, but adding single points of failure does not seem wise.

Friction welding? Where can I find more about this method? That sounds promising.

I finally remembered to save two logs from different parts. At first I though it had to do with print length or plugins, but neither seem to be the case. Running: C:\Program Files (x86)\Cura_15.02.1\CuraEngine.exe -v -p -s initialSpeedupLayers=4 -s minimalFeedrate=10 -s preSwitchExtruderCode=;Switch between the current extruder and the next extruder, when printing with multiple extruders. ;This code is added before the T(n) -s supportXYDistance=700 -s insetXSpeed=50 -s retractionZHop=0 -s extruderOffset[3].X=0 -s extruderOffset[3].Y=0 -s postSwitchExtruderCode=;Switch between the current extruder and the next extruder, when printing with multiple extruders. ;This code is added after the T(n) -s retractionSpeed=40 -s filamentFlow=100 -s infillOverlap=15 -s inset0Speed=50 -s coolHeadLift=0 -s extrusionWidth=399 -s upSkinCount=10000 -s initialLayerSpeed=20 -s minimalLayerTime=5 -s infillSpeed=50 -s supportExtruder=-1 -s fanSpeedMax=100 -s enableCombing=0 -s fanSpeedMin=100 -s supportZDistance=150 -s supportEverywhere=0 -s filamentDiameter=2850 -s initialLayerThickness=300 -s supportAngle=-1 -s fanFullOnLayerNr=2 -s extruderOffset[1].X=0 -s extruderOffset[1].Y=21600 -s layerThickness=100 -s endCode=;End GCode M104 S0 ;extruder heater off M140 S0 ;heated bed heater off (if you have it) G91 ;relative positioning G1 E-1 F300 ;retract the filament a bit before lifting the nozzle, to release some of the pressure G1 Z+0.5 E-5 X-20 Y-20 F9000 ;move Z up a bit and retract filament even more G28 X0 Y0 ;move X/Y to min endstops, so the head is out of the way M84 ;steppers off G90 ;absolute positioning 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-s minimalExtrusionBeforeRetraction=20 -s retractionMinimalDistance=1500 -s objectSink=0 -s retractionAmount=4500 -s skinSpeed=50 -s skirtLineCount=20 -s startCode=M109 S210.000000 ;Sliced at: Sun 22-03-2015 04:56:22 ;Basic settings: Layer height: 0.1 Walls: 1.2 Fill: 100 ;Print time: #P_TIME# ;Filament used: #F_AMNT#m #F_WGHT#g ;Filament cost: #F_COST# ;M190 S70 ;Uncomment to add your own bed temperature line ;M109 S210 ;Uncomment to add your own temperature line G21 ;metric values G90 ;absolute positioning M82 ;set extruder to absolute mode M107 ;start with the fan off G28 X0 Y0 ;move X/Y to min endstops G28 Z0 ;move Z to min endstops G1 Z15.0 F9000 ;move the platform down 15mm G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length G1 F200 E3 ;extrude 3mm of feed stock G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length again G1 F9000 ;Put printing message on LCD screen M117 Printing... -s skirtDistance=0 -s extruderOffset[2].Y=0 -s extruderOffset[2].X=0 -s printSpeed=50 -s fixHorrible=1 -s layer0extrusionWidth=400 -s moveSpeed=150 -s supportLineDistance=2666 -s retractionAmountExtruderSwitch=16500 -s sparseInfillLineDistance=399 -s insetCount=3 -s downSkinCount=10000 -s multiVolumeOverlap=150 -g 49674 -s posx=141227 -s posy=36853 $ Cura_SteamEngine version 15.02.1 Copyright © 2014 David Braam This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.'>http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. Default config 'default.cfg' not used Reading mesh from socket with 2616 vertexes Loaded from disk in 0.000s Analyzing and optimizing model... Face counts: 872 -> 848 97.2% Vertex counts: 2616 -> 426 16.3% Size: 56.755000 10.117000 3.450000 vMin: 112.850000 31.794000 0.000000 vMax: 169.605000 41.911000 3.450000 vMin: 10.350000 -70.704000 0.000000 vMax: 67.105000 -60.587000 3.450000 Matrix: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 Matrix: 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 Matrix: 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 Optimize model 0.015s Slicing model... Layer count: 33 Sliced model in 0.000s Generating support map... Generating layer parts... Generated layer parts in 0.000s Generated inset in 0.078s Generated up/down skin in 0.032s Wrote layers in 0.08s. Total time elapsed 0.20s. Running: C:\Program Files (x86)\Cura_15.02.1\CuraEngine.exe -v -p -s initialSpeedupLayers=4 -s minimalFeedrate=10 -s preSwitchExtruderCode=;Switch between the current extruder and the next extruder, when printing with multiple extruders. ;This code is added before the T(n) -s supportXYDistance=700 -s insetXSpeed=50 -s retractionZHop=0 -s extruderOffset[3].X=0 -s extruderOffset[3].Y=0 -s postSwitchExtruderCode=;Switch between the current extruder and the next extruder, when printing with multiple extruders. ;This code is added after the T(n) -s retractionSpeed=40 -s filamentFlow=100 -s infillOverlap=15 -s inset0Speed=50 -s coolHeadLift=0 -s extrusionWidth=399 -s upSkinCount=10000 -s initialLayerSpeed=20 -s minimalLayerTime=5 -s infillSpeed=50 -s supportExtruder=-1 -s fanSpeedMax=100 -s supportType=1 -s enableCombing=1 -s fanSpeedMin=100 -s supportZDistance=150 -s supportEverywhere=0 -s filamentDiameter=2850 -s initialLayerThickness=300 -s supportAngle=-1 -s fanFullOnLayerNr=2 -s extruderOffset[1].X=0 -s extruderOffset[1].Y=21600 -s layerThickness=100 -s endCode=;End GCode M104 S0 ;extruder heater off M140 S0 ;heated bed heater off (if you have it) G91 ;relative positioning G1 E-1 F300 ;retract the filament a bit before lifting the nozzle, to release some of the pressure G1 Z+0.5 E-5 X-20 Y-20 F9000 ;move Z up a bit and retract filament even more G28 X0 Y0 ;move X/Y to min endstops, so the head is out of the way M84 ;steppers off G90 ;absolute positioning 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-s minimalExtrusionBeforeRetraction=20 -s retractionMinimalDistance=1500 -s objectSink=0 -s retractionAmount=4500 -s skinSpeed=50 -s skirtLineCount=20 -s startCode=M109 S210.000000 ;Sliced at: Mon 23-03-2015 01:44:22 ;Basic settings: Layer height: 0.1 Walls: 1.2 Fill: 100 ;Print time: #P_TIME# ;Filament used: #F_AMNT#m #F_WGHT#g ;Filament cost: #F_COST# ;M190 S70 ;Uncomment to add your own bed temperature line ;M109 S210 ;Uncomment to add your own temperature line G21 ;metric values G90 ;absolute positioning M82 ;set extruder to absolute mode M107 ;start with the fan off G28 X0 Y0 ;move X/Y to min endstops G28 Z0 ;move Z to min endstops G1 Z15.0 F9000 ;move the platform down 15mm G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length G1 F200 E3 ;extrude 3mm of feed stock G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length again G1 F9000 ;Put printing message on LCD screen M117 Printing... -s skirtDistance=0 -s extruderOffset[2].Y=0 -s extruderOffset[2].X=0 -s printSpeed=50 -s fixHorrible=1 -s layer0extrusionWidth=400 -s moveSpeed=150 -s supportLineDistance=2666 -s retractionAmountExtruderSwitch=16500 -s sparseInfillLineDistance=399 -s insetCount=3 -s downSkinCount=10000 -s multiVolumeOverlap=150 -g 49674 -s posx=142555 -s posy=36398 $ Cura_SteamEngine version 15.02.1 Copyright © 2014 David Braam This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. Default config 'default.cfg' not used Reading mesh from socket with 1296 vertexes Loaded from disk in 0.000s Analyzing and optimizing model... Face counts: 432 -> 432 100.0% Vertex counts: 1296 -> 216 16.7% Size: 14.059000 14.059000 15.000000 vMin: 135.526000 29.368000 0.000000 vMax: 149.585000 43.427000 15.000000 vMin: 33.025000 -73.131000 0.000000 vMax: 47.084000 -59.072000 15.000000 Matrix: 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 Matrix: 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 Matrix: 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 Optimize model 0.000s Slicing model... Layer count: 148 Sliced model in 0.078s Generating support map... Generating layer parts... Generated layer parts in 0.015s Generated inset in 0.407s Generated up/down skin in 0.234s Wrote layers in 0.20s. Total time elapsed 0.94s.

I cannot seem to find what you are referencing, could you perhaps post a link? I am curious to see what they think about data security. Anything that is continually sending data back and forth will need to have a good story

You mean SLA right? This is still SLA by the looks of it. They fine-tuned and developed it, but it is still the photo curing of resin. I do not see a fundamental difference to call it a truly different technology. If this all pans out they certainly added to it, but the basis it still the same.

PLA is biodegradable, though opinions vary on how easy it degrades. It appears it needs somewhat specific conditions to do so. The biodegradability of XT does not get mentioned anywhere, so I assume this is not degradable, as you would want to clearly advertise that if it is.

How much did you print with that worn nozzle?

I understand the confusion, as the cloud seems to be a buzzword indeed. It's almost as if calling it the cloud means those servers are not in a datacentre somewhere. However, it does not make a difference for me at all. I do not see any value in being tied into a network for things that can and should be done offline. Other people see sharing, I see security risks and loss of control over your own data and workflow. For instance, what happends when these guys go out of business? Is all your project data gone? There are so many unknowns and risks that the benefits sound very meagre in return. We'll see how this offline version pans out. The online version could be the best editor in the world, as long as my work is uploaded to some unknown server I am afraid I will have to pass.

This looked interesting, right up to the point where it mentioned being a cloud service. I don't do that, I think everything being pushed to the cloud is an abhorrent development. I feel kind of sad, a fresh look at Solidworks style designing could be very valuable.