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kerog

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  1. Here's a link with what seems to be a good set of Cura parameters for the Printrbot simple metal: http://help.printrbot.com/Answers/View/9116/Recommened+settings+%26+setup+for+using+Cura+with+Metal+Simple
  2. When I use the wipe tower, it alternates layers between the two extruders regardless of whether both extruders are in use for a layer. In particular, I have a model where I am basically doing writing in one color on top of a flat plate of another color. In the gcode produced, there is a lot of unnecessary switching between the extruders. In an ideal world, it would keep one extruder resting until needed, then switch extruders, do a prime off in the corner, do one pass over the wipe tower, and proceed onward. Then when it gets to the point where there is only writing, it should never switch back to the first extruder. Would it be hard to detect single-extruder layers and act appropriately?
  3. I guess my original post was also a plea for someone to post the proper Cura settings for the Printrbot Metal, though I didn't come out and say it directly. I know enough about the Printrbot to be able to tell that something is wrong, but not enough to definitively say what I think the full set of proper settings should be. -Keith
  4. Sorry, I didn't mean to sound snarky. I'm seeing Cura used in a lot of places now, and thought that it was being maintained for the general community with the generous support of Ultimaker. I was genuinely surprised and wondering if the settings that I thought were incorrect for other slicers were somehow better when working with Cura. At work we have both Ultimakers and Printrbots, and it would be nice to be able to use the same slicer for both.
  5. Hi, Setting up Cura for the Printrbot Simple Metal, I was surprised to see that the settings were not correct. It has a nozzle size of 0.5 mm (the printer ships with a 0.4 mm nozzle), and the starting Gcode is not correct. What's going on? Why have a canned profile that is not correct? Am I missing something? The recommended settings are there on the Printrbot website. -Keith
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