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I got the file. I will check it quickly between animating sequences. But, I do not think that Cura fixed and eliminated problems like this. If there is errant geometry to be removed, it would not know what parts to remove. As Cura advances, and usually software in general, it becomes less tolerant of faults. Less sloppy if you will. That is why Dim3nsioneer's comment is so important. There are a lot of crap models out there that used to fly under the radar in the earlier days. But as the industry matures and the software becomes more capable, it is of growing importance for users to actually become, at least a bit, familiar with how to operate on their models. That is why I like to look at the files giving people trouble. It is a way to help them understand what is wrong for when they start to look at files themselves.

I got the file. I will check it quickly between animating sequences. But, I do not think that Cura fixed and eliminated problems like this. If there is errant geometry to be removed, it would not know what parts to remove. As Cura advances, and usually software in general, it becomes less tolerant of faults. Less sloppy if you will. That is why Dim3nsioneer's comment is so important. There is a lot of crap models out there that used to fly under the radar in the earlier days. But as the industry matures and the software becomes more capable, it is of growing importance for users to actually become, at least a bit, familiar with how to operate on their models. That is why I like to look at the files giving people trouble. It is a way to help them understand what is wrong for when they start to look at files themselves.

There is a 'Pause at Z" plugin. But, I am not sure what you mean when you say pre-post process. If it involves moving the build plate, I am not sure how you could maintain any calibration. But, people do things like print to a certain level, drop in an object and then continue printing around and on top of it.

OK, the video chip is not the issue. Usually people seem to have an issue with the intel video chips. Definitely would seem to not be a VRAM issue. Just for kicks, have you tried to select a 'standard' machine to see if there is an issue with your selection of printers?

Following Dim3nsioneer's advice, I would also contact gr5 or visit his online store. I just upgraded my nozzles and printcores and it was a splendiferous transaction. I am waiting for a 6 day print to finish (Now 5 days-2hrs) and then I am putting in my new 3D Solex printcores with Everlast (I think...it is the Sapphire nozzle though) in and banging out a few steel, copper and brass filaments just to try them out. But, that is next week Pretty darned psyched about it though!!!!

Well, believe it or not, I stopped using the prime tower a while back for these following reasons: 1. Wow, did it add a boat load of time to the printing. 2. Wow, did it just waste a lot of filament and wasting PVA really sucks..... 3. If I wanted to really protect the model I will use the ooze shield. It is much more reliable. 4. Playing with the settings bit has made the clean up of things much easier and really not that bad to do. But, that is just me........

Kudos to Yellowshark and Neotko for their historical perspective and how it is still practical even in today's market. And, I have to second the idea that I would rather have a dedicated slicer than a poorly designed add-on that does not get much love or attention during developmental cycles when those programs are too busy adding things they want while treating add-ons like this as a 'way down the list of priorities'. To quote an Autodesk rep: "Maybe enough people haven't complained for us to consider it. Also, we have other programs that fill that void." And to be honest, so far, they have meshmixer, for free, that does focus on that process. So, you would be not only at the mercy of engineers that are not really specialized in that field, just doing something adhoc or, them trying to get things done from a marketing perspective; i.e. "Why would we put that in when you can get this program and do it too?" Or in our reality, why would they put in features in their programs that do not promote the buying of other software? To actually say something positive about 3DS MAX (I know, I know, it is a rarity for me, but I calls 'em as I see's 'em, good or bad), they do have a bang up STL checker that really does the job. It just does not interface with other slicers, because then they would have to provide hooks into the whole zoo of slicers and someone would complain their obscure slicer pref does not fit properly. So, they did focus on the proper prep for the files, and as yellow shark says, It does not take long to open a program, load a file and have it do dedicated work.

That is not a shadow, It is some far off piece of geometry that Cura projects straight down to show full model size. Have you looked at the model itself in a package to see if it has errant geometry that Cura can detect that Slicer does not? I would be happy to take a look at it if you can supply a link to it.

What is your video processor though? Driver updated? Etc. Also, 32GB of ram is not necessarily video ram.

Do you have access to a heat gun? That would soften the plastic enough to either push through or pull out. It sounds jammed just before it gets to the hot parts (How's THAT for tech speak?) and cannot be gotten too as it is. Too far in to get a good grip and not far enough to get soft and push through. Anything that can blow a tight column of heated air should do. Just have decent temp control. I have had this happen to me......so...dat is how I solved it

Do you mind letting one of us look at it? I love to solve modeling issues. I can take standard STL or OBJ files as that is what you would be using for the most part anyway. But, I'd love to take a crack at it.

In a scale of A to 10, I find this model and paint job to be really sweet And, I am unanimous in this

It already has in many ways. Research the impact 3D printing has had on prosthetics. It is a wonderful thing to research and find. Have a blast with it!! I know I am and I am not up to the point of making my own robotics of any kind. I am just now figuring tolerances and such in a realistic (vs theoretica) point of view to insert tubes, cavities and such for parts, wiring and other nifty things. There is nothing like it. Oh, and you are in the right place....so many people with just plain ol' good info and willing to share and help.

Well, I had been meaning to make a dry box. There are tons of files out there and some nifty designs too. But I had to make a choice between what I could print and what I have to print. So I decided my giant time prints take precedent over the I could make the other. So, I am completing a big job and have a few extra shekels in me pocket. So I got this instead. http://www.printdry.com/ and http://www.polymaker.com/shop/polybox/ The built in hygrometer sold me on the polybox. The print dry is so that I do not have to take time on my buildplate to dry out filament. So, other than not being a purist....yes, I could make one, it isn't rocket science to follow the files and directions, I balanced out the time and materials against the speed of having it in hand and already operational. So, I hang my head in maker shame....but endeavor to persevere in my long term prints of which I really wanna focus on.

Well, the good news is that almost 24 hours later, the printer is working pretty darned nicely. However, had to stop the print because the PVA was too moist and am currently cleaning the printcore. But, that is out of my control (other than trying to control humidity in the apartment) and is not a printer error. I am going to count this as a win

It is as DidierKlein said in this thread. It takes a bit of getting used to. But since I come from a background where lo-rez was always used to represent the actual finished product in a way to not slow down the process, either by expense and time or computing power and computing time. We called it FPO (For Position Only) in the print world. So, for me it is natural. But for newcomers to something using a representation to speed along the viewing and cut down on computing, it can be a bit jarring in the WYSIWYG world we live in. I am so old, I do not even know if WYSIWYG is used anymore as just about everything WYSIWYG is these days.

And...the upside is that I learned a lot more about my printer

I still could not get to the nuts that had fallen down into the side guard on the inside though. I tried to shake those puppies out. But, I will investigate once this print is done....6 days and 4 hours counting.........

It is actually working quite well. I took the time to do a bit of cleaning and re-lubed a few things. Seems ok and sounds ok too

On the UM3E the panels had to be removed as when those nuts fell, they fell inside one of the sideguards and I could not get them shaken out. But, the happy thing is that the print of the box went smoothly, active leveling and now on a 6 day print. First layer PVA Brim and support look great and waiting for the PLA to start. It is transparent, so it may take a few layers to actually see it though. But is appears I did not destroy anything The problem with being self taught is that you have no language to convey what the parts are or where things went. For me, at this point, it is all doohickeys or thingamabobs.........

So, I get up this morning, change filaments and notice that it is not feeding correctly. No worries...happens sometimes. But, I decided to also take the feeder off and really clean the knurled wheel, blow out and dust and just make sure it is all spiffy. BUT!!!! Ain't there always a but? When I went to put the screws back into the back of the printer, the locking nut, whatever it is called..... popped out of its socket in the back. ACKKKKKKK!!!!!!! This meant taking off an entire side, pulling all the pulleys off on that side and the axles coming out of their sockets and all sorts of other issues. Sounds like it may not be much.....but it is a real pain in the patootie to do that, fish out the missing pieces from somewhere in the machine and put them in. Although, once I got them in, I taped them down with Duct Tape. An awful lot of trouble just for two nuts that could be better secured to begin with. About 2.5 hours lost on the disassembly, reassembly and then testing, correcting and diagnosting just to print a test to see if I got it back together again. It is still printing my little box and we shall see if I performed surgery successfully. BUT!! (This one is for Team Ultimaker)....maybe find a way to secure these things a bit better in design. That was an awful lot of trouble for just two of those little thingies and I am still not sure how succesful I was. sigh....fingers crossed....salt over the shoulder......ptooey, ptooey, ptooey......and finally a cross over the chest...........

I have honestly never had the filament refuse to come off the spool. I have been woke up with the loud pop of that thing busting loose from either the feeding through the hole as you say or pulling off tape secured ends. But, it may be the difference in brands or maybe evolving as I am seeing less of the bent end in the bottom holes. But, also totally agree that the best tool is the human mind. wait for it....... wait for it............. I know this because I have been called a tool before Bam!!!

He's just a proud guy I guess......

https://ultimaker.com/en/community/prints/38269-myself

I saw this at the Ultimaker Panel at the FatCat Lab: Morphi And this is the "SuperList" here on the website-quite thorough, although I can say that many of them are not that easy and some really tough with deep learning curves.