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  1. Since I have rolled back my firmware, and am testing a few things, I can say that my USB problems went away. I had to pull an all nighter to try and get a large print setup properly for the comparative test on the firmware. That meant a lot of USB activity as I do not connect VIA Wifi or directly from the computer. No issues and I had that USB in and out many, many times last night and this morning.
  2. That makes sense. I am just leery when it is a 'quote request' Vs. Just telling the price with options. I do like that it is enclosed very much and the ability to have multiple nozzles are nice. But, as I am just starting out, I am hoping by the time I get around to looking at the large format printers, Ultimaker will have something comparable size-wise. But that is sweet looking. And big!!
  3. I looked up the 3ntr A2 and it has the ol' "ask for a quote." Just how much is that thing? I agree about putting together a printer at my level of experience. At this stage, although I do like tinkering, I also prefer to have it come in and get to work.
  4. I am usually in bed when it happens. And it has been humid here in NYC the last week and a half with rain coming through about every other day or two. It is the sudden cessation of sound that gets me out of bed or from across the room to find the problem has occurred. Tonight, I have been on the machine all night with trying to dial in a larger print and made some tweaks to my spaceship design after seeing the smaller print. So, I'm about 8 or 9 hours behind where I wanted to be.
  5. I have had Cura open for a while now and over time, I have noticed that it becomes less efficient the longer it remains open. An example would be to slice a few models and play with settings. Let us say the time comes in at 8 hours. I have restarted Cura, which leaves the last settings in place. Then load the same model and the time drops to say, 7 - 7.5 hours. Now, keep in mind, with my UM3+ the times have been spot on or even, in a few cases, a bit of an over-estimation. Or, like what happened when I was setting up my latest test: I was watching the print due to a firmware issue ( Link to Thread )and noticed that the support interface came up in open-ish triangles. The support interface was at 100%. I checked the support interface in the layer view and it showed the same pattern. But, I restarted Cura (It had been open a really long time) the support pattern, in the layer view, was now correct and filled in. No other changes other than the restart and reload of model. Anybody else notice this or am I the only doof that leaves it open when I am testing to dial in settings?
  6. Just an FYI, for those who are still experiencing this, this thread has a link to the rollback version (with version number no less!!) and I have not seen this error pop up since. My errors were more intermittent than others, but if you want a roll back version (if you do not have one) go to this thread: https://ultimaker.com/en/community/40115-um3-just-stops-in-middle-of-print
  7. LePaul...LePaul...LePaul.... Sigh...now I have to go look that stuff too!! LOL I am very curious about these types of machines as I gain understanding and hearing this info from you guys is very helpful, such as giving me new things to look up to know what you are talking about. I have been doing mostly materials sciences and trying a bunch of filaments out, so most tech I have learned is very specific to the UM3+. It be good to branch out a bit
  8. OK, it finished an 8.5 hour print with no issues. I just started a 26.5 hour print (one that had been failing) and will see sometime tomorrow morning Brooklyn time as it has always failed somewhere between 10 and 13 hours. Fingers crossed and an update when I know more. I still think the system as a whole is more responsive to the rolled back version. Also, no USB issues so far either. Edit: Almost 6AM and I'm still tweaking some things after my tiny print. Will be a bit longer to see about the fail.....
  9. Schweet!! I had to go look it up because I could not figure a small printer inside a large frame I would be interested to hear what you think about it when you do print with it. Will yours have dual extrusion, what materials capable, etc?
  10. OK, came back from an appointment and the printer was air printing like a faeiry wand trying to will the plastic into being....not related, but it gave me a chance to roll back the driver and am now waiting on prints to see if it solves the problem. But, I do believe that I had a better control on the leveling when I replaced the glass buildplate. It just seemed to have a bit of finer control when manual leveling. The air printing was a simple bind and grind while I was out. Again, not related. Will keep updating here as I find things, or, do not; which I am hoping is the case A couple of successful, long time prints would be nice.
  11. It is coming into its own with the extras now becoming available. Things like different core sizes and such. It is a great machine to learn on as it is easier to define user error vs software/hardware error. That and the built in ecosystem.
  12. Nopers....I didn't get my hands on one until mid January and up to that time I was in research/study land. That and digging out models I had made over the years to use in testing. Brooklyn can be nice. But I am a country boy at heart and all this city is stifling. My apartment is in the basement and it does help, but is not well insulated and can vary with the humidity and temp. I am jealous LOL But, even with the hiccups, I am really impressed with the machine. If you knew how hard I can be on machinery when I am learning it, well, you would know that it is a robust machine and I can trace most of my difficulties in the 'user error' area.
  13. That's the only thing killing the gMax as well for me. I have limited space (Yay small Brooklyn apartments....I actually sleep in the same room as the printer.) and the moving build plate is a problem, especially if you get more than one. Ultimaker has a very nice ecosystem. I am hoping they have something on the burner for this. That, or buy one and then adapt it and that would be a real pain........ The good thing about sleeping in the room with the printer, is that I am learning the sounds like a new parent....and being a grandfather, well, I know what that is like! LOL
  14. I like the ecosystem that Ultimaker has, but I am seeing the need for large print volumes when making certain types of prosthetics such as a thigh sized socket. The size I quoted would be just big enough to accomplish that. The only other one that comes close in this type of model is the Raise 3D N2+.
  15. It has more to do with the motion of the head and the paths it takes to make the triangles rather than the triangles themselves. It'd have to be am MP4 or something like that.If you go to the 5:30 time on this link, you can see it. But, they have two ships making the pattern and not just the one print head.
  16. Just lets you know how doofy I am....I was lumping firmware into the hardware and seeing Cura as the only software...LOL
  17. Thank you for your reply. I started a shorter print (smaller) just to see. Since it does not stop at the same place (different level of slice and different location on model), I ruled out the g-code. I will do a rollback as soon as this print is finished and start a new one and let you know. And, thank you for putting a version number on this Makes it easier to archive versions and know which I am working on without having to open up the file. :D:D
  18. And here are the log dumps for this thing. I did a stress test and it did the same thing once, but passed the stress test several times after a reboot. I am resetting it back to factory settings in the hope this is cleared up. Logs .....and the factory reset did not roll back the firmware. This did not start until I updated.
  19. Ok. It happened again. It just stops. The menu works, but will not activate any functions. There is no error message. Sounds just stop and the lights go dark. This is starting to be a serious problem. Three times at about 10 - 16 hours of printing. And the menu just sits there. Can go to different areas, but nothing activates or functions when chosen. Edit...had wrong picture....it's 3:30 in the morning and I am not happy about this.....
  20. This is the third time this has happened. It just stops for some reason or another. I cannot even get the frame brightness to change, i.e. the printer just stops, I try to brighten the lights and nothing is happening. Did not happen before I updated firmware and I've chewed a lot of material when this happens, like getting 13 hours into a 26 hour print. Any idea why this could happen? Or, has it happened to anybody else?
  21. There be a grand idea. Had not even crossed my mind
  22. Version 1.0

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    This was a series of fractals I used to test overhangs and bridging with PETG and T-Glase. Just a buncha tests...nothing to see here.....move along...move along.....
  23. Have you adjusted the feeder tension screw? Here is a link to what I am referring to. I found that if I just tighten the feeder screw, it works as I am using a variety of manufacturers and they are not all equal and in some cases, different makes of the same materials (PVA, PLA, etc) will have differences in texture, slickness, etc..... https://ultimaker.com/en/resources/36111-material-is-ground-down-by-the-feeder
  24. I found that when I had this error (after making sure the nozzles are clean and such), it required me to reset the manual leveling as the bed can be knocked out of alignment if you are not careful when removing a print. I found it better to just remove the build plate when removing a print. That made me get a couple of extra build plates so I can just cycle through them and check the active leveling after each build plate change and before starting new print. I always figure I am knocking something out of alignment. And, that has proven to be the case most times if I am too 'rough' when removing a print of build plate.
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