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I think an important information would be also which printer you mean, otherwise you get from each user another value.

It is important that you are satisfied with your workflow and if it is easier for you to print via USB, then there is nothing to stop you from doing so. You are apparently aware of the risks or have taken appropriate measures, e.g. no Windows Update will terminate your 2-day print in the middle. So I wish many more successes with your setup and hope your wife has mercy with you. 🙂

Personally I don't use a cover, because I don't print very often these material. But you can use any Curver box or the new UM Airmanager which is more than just a "box"

These kind of materials are hard to print. You can test if another adhesion works better, like UM Adhesion Sheets, or Dimafix Spray. But in any case you should cover to top of the printer to keep a constant warm temperature inside.

Which firmware do you have on your S5? There is/was a bug that the filament is retracted too far after a print and then the print starts without extruding. It helps when you push the filament manually forward at the start of your print. Or install the latest firmware which is actually a step back to the previous one.

Me too, Windows.....uahhhhhhhh🤑

Colorfabb HT is like XT or UM CPU or PETG, it is more less the same. The HT has the advantage that it has a higher glass transition temperature, but is more prone to warping compared to XT.

You should be aware that models found on Thingiverse or any other platform are usually not made to be printable on every printer. So the designer (hopefully) printed the part on his printer and therefore the model has the tolerances and clearances for this specific printer. That being said, not all models you find on such platforms are working or not working with your printer. But, you can do some adjustments to get better results: print slow 30-40mm/s equalize all speeds (inner, outer wall, infill, ....) print as cold as possible avoid the elephant foot (bed leveling or negative initial horizontal expansion) set slicing tolerance to exclusive And in worst cases you can play with horizontal expansion (negative value) But again, even if you take all this settings into account, I it is possible that this specific model is not working. Read also the comments from other users or check the makes, to see if others were possible to print it. I usually don't print models without comments and prints from other users.

I am a Mac only user and have no problems with the performance. Ok, it is not the fastest application, but it is as slow (of fast) as ever. I had not problems with Majave and also not with the current Catalina. I run Cura on a MacBook Pro 15 (2018), a MacBook Pro 13 (2018) and an iMac, all with the same performance. But if Apple has deprecated OpenGL, I'm worried about what will be with Cura in future versions of MacOS. I hope the developers will find a solution for that.S witch to Windows or use Windows is a VM is a no go for me 🙂

Would you like to share your settings here? Since there are always problems with the XT and HT filament, this would be very helpful for many users.

As already mentioned in the other thread, the final firmware still needs some time. Therefore the devices probably won't be delivered, because there is no added value for the customer if the firmware doesn't exist yet. Still have some patience, I'm sure Ultimaker is working hard to deliver the firmware as soon as possible.

When you don't know the print speeds then it will be default and should not be the cause for it. It is strange that it works during loading, but not during printing. So things like a not correct placed Bowden tube or something like this, should not be the reason, otherwise you would get the issue also during loading. But it is definitely something which blocks the filament to got through the nozzle. The feeder tries to transport the filament forward, cannot do that and therefore grinds the material at the feeder gear. But to be sure, reseat the Bowden tube on both sides, print head and feeder.

Hi no the firmware is not open source and you are not able to use your own firmware. But you have access to the whole system via SSH if you want and can then modify the files.

Strange, so filament is extruding during the loading process and you get definitely filament out of the nozzle? Check if the tension of the feeder is in the middle position, you should see a small indicator. It seems that for whatever reason the filament cannot be extruded during your print and that's the reason why feeder wheel grinds your material. So we have to check why. Do you print with default speeds? Printing a way too fast could cause the issue. Printing too cold too. You can also check if you get the same result with another print core. You should have another AA 0.4 in the box.

Yes that explains why your first layer has a height of 0.3mm. It is a default behavior in Cura that the first layer height is a little bit more than the configured layer height. It also depends on the layer height you configure, so it is not always 0.3. Opinions as to what is better are different. A higher Layer Height should ensure that an uneven print bed is better compensated. But if you don't like it, just set the First Layer Height manually to the value you want or to the general Layer Height.

This is not an issue of the printer when the stream is working from the same room. I guess it isn't really the same network, different subnets without the proper routing between them, can deny such requests. So only your IT Department can solve this issue. But, be aware that they should only open/allow access to port 8080. Otherwise your printer is accessible also for someone else and via the Cura Connect page, someone else can cancel prints or reprint something from the history.

Ich habs gerade ausprobiert, ja du hast recht, die Support Einstellungen sind für beide Cores gleich und werden somit geteilt.

The adhesion sheets are good if you print PP or ABS, ASA, something like that. But PLA sticks too good on the sheets, so don't do that. For PLA a clean glass with a very thin layer of glue is more than enough.

Das stimmt nicht ganz, es gibt Einstellungen die werden geteilt und gelten für beide Cores. Dann gibt es Einstellungen die kannst du pro Core einstellen und dazu musst do oben zwischen den beiden Cores wechseln.

Ok got it 😀 And you cannot choose 3 or 12 for example? I haven't calibrated for a long time but as far as I remember I was able to choose any number from the sheet.

Do you use UM material or any other brand? If any other brand you have to choose Generic CPE (which is actually PETG) and the same in Cura. The notification message occurs when you have different materials specified during filament loading and what you have configured in Cura. When you have added your own materials then it is important that the material typ is (in that case) CPE. Then the internal GUID is the same for your custom created material and the Generic CPE material on the printer. Here you can a more deeper explanation:

Which height is configured for the first layer in Cura?

I have not seen a material station in action yet, but I guess the loading process is how it should work. You load the material into the station, not into the print core. The idea behind is, that you load for example all 6 spools with different materials and as soon as you send a print job to the printer, the needed material will be loaded from the material station to the print core automatically.

Das ist meistens so, dass es im unpassendsten Moment auftritt 🙂 Mit Ruhe und Geduld an die Sache ran gehen ist dann immer am Besten.

I don't think it was the reason, because when the PVA was not sticking to the glass, then you should see the PVA anywhere else. So I guess it was not really extruding. Did you start the calibration right after installation of the printer? If so, then this was the reason. I heard about a problem/bug, that after the welcome setup the material could be retracted too much, that you don't have the filament at the nozzle when needed. Don't worry, this is just during the setup.