Jump to content

Cura 15.x vs 2.x


tomii

Recommended Posts

Posted · Cura 15.x vs 2.x

A couple of questions, actually...

The "build area" in both versions of the software does not seem to fill up the table. This is also depicted in the screen views. Is this normal?

Allowable build area in 2.x seems smaller than 15.x?

This has all been nothing more than a minor annoyance until I tried to switch over to 2.x.

I have this mode (https://grabcad.com/library/burke-pumpjack-2) that I have successfully printed on 15.x

I want to try some of the newer settings (for fan speeds, etc) on 2.x, but I cannot print it without scaling. And the scaling is completely (trigger warning) retarded.

Clues? Ideas?

One of the things I'm trying to do is improve overhang performance. Clearly, this model has a *lot* of overhangs. It prints reasonably well, considering, but I'm hoping to make improvements.

Last question - is there a way to force the direction of travel in overhangs? Right now, the gcode is extruding the overhangs in the long direction, and I believe they would be much better if they were printed in the short direction.

  • Link to post
    Share on other sites

    Posted · Cura 15.x vs 2.x

    Most likely it is the default build plate adhesion setting of "Brim" that is making your model too big. Go to advanced mode and check under "Build plate adhesion", change that setting to "Skirt" and reduce the "Skirt line count" to 0 to maximize space on the bed. If not all of those settings are available, hover over the header for that setting group and a small cog will appear to the right on the header. Click that cog and "Setting visibility" manager will pop up with those settings scrolled into view. Enable the ones you want and hit ok.

    When you change the adhesion setting you will see that the faint gray border around the buildplate will change size.

    As far as I know there is no way to change the direction. But you could try rotating the part to "trick" cura into putting the lines down the other way.

  • Link to post
    Share on other sites

    Posted · Cura 15.x vs 2.x

    Doesn't seem to get me there.

    I can see that the object fits on the build plate...

    5a332226dab59_t-shootimage.thumb.jpg.437833fe28e45a0261e382387e41aee9.jpg

    I'm wondering if it thinks it's too tall, based on what I believe to be a build area boundary box... How can I fix this?

    5a332226f2ebe_t-shootimage1.thumb.jpg.53c00d98cfe8e9826dc5fcaa747c48e8.jpg

     

    Most likely it is the default build plate adhesion setting of "Brim" that is making your model too big. Go to advanced mode and check under "Build plate adhesion", change that setting to "Skirt" and reduce the "Skirt line count" to 0 to maximize space on the bed. If not all of those settings are available, hover over the header for that setting group and a small cog will appear to the right on the header. Click that cog and "Setting visibility" manager will pop up with those settings scrolled into view. Enable the ones you want and hit ok.

    When you change the adhesion setting you will see that the faint gray border around the buildplate will change size.

    As far as I know there is no way to change the direction. But you could try rotating the part to "trick" cura into putting the lines down the other way.

     

    5a332226dab59_t-shootimage.thumb.jpg.437833fe28e45a0261e382387e41aee9.jpg

    5a332226f2ebe_t-shootimage1.thumb.jpg.53c00d98cfe8e9826dc5fcaa747c48e8.jpg

  • Link to post
    Share on other sites

    Posted · Cura 15.x vs 2.x

    Update...

    Just killed the old printer profile and reloaded it. New bounding box seems to more closely represent build area, but now it has a "keep out" on the interior that's affecting the build area.

    Although, it appears to be ready to slice it up, even though it's all greyed out...

    D'oh.

    5a332228ebd5c_t-shootimage2.thumb.jpg.f8d05f0bc040f16670e795f2b06b31bb.jpg

    5a332228ebd5c_t-shootimage2.thumb.jpg.f8d05f0bc040f16670e795f2b06b31bb.jpg

  • Link to post
    Share on other sites

    Posted · Cura 15.x vs 2.x

    I'm using a closed beta of cura so I'm not entirely sure if something may be different but I was able to get the object to fit when I set skirt lines to 0. With the default value of 2, it does not fit.

  • Link to post
    Share on other sites

    Create an account or sign in to comment

    You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

    Create an account

    Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

    Register a new account

    Sign in

    Already have an account? Sign in here.

    Sign In Now
    • Our picks

      • Introducing Universal Cura Projects in the UltiMaker Cura 5.7 beta
        Strap in for the first Cura release of 2024! This 5.7 beta release brings new material profiles as well as cloud printing for Method series printers, and introduces a powerful new way of sharing print settings using printer-agnostic project files! Also, if you want to download the cute dinosaur card holder featured below, it was specially designed for this release and can be found on Thingiverse! 
          • Like
        • 10 replies
      • S-Line Firmware 8.3.0 was released Nov. 20th on the "Latest" firmware branch.
        (Sorry, was out of office when this released)

        This update is for...
        All UltiMaker S series  
        New features
         
        Temperature status. During print preparation, the temperatures of the print cores and build plate will be shown on the display. This gives a better indication of the progress and remaining wait time. Save log files in paused state. It is now possible to save the printer's log files to USB if the currently active print job is paused. Previously, the Dump logs to USB option was only enabled if the printer was in idle state. Confirm print removal via Digital Factory. If the printer is connected to the Digital Factory, it is now possible to confirm the removal of a previous print job via the Digital Factory interface. This is useful in situations where the build plate is clear, but the operator forgot to select Confirm removal on the printer’s display. Visit this page for more information about this feature.
          • Like
        • 0 replies
    ×
    ×
    • Create New...