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Can I add a new material to the printer? Already did so in Cura
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· Can I add a new material to the printer? Already did so in Cura
PVB and PLA have similar printing temps and that's the most important thing. If it were me I would just select PLA and override (print anyway). Unless you have the material station, it usually doesn't matter if you use the wrong material profile as long as you get the temps right (hot end and bed). The material station does a kind of cold pull and that temperature is different from the printing temperature and is important to get just right.
In fact I've been very unhappy at the fan settings in most profiles. Either my S5 is different than others or someone isn't doing any testing of fan speeds and are just guessing. Because they are guessing wrong for my printer.
I believe the S5, when it preheats for active leveling - picks appropriate temperatures for the cores and bed based on the material. This is why I say PLA and PVB are close enough and it should be okay to lie to the printer about what material you loaded in this case. Other than the preheat and the cooldown phase, I don't think the printer does anything important depending on the material - everything else should come from the gcode created by Cura based on the correct material in your case.
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S-Line Firmware 8.3.0 was released Nov. 20th on the "Latest" firmware branch.
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This update is for...
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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.
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PVB and PLA have similar printing temps and that's the most important thing. If it were me I would just select PLA and override (print anyway). Unless you have the material station, it usually doesn't matter if you use the wrong material profile as long as you get the temps right (hot end and bed). The material station does a kind of cold pull and that temperature is different from the printing temperature and is important to get just right.
In fact I've been very unhappy at the fan settings in most profiles. Either my S5 is different than others or someone isn't doing any testing of fan speeds and are just guessing. Because they are guessing wrong for my printer.
I believe the S5, when it preheats for active leveling - picks appropriate temperatures for the cores and bed based on the material. This is why I say PLA and PVB are close enough and it should be okay to lie to the printer about what material you loaded in this case. Other than the preheat and the cooldown phase, I don't think the printer does anything important depending on the material - everything else should come from the gcode created by Cura based on the correct material in your case.
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sciulli999 1
Perfect. Thank you for the response. I will try printing tomorrow and see how it goes.
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