printerfan 5 Posted January 8, 2015 in Second Extruder How do I set my second extruder to be the nozzle I wish to print from in Cura? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dim3nsioneer 360 Posted January 8, 2015 in Second Extruder By adding a 'T1' in the gcode before the heating command (and replacing any 'T0' you can find by 'T1')... there is no other way so far in Cura atm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
printerfan 5 Posted January 8, 2015 in Second Extruder I know with code you have to be very specific in regards to line placement and spacing. Do you have a screen shot of how its supposed to look when I type it? Also, in my gcode tab, there are several segments to select, which one do I choose? start.gcode end.gcode preSwitchExtruder.gcode postSwitchExtruder.gcode start2.gcode end2.gcode Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
printerfan 5 Posted January 8, 2015 in Second Extruder Look at the gcode in each of those, T1 and T0 are only listed in the gcode for start2.gcode and end2.gcode. This is the gcode in start2code ;Sliced at: {day} {date} {time} ;Basic settings: Layer height: {layer_height} Walls: {wall_thickness} Fill: {fill_density} ;Print time: {print_time} ;Filament used: {filament_amount}m {filament_weight}g ;Filament cost: {filament_cost} ;M190 S{print_bed_temperature} ;Uncomment to add your own bed temperature line ;M104 S{print_temperature} ;Uncomment to add your own temperature line ;M109 T1 S{print_temperature2} ;Uncomment to add your own temperature line ;M109 T0 S{print_temperature} ;Uncomment to add your own temperature line G21 ;metric values G90 ;absolute positioning M107 ;start with the fan off G28 X0 Y0 ;move X/Y to min endstops G28 Z0 ;move Z to min endstops G1 Z15.0 F{travel_speed} ;move the platform down 15mm T1 ;Switch to the 2nd extruder G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length G1 F200 E10 ;extrude 10mm of feed stock G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length again G1 F200 E-{retraction_dual_amount} T0 ;Switch to the first extruder G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length G1 F200 E10 ;extrude 10mm of feed stock G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length again G1 F{travel_speed} ;Put printing message on LCD screen M117 Printing... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dim3nsioneer 360 Posted January 9, 2015 in Second Extruder start2/end2.gcode are used for dual prints only. You have to add the 'T1's in start.gcode and end.gcode on the M109 and M104 commands. Personally, I wrote myself a plugin for this... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drayson 62 Posted January 9, 2015 in Second Extruder Would you mind to share this plugin? I guess, there are a few other peaple with dual heads interested in... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
printerfan 5 Posted January 9, 2015 in Second Extruder Dim3nsioneer It would be awesome to have a plug in with a GUI that easily allowed us dual extruder people to use their second nozzle as the primary nozzle. I second drayson's request, would you be willing to share the plug-in? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dim3nsioneer 360 Posted January 9, 2015 in Second Extruder The people at Ultimaker are usually bribed with cookies... well, I also like cookies... Please give me some days to get it online with a proper documentation... edit: Actually, I should do some blackmailing as I still need some testers for the new TweakAtZ version... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
printerfan 5 Posted January 9, 2015 in Second Extruder Excellent, thank you so much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dim3nsioneer 360 Posted January 10, 2015 in Second Extruder Here you go: https://github.com/Dim3nsioneer/Cura-Plugins/raw/released/SelectExtruder.py Documentation on the Wiki pages is not possible atm as they seem to be broken (again). Please report issues on Github. edit: I was told by Daid that the Wiki pages are read-only atm until a new plugin repository is set up at Youmagine. Thus, I decided to start some documentation on the https://github.com/Dim3nsioneer/Cura-Plugins/wiki. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
printerfan 5 Posted January 11, 2015 in Second Extruder Thank you for sharing. However, I'm not a programmer, so I have no clue what to do with the information you linked. I assumed the plug-in was downloadable GUI. Do I copy and paste a section of the code you listed on Github into Cura? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dim3nsioneer 360 Posted January 11, 2015 in Second Extruder Just right-click and save the file into the plugin folder of your Cura installation. Then (re) start Cura and enjoy the plugin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drayson 62 Posted January 11, 2015 in Second Extruder Tried it yesterday and it works - thank you for sharing!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
printerfan 5 Posted January 23, 2015 in Second Extruder I tried installing the plug-in, but when I opened the 14.09 folder, there was no additional folder for plug-ins. There where only 3 files in the 14.09 folder "current_profile", "mru_filelist", and "preferences". I saved the plug-in file in the 14.09 file as a .txt. Did I install the plug-in correctly? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dim3nsioneer 360 Posted January 23, 2015 in Second Extruder Not yet... The plugins have to be installed in the 'plugins' subfolder of the Cura installation path, not the user settings path. On Windows the installation path is something like 'C:Program files (x86)Cura_1x.xx' and the user settings path something like 'c:usersYourUserName.cura' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
printerfan 5 Posted January 24, 2015 in Second Extruder Okay, looks like I have the plug-in installed now. Thank you for your help, I will let you know how it works when I get a chance to test it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
