Simplify3D User Forum

RodLaird

The silence is indeed deafening. Transparency and setting clear customer expectations - even if there is a significant delay - is always a good thing. I for one am very frustrated with the management of materials. There are plenty of options in v4 but optimising them across print qualities is a sham...

RodLaird

Is there any documentation that shows what parameters can be included under the <autoConfigureMaterial> XML node? When using a dual extruder with very different materials, you need to have bridging parameters and cooling set by material. <fanSpeed> <setpoint layer="1" speed="0"/>...

RodLaird

Hi Guys and Gals, I have had a great deal of difficulty with dual material prints (e.g. ABS + separate HIPS support). The extruder change has the head paused over the print for a considerable period at the start up of the new material. This leaves a melted surround which typically eventually bulges ...

RodLaird

To clarify, my suggestion is to just change the colour of the "tool" when it is visible... Not necessarily the extruded material...

RodLaird

There is no way to tell whether you have correctly allocated extruders in the preview - that I can see. (Advice if I have this wrong)

Setting a different colour to the tool preview (which is in any case selectably viewable) would be an immense help...

RodLaird

Dear Forum, I am using a Replicator 2X and find S3D wonderful - for single extruder printing. I am finding however, that in dual extruder mode I am getting very poor prints. The reason is that the extruders pause while remaining in place on the print before changing. This is presumably for retractio...

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Re: Paid upgrade For 2020 upcoming Version 5.0

Material-specific cooling and other parameter?

Dual print fails...

Re: Colour tool in preview to show which extruder in use

[ADDED] Colour tool in preview to show which extruder in use

Dual extrusion print quality problems...