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robertwallace

I'd add to your list: Option to place manual supports using a bounding box. Situation: I need several 200mm-long 10mm-thin lines of supports. S3D can't seem to place them automatically the way I need them, so I have to do it manually. Manually clicking to place each of several hundred supports one-a...

robertwallace

My mistake - preview window does show process changes. Still think the Z toolhead position value is confusing when using Z-lift.

robertwallace

OK - I had this long post with a description of what I thought was a bug in the variable print settings arrangement. Now, I see the actual problem is the Toolhead Position report in the lower-left part of the preview screen. I've been using the Z value reported there to determine where my process ch...

robertwallace

Several times and for different models, S3D has printed the first top solid layer in parallel with the previous infill layer instead of printing it perpendicular to the previous infill layer. Obviously, this causes a visible rippling effect as the extruded plastic of the solid layer droops down thro...

robertwallace

I had this problems. Hunted for anything else that might be taking control of the USB COM port; No luck. Finally I just unplugged all the other USB cables. And either the Logitech Webcam OR the printer was causing some kind of conflict; suspect the printer because that would regularly drop out befo...

robertwallace

Thanks! I'll give that a try.

Robert

robertwallace

When paused, Simplify3D remembers all the manual motor commands you send and reverses them on Resume in order to get the print head back in the position it was in when you paused. All good. It also seems to do that with the extruder motor, leading to blobs of "purposely" extruded plastic o...

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Re: The Mother of All Supports Request List

Re: Variable Print Settings problem when using Z-lift

Variable Print Settings problem when using Z-lift

first top solid layer aligned with previous infill layer

Re: USB loosing connection?

Re: Exclude extruder motor from "resume after pause" postion

Exclude extruder motor from "resume after pause" postioning