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AK_Eric
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[SOLVED] Coasting Distance: Has no effect?

I've been using S3D for a number of years now, pretty familiar with it, but I'd never used the 'Coasting Distance' option : Have a bigger nozzle, getting some blobbing a the end of the extrusion that wipe isn't addressing, so I figured I'd try this.

And try I have: Probably 5 different test-cylinders broken into 5 processes each with difference coast settings. And none of them look any different. Tested this in both S3D 3.0 & 4.0. Save factory file, closed/reopend the software, turned the checkbox on\off \ resave etc. It just does, nothing.

Here's a pic of my end results. The nozzle is traveling screen left -> right, so the left side of the zipper coasting should address. I also turn off my fan briefly between sections so they're easier to tell apart. In this case, all the same:
no_coast.jpg
Here's a pic of the gcode: Clearly there should be some gaps forming, since I put some really big values in there (2mm for example):
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I did another test with even *bigger* values, still no effect.

Here's my factory file for inspection:
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I'm using a custom build core-xy printer with RepRap Firmware runnnig on RADDS, .6mm volcano nozzle & bondtechBMG extruder.

Any thoughts as to why this would be happening? I'll attach my gcode in the next post.
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Re: Coasting Distance: Has no effect?

And here's the gcode:
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Re: Coasting Distance: Has no effect?

Contacted S3D Support: With really big vals, like 5mm and greater, I'm starting to see some effect. Guess I didn't aim big enough to start.
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Re: [SOLVED] Coasting Distance: Has no effect?

Have you been successful in really getting this resolved? I’m up to a coasting value of 16, still with no effects. :x
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Re: [SOLVED] Coasting Distance: Has no effect?

Just curious what artifact coasting is supposed to fix, never used it.. Oh NM layer change..
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Re: [SOLVED] Coasting Distance: Has no effect?

Too late at night for me to be bothered repeating what can be found elsewhere!

Read these:
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1980

https://www.simplify3d.com/support/prin ... -and-zits/


And btw.......coasting DOES work. You just need to know what it does first to be able to recognise what it's effect is!
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