Robo3D R1 and Extruder issue: no filament out.

[sev7en]

Good afternoon,
I purchased today a license for Simplify3D to use it with my Robo3D R1 and firmware 3.0. The application looks amazing but I have that problem: when it start to print the filament doesn't go out. It do the object properly as far as I see but without filament.
It is not a problem of the filament because if I use the bundled MattleControl application, it works. What's can be that issue?


Regards,

[KeyboardWarrior]

I think the new Robo 3D firmwares may have some temperature firmware limitations. I would make sure that you are printing at the same temperature in both programs.

For instance, printing at 190 C may be "too cold" for the Robo 3D firmware and therefore you wouldn't see any extrusion.

If you print at 215 C in Simplify3D does that work?

[sev7en]

Good afternoon,
the firmware I have is the Robo3DR1V3_06112015, I set also 220 as temperature for the extruder but I had the same un-success... what really can be?

[KeyboardWarrior]

In your test prints have you gotten any filament to be extruded?

What if you put the line below in the starting script of your G-Code (this will move towards the center and push out 50 mm of filament to test if the nozzle is jammed)

G1 X100 Y100 Z10 E50 F300;

[sev7en]

Yes, by using MatterControl it works... in the startup g-code I have only that: G28 ; home all axes

[sev7en]

Good afternoon,
just tweaking the temperature as suggested, it started to print but why the quality is so poor? It's nylon...

[JoeJ]

You just need to adjust things so that the first layer is properly squished. They have a nice tutorial about a lot of different options to help with that here: https://www.simplify3d.com/support/tuto ... rst-layer/

[sev7en]

Thanks to your support and the outstanding technical support by email of Simplify3D... the issue was about the temperature of the extruder and bed, now 240 and 80 degree.

[sev7en]

Good morning,
as that community is.. fantastic :p I would point out that issue... why? I have ALWAYS that problem anytimes I change the filament and sincerely I do always the same operation. There is a way to do for the proper setup?

[bob64]

sev7en, make sure that the filament is going into the hole below the hobbed bolt before you close the latch...