Printer printing wrong model

[mertseger]

I had a problem with model and I press emergency stop and disconnect printer (malyan180). Next time I insert new model to S3D and send it to printer (printing over USB). Although in preview mode S3D is showing that I am printing chess figure ( which I want to print), printer is printing a vase that was previous model. And this happens second time already. What am I doing wrong ?? (I send mail to support first time but there is no answer from them).

Thanks

[wirlybird]

After pressing E stop try to power off then on the printer then reconnect and load the new model. Maybe it is storing the info already sent and needs to clear it. Not familiar with the printer so it is a guess.

[mertseger]

Yes thanks I figure out that he saved that model but where should I delete it, I dont see it anywhere?

[wirlybird]

Aside from trying to cancel the print from the printers panel I don't know how.

[Heptagon]

It did take me some time to solve this.
Some printer requires to generate a *.x3g output and will use that for printing.
In the current version, this file is not deleted during rendering another object and the printer will further on just print the wrong object.
I solved this by deleting temp x3g files, executing this command in command shell
del %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Simplify3D\S3D-Software\*.x3g
or brows to the path
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Simplify3D\S3D-Software\
and delete the x3g files manually.

I hope this helps.

[wirlybird]

thanks for updating so others can see this.

[svangeldern]

When I delete the temp.x3g file I get this error when I try to begin a print
"This machine does not support plasintext.gcode files.
It appears that a current temp.x3g file is never created.

I'm trying to print on a Makerbot Replicator II.

I created an .x3g file with the makerbot software.
Moved it to the S3D-Software folder and then renamed it "temp.x3d".
S3D printed this file.

It appears S3D is not creating a temp.x3d based on the current FactoryFile.
This has happened on occasion in the past but now it happens every time.

Any ideas?

[rrdavis]

What happens if you click "Save Toolpaths to Disk", and then save the .x3g file to a new location on your hard drive? Does the new file show up?

If it does, then just go to Tools > Machine Control Panel, connect to your printer, and then click the Print button in the top left and select the new file that you just exported.

[svangeldern]

rrdavis,

It saves a new *.gcode file.
*.x3g is not presented as a file type option.

Thanks,
Steve

[rrdavis]

Well that would explain your problem! Go back to Help > Configuration Assistant, select the MakerBot Replicator 2, then try to export the print files again. You should see both a .gcode and .x3g file.