Avoiding initial nozzle drip

[Tailslide]

With some filaments especially I get some drip happening before the printer starts printing the skirt. I like having the skirt close to the object to prevent corner lift but this means sometimes a blob of plastic gets dragged into the first layer if I'm not there to pull it off manually. Is there some way to configure simplify 3d to draw a little box off in the corner of the built plate right before it starts printing to wipe the nozzle and avoid this?

[brian442]

Is there some way to configure simplify 3d to draw a little box off in the corner of the built plate right before it starts printing to wipe the nozzle and avoid this?

You can add whatever code you want to the starting script. That way you can make it do whatever routine you want at the beginning of the print.

If you're new to gcode, there is a good overview of the commands here:
https://www.simplify3d.com/support/arti ... -tutorial/

[Tailslide]

Thanks I am a software developer so this is not a problem.. but I am unfortunately a lazy one.

An even easier way than writing the code looks like just making a square and printing it then exporting the gcode file.. it's human readable and even commented by simplify !