XYZ Printing Davinci

[stevedev]

I got it working, I had to modify the g-code to lower the bed 3.25mm to get it to not bump (changes in the preferences and process doesn't do anything). Got it printing, but the prints are pretty bad, looks like the z-axis isn't moving enough between layer changes.

I have just purchased Simplify3D earlier today, running the stock 1.1.1j firmware on a mac
Had to revert to OSX XYZWare 1.06, as 1.0.7 said printer mismatch when I send the gCode

I imported the sample profile I was sent by S3D support, and the extruder head just hit the bed
when I sent the gcode through XYZware.

A real beginner with 3D printers, so looking for help, where would I need to change the height if
I used your profile.

Also I cannot communicate with the Da Vinci on the mac, is this correct ?

Any help and advise greatly appreciated

When the website said the Da Vinci was compatible, I thought it would be listed in the printers
section during the install and the rest was plain sailing. (I guess not)



Dave

Hi Dave,

I am unsure of what Simplify3D sent you, but it sounds like you need to lower the bed. The z-offset in the program (at least on the windows version) does not work with the da Vinci. It ignores it. You will have to manually set it by adding G1 Zxx (where xx is the amount of mm you want to lower the bed). You can do this by going to the Scripts tab then adding it to startup code.

That is correct. I believe both versions (OSX and Windows) of the software WILL NOT communicate with the da Vinci correctly at least on stock. The best we have is the gcode. Also remember that Simplify3D uses G0 commands in which the da Vinci will ignore as it does not support G0 movements. You will have to use a text editor and replace all G0's with G1's. You can use the search and replace all in your favorite text editor.

[Mitchy]

I got it working, I had to modify the g-code to lower the bed 3.25mm to get it to not bump (changes in the preferences and process doesn't do anything). Got it printing, but the prints are pretty bad, looks like the z-axis isn't moving enough between layer changes.

I have just purchased Simplify3D earlier today, running the stock 1.1.1j firmware on a mac
Had to revert to OSX XYZWare 1.06, as 1.0.7 said printer mismatch when I send the gCode

I imported the sample profile I was sent by S3D support, and the extruder head just hit the bed
when I sent the gcode through XYZware.

A real beginner with 3D printers, so looking for help, where would I need to change the height if
I used your profile.

Also I cannot communicate with the Da Vinci on the mac, is this correct ?

Any help and advise greatly appreciated

When the website said the Da Vinci was compatible, I thought it would be listed in the printers
section during the install and the rest was plain sailing. (I guess not)



Dave

Hi Dave,

I am unsure of what Simplify3D sent you, but it sounds like you need to lower the bed. The z-offset in the program (at least on the windows version) does not work with the da Vinci. It ignores it. You will have to manually set it by adding G1 Zxx (where xx is the amount of mm you want to lower the bed). You can do this by going to the Scripts tab then adding it to startup code.

That is correct. I believe both versions (OSX and Windows) of the software WILL NOT communicate with the da Vinci correctly at least on stock. The best we have is the gcode. Also remember that Simplify3D uses G0 commands in which the da Vinci will ignore as it does not support G0 movements. You will have to use a text editor and replace all G0's with G1's. You can use the search and replace all in your favorite text editor.

Hi Steve,


Many thanks for your help, it is all starting to make a bit of sense
When I get the Z offset sorted, should I just use the XYZ temperatures
of 215 and 90, due to using just the standard supplied XYZ filament ?

I notice in your profile the bed is 100, and extruder is (layer 1) 215 and (Layer 3) is 210

Sorry for all the newbie questions, but after hours of trawling the internet, progress has
been a bit slow I might have a few more questions yet if that is OK


Dave

[bret4]

Hi Dave, I have been using 210 head and 90 bed temps like the standard xyz temps with no problem. You may find some parts may work better with other settings but for the most part those temps are good. I use repetier firmware with those temps.

[stevedev]

Hi Steve,


Many thanks for your help, it is all starting to make a bit of sense
When I get the Z offset sorted, should I just use the XYZ temperatures
of 215 and 90, due to using just the standard supplied XYZ filament ?

I notice in your profile the bed is 100, and extruder is (layer 1) 215 and (Layer 3) is 210

Sorry for all the newbie questions, but after hours of trawling the internet, progress has
been a bit slow I might have a few more questions yet if that is OK


Dave

No Problem. The XYZ temperatures should be good until you change to 3rd party filament and those need different numbers. For instance on G-Star filament I need the temperature of 235 for extruder and 100 for the bed. Octave filament I can use the standard 215/90. If you have any more questions just ask

[bret4]

It is funny how low a temp you can run on xyz abs. I have to try my other abs from matter hackers to see if it runs hotter the way it does in my home built printer. For me xyz abs is like running pla temps only with the bed hotter.

[stevedev]

I agree bret. My experience with the XYZ filament is that it is a good quality filament. For me it is up there with Octave and Bumat filament.

[Mitchy]

Many thanks guys, I am at least up and running

I decided I would like to see if I could get things going just with the mac
for now, and then use windows if I needed to.

Run a bed calibration before I started, with some help from a useful little
android app found by mistake on Amazon, called DaVinci Calibrator

Quite quickly managed to get the bed reading a Z offset of 250 which I believe
is ideal, so decided to save that.

Using the S3D supplied fff profile, I thought I would first try a Z offset of 1.5mm and I also changed
the bed temp to 90 and extruder to 215, as I am using the XYZ filament.

Produced the g-code for a small print and changed all G0 codes to G1, then tried to import
into XYZWare, this resulted in an error that said "Printer Mismatch"

I then edited the g-code and added the header
; filename = composition.3w
; machine = daVinciF10
; material = abs
; layer_height = 0.2
; total_layers = 173
; total_filament = 0.00
; extruder = 1

I have no idea of what part of this header was required, but this time XYZWare accepted the code
without an error when I pressed print.

Not sure if this was just luck, but it printed a really nice little spanner, with the outer test rings all
adhering to the bed correctly

The only thing that it did not show on the LCD display, was the run time and percentage of the
build, it just showed the bed and extruder temps until the end. I think the build time popped up
briefly, and then changed to the temp display.

I have had a huge learning curve in the last few days, having never touched a 3D printer before
last weekend.



Thanks again


Dave

[alyen]

Hey all,

I am just wondering if everything is settled with Da Vinci 1.0 settings. If so, could you please share it with me?
All these posts are talking about different settings I'm getting a bit confused.

Sorry, I am very new to 3D printing and doing this as a hobby. Another question is, why use S3D instead of xyz software? What are the advantages?

[BaudR8]

Hey all,

I am just wondering if everything is settled with Da Vinci 1.0 settings. If so, could you please share it with me?
All these posts are talking about different settings I'm getting a bit confused.

Sorry, I am very new to 3D printing and doing this as a hobby. Another question is, why use S3D instead of xyz software? What are the advantages?

Not sure whether or not everything has been settled with the Da Vinci or not, but my friend (doesn't have S3D) just recently bought a Da Vinci. I took a look at the software it comes with, and it looks like there are major advantages with going to s3d over their slicing software. There are a ton more options and print settings you can tweak in S3D, from what I remember, the da vinci software had maybe 4ish options, which were all drop down menus, so nothing really that configurable. It hurt looking at those options lol