I am curious to if anyone has experimented with Gcode to:
Once a print has finished, allow it to cool then use the print head to push it off of the build platform (into a bin or something), then start the same print again and loop?
The two printers we use mostly are Taz6 and UltiS5
It's risky counting on the part not adhering strongly enough to cause problems such as belts jumping cogs... a host of problems.
Having said that, once your get past that problem, creating Gcode to do what you want is easy. It can be an Ending script or a separate-stand-alone code.
Nothing special needed - just the gcode for the action you want. Here's an example of a Stand-Alone gcode that simply makes some moves (shown via using the 'Preview Gcode' feature in simplify).
It is doable. I used PLA, on a glass bed. Once the print was done, it would pop the print off the glass, then start over again.
All I did was add a few lines of gcode at the end of the file. The file would move the print head to the back of the printer, then move toward the front at a slow speed, then it would print a file from the SD ( same name as the main file).
I'll see if I can find the video I took of it clearing the bed, and post it later.
iamturbo1978 wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2019 1:46 pm
It is doable. I used PLA, on a glass bed. Once the print was done, it would pop the print off the glass, then start over again.
All I did was add a few lines of gcode at the end of the file. The file would move the print head to the back of the printer, then move toward the front at a slow speed, then it would print a file from the SD ( same name as the main file).
I'll see if I can find the video I took of it clearing the bed, and post it later.
Well, good idea. I have a better one. Like the Creality CR-30 Belt printer. Print the part(s) on a 300 x 300 Belt. Then After the print(s) are done have a command to run the belt. In that way the prints would fall off. I would not want to damage my printhead/misaline the printhead and or damage the part.