Anyone using Simplify3D with the Luluzbot Mini?

[markpx]

Hi,

Is anyone using Simplify3D with the new Lulzbot Mini? If so what kind of results are your getting?

[KeyboardWarrior]

The Lulzbot Taz-4 works really well, there's no reason that the Lulzbot mini wouldn't work just as well. For a .FFF profile, see below.

[markpx]

I will give it a try.

Thank you!

[kdpainter]

This profile didn't work on the Lulzbot mini at all for me. First, S3D puts gcode in before the startup gcode that isn't helpful and after the autolevel sequence, it just sits there and does nothing. I need to look into why that is. As it stands, I say that S3D claiming their software works with the Lulz Mini is BS.

[KC_703]

Wow... bitter... you should get a refund.

If interested in troubleshooting...

Are you preheating the machine or starting a print from cold? If the latter, the pause is probably due to the g-code inserted by S3D to wait for the nozzle to become stable at the set extrusion temp... which looks to be 200. You can turn this off in the "Temperature" Tab under "Extruder 1 Temperature"... also check if the "Wait for temperature controller to stabilize..." is unchecked from the "Heat bed" Tab.

If you turn these off, make sure to preheat your printer to the appropriate temperatures.

[BaudR8]

if you posted the snippet of g-code you're referring to, that would probably help others explain what the gcode does. I've taken a look at the profile above and it looks pretty standard to me.

[JoeJ]

Sounds like it's preheating at the beginning of the print. That's pretty standard functionality, so I'm not surprised the profile is configured that way. But of course, if you want it done differently, there are plenty of options to change the startup sequence order. You could do the preheat at any point in your startup routine.

[wiretekaaron]

I have the Lulzbot mini and have the same issue. I am gonna try and work with S3D on setting up the correct profile. I think the issue is the custom startup commands that lulzbot uses for the mini. There is a preheat to extrusion temp...then extract 30mm filament from head...then cool down to a head cleaning temp...then go clean head on felt wiper...then it is a cool down even more and probe the 4 bed corners...these are critical temps cause if any filament leaks out of the extruder before the probe, it will not make correct contact and will mess up. Then after the probe it is suppose to go to full heat and start print.

I think the issue is in the command to go to full heat and print. Lulzbot uses a M109 {print_temperature} code to bring the extruder to final temp...S3D does not use this callout in their Gcode profile file. Someone at S3D is going to have to analyze the Lulz mini startup and gcode profile and match the specific wording. Cause when it gets to the point of looking for {print_temperature}, S3D doesn't have anything to give to it.

The reason all the other heatup and cooldowns work is because they are called out with M109 S### specific codes...not {----} profile callout's.

[rosewoodhill]

This topic is of great interest to me as I got a Lulzbot Mini a few weeks ago and am not satisfied with Cura. I was *just* about to buy Simplfy3D, but thought I'd browse the forum one more time.
The list of supported printers clearly shows the Lulzbot Mini, yet a user says it isn't.
Either it is a supported printer or it isn't.
Can someone from Simply3D chime in here and confirm whether or not the Lulzbot Mini is supported or not? Supported meaning the Mini specific gcode is built in and the pre sets are specific to the Mini.
Thanks for your time.

[KeyboardWarrior]

I have the Lulzbot mini and have the same issue. I am gonna try and work with S3D on setting up the correct profile. I think the issue is the custom startup commands that lulzbot uses for the mini. There is a preheat to extrusion temp...then extract 30mm filament from head...then cool down to a head cleaning temp...then go clean head on felt wiper...then it is a cool down even more and probe the 4 bed corners...these are critical temps cause if any filament leaks out of the extruder before the probe, it will not make correct contact and will mess up. Then after the probe it is suppose to go to full heat and start print.

I think the issue is in the command to go to full heat and print. Lulzbot uses a M109 {print_temperature} code to bring the extruder to final temp...S3D does not use this callout in their Gcode profile file. Someone at S3D is going to have to analyze the Lulz mini startup and gcode profile and match the specific wording. Cause when it gets to the point of looking for {print_temperature}, S3D doesn't have anything to give to it.

The reason all the other heatup and cooldowns work is because they are called out with M109 S### specific codes...not {----} profile callout's.

This revised profile has a starting script that that has the wiping and M109 commands that you needed. Simplify3D uses [extruder0_temperature] rather than {print_temperature} so it just took a little bit of tweaking.

To import this profile, click "Edit Process Settings" then use the Import button in the FFF Settings Window.