JustMKollum
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Joined: Mon Oct 01, 2018 7:11 pm

How to accomplish multi-color prints with printers using Z-Offset?

Hello.

I am trying to accomplish making multi-color prints with The Variable Settings Wizard, but I seem to have no luck. I've accomplished this with all my other 3D printers, until I got the Ender 3 Max Neo. The Ender 3 Max neo features an auto bed-leveling sensor and a Z-offset.

The Ender 3 Max Neo is relatively new, and so I am using the regular Ender 3 Max printing profile.

As you can see, down below, I split the model into multiple parts/gcodes to where I want to change filaments:

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And the print stops at 1.66mm
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Settings for process 1-2
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But when I command the printer to start the 2nd GCode, it starts above the print instead of directly on the next layer.

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Correct me if I am wrong, but I would imagine I have to adjust something under Settings -> GCode -> Global GCode Offsets?

Right now the Z-Offset is set to 0.00 under the settings. I am just learning about this feature. My printer's Z-Offset is -2.45. Would I need to set the Global GCode Offset under Z to -2.45 in order to print on the next layer instead of above it?

How can I achieve multi-color prints when there is a Z-offset? Thank you.
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pjhgerlach
Posts: 7
Joined: Mon Nov 28, 2022 2:47 pm

Re: How to accomplish multi-color prints with printers using Z-Offset?

You can place a pause G-code under 'Additional terminal commands for post processing' at the 'Script' tab like:

;{REPLACE "; layer 46," "M600\n; layer 46,"}

In this case the printer pauses at layer 46 if you remove the semicolon in front of this line.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Paul

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