Turns LED off when printing begins

[3dDreamer]

I have the latest FlashForge Dreamer and using it with simplify3d.
When I load a print with either cable or SD card, the LED lights turn red for heating up and loading but once its starts the build process it turns off the LED lights. Need help with this as its obviously hard to see my prints.
Cheers, Matty

[JoeJ]

Just edit your starting script (click "edit process settings" and select the Scripts tab). They have it all well commented. You would want to remove the line below

M146 r0 g0 b0 ; turn lights off for print

[3dDreamer]

Thanks Joe
I can now see my prints during creation.
Do you know how to change the colours to your own preference ?
Thanks again

[JoeJ]

Just change the RGB values in that command

[mitchfx]

Do you know if these same commands (or similar ones) could be used to control the color of the Dremel Idea Builder LEDs since it is a rebranded Flashforge Dreamer? They offer no way to change from the blue-ish color lighting unless you plug it into a host computer via USB, so this would be a welcome feature.

Also, are the r,g,b values 0-100?

Thanks,
Mitch

[JoeJ]

0-255

[mitchfx]

Does the same code work in the Dremel?

[SockMonkey]

Does the same code work in the Dremel?

I do not believe the dremel uses RGB LED's

[mitchfx]

"During set up, we discovered our favorite thing about the printer: customizing the LED color on the inside of the machine to the color of your liking. We went with blue to match the paint in our workshop, and thought that was a super slick option."

"the LED color on the inside of the machine to the color of your liking."

From what I understand you can only change it from the Dremel software when connected via USB (no control panel options). That is why I'm hoping the S3D gcode command might work since I only print via SD card.

Thanks,
M

[mitchfx]

Tested it and the gcode works with the Dremel! My lights are now red during preheat and white during print. Nice!