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Unanswered Changing Z offset on the fly w/ MatterControl

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  1. Nic Phillips

    Nic Phillips New Member

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    Ok, so this may be a rookie question, but here it goes. How the heck does one adjust the Z offset on the fly during skirt printing when using MatterControl? When I access the "Controls" section of the interface, I can easily move the head up and down the Z-axis using the buttons under the "Movement Control" header or set my initial Z offset using the options under the "Macros" header. But these functions only work prior to beginning a print. As soon as a print is under way, they become grayed out and un-clickable, so I am unable to use them to tweak the offset if the skirt isn't laying down to my liking. Am I missing something super simple here, or does MatterControl lack this capability?
     
    #1 Nic Phillips, Nov 11, 2015
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    Can't from the PC, needs a LCD controller and Marlin babysteps enabled. Both of which are not default configurations.
     
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  3. Mike Kelly

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    Not sure you can do it from software. I recommend an LCD screen and enable baby stepping.
     
    #3 Mike Kelly, Nov 11, 2015
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    Since we are on the subject matter, what is the decommended LCD for the Robo?
     
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    #5 WheresWaldo, Nov 12, 2015
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  6. Gordon Freeman

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    you should go to advanced settings, then settings, after that printer then general and if you are in the advanced viewmode, you will see a control called Z Offset
     

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  7. Mike Kelly

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    He wanted to adjust it during a print. Once you set the offset and slice it's fixed. You'd need to reslice to adjust it
     
    #7 Mike Kelly, Nov 16, 2015
  8. Mike Glass

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    Simplfy 3d I know lets you adjust on the fly, I use it when I put tape down and don't feel like adjusting the z offset in the startup gcode.
     
    #8 Mike Glass, Nov 19, 2015
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    With just the manual controls? Whenever i tried that it would just move back down on it's next layer because it was actually changing the Z value, unlike baby stepping
     
    #9 Mike Kelly, Nov 19, 2015
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    I use the .1 buttons, but your probably right, not enough adjustment, but for me when switching to tape its perfect.
     
    #10 Mike Glass, Nov 20, 2015
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    Just as an update - MatterControl now has Baby Stepping - on the fly adjustment of layer height. Great for getting that first layer to stick just right.
     
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    huh, i am now using octoprint... and that i can do baby stepping by doing it my prefered method, (plug-in)
     
    #12 Gordon Freeman, Mar 28, 2016
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    Their version of baby-stepping is not the same as Marlin's firmware version of baby-stepping. You can't use MatterControl's version in all printing scenarios, but the Marlin one works regardless of the source of your g-code file. Still it is a nice addition to MatterControl.
     
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