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  1. Aura1989

    Aura1989 Active Member

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    so im interested in switching to cura for various reasons :)

    but have no idea what all the settings are to enter for the r1 to make it work rite anyone care to share
     
  2. Mike Kelly

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    Just define the machine settings with

    X: 228
    Y: 254
    Z: 228

    Just like matter control's settings.

    Then tell it to use a heated bed.

    Leave the rest of the settings the same unless you feel up to defining the extruder volume for "Print one at a time" multiple extrusion printing



    For the slice settings just copy the values from MatterControl
     
  3. Aura1989

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    just messed around with the settings and its nearly there but
    im having trouble where the prints not starting in the center of the bed like slightly to the far rite but the object is placed in the center on cura and it doesn't do levelling either

    i put in maximum width 205
    depth 205
    and hight 200

    saw some settings here that someone put up

    also the cura bed leveling buttons are inverted lol up is down and down is up ect cant read the whole yellow text
     
  4. Mike Kelly

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    Machine center 0,0 is unchecked, right?

    Leveling in cura is done in the gcode. Enter this in your startup code after G28

    Code:
    M565 Z-1.0 ; Define 1.0mm of offset, adjust this value if you're too high/low. More negative is further from the bed
    G92 E0 ;Reset Extruder count
    G1 E-5.0 ;Retract 5mm for probing to limit dots
    G29 ; Run autolevel routine
    
     
  5. Aura1989

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    that it is
    g28 after move z to min?

    G28 X0 Y0 ;move X/Y to min endstops
    G28 Z0 ;move Z to min endstops

    my full code if it helps
    Code:
    ;Sliced at: {day} {date} {time}
    ;Basic settings: Layer height: {layer_height} Walls: {wall_thickness} Fill: {fill_density}
    ;Print time: {print_time}
    ;Filament used: {filament_amount}m {filament_weight}g
    ;Filament cost: {filament_cost}
    ;M190 S{print_bed_temperature} ;Uncomment to add your own bed temperature line
    ;M109 S{print_temperature} ;Uncomment to add your own temperature line
    G21        ;metric values
    G90        ;absolute positioning
    M82        ;set extruder to absolute mode
    M107       ;start with the fan off
    G28 X0 Y0  ;move X/Y to min endstops
    G28 Z0     ;move Z to min endstops
    M565 Z-1.0 ; Define 1.0mm of offset, adjust this value if you're too high/low. More negative is further from the bed
    G92 E0 ;Reset Extruder count
    G1 E-5.0 ;Retract 5mm for probing to limit dots
    G29 ; Run autolevel routine
    G1 Z15.0 F{travel_speed} ;move the platform down 15mm
    G92 E0                  ;zero the extruded length
    G1 F200 E3              ;extrude 3mm of feed stock
    G92 E0                  ;zero the extruded length again
    G1 F{travel_speed}
    ;Put printing message on LCD screen
    M117 Printing...
     
  6. Mike Kelly

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    Delete those two lines and replace it with just

    G28 ; Home All
     
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    that did it ty
    but its still starting slightly of center for some reason even though its centerd in cura hmm
     
  8. Mike Kelly

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    That's becuase you have your bed size so small. Center is based on the given coordinates

    Use the values I said above
     
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  9. Aura1989

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    will do
     
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    success :D
     
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    [​IMG]f
    first print with cura :) getting there was using a natural white probaly not the best heh
    also one more question are there any manual controls in cura i miss that feature in matter control ?

    thanks
     
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    Kelly, I just installed cura, and it asked for the type of machine "select your Machine" Robo is not listed, any suggestion on what you would select?
     
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    I don't think it's as simple as this. The defaults go to: nozzle size 0.5 (shouldn't it be 0.4?); filament diameter defaults to 2.85. Shouldn't it be 1.75?
    Also... is that even true? Is 2.85 what is sold as "3mm"? If so... what is the true diameter of 1.75 mm filament?

    Wish somebody would just show a screenshot of something that works well for them on the Robo, using Cura...
     
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    Hmm... no good. I set the settings in Cura and exported the Gcode to try it out in MC (since that's hooked up to the printer okay and running)... I made sure to replace the start and end Gcode with the same I had setup in MC...

    All it does is move nozzle to center, then apparently turn off extruder temperature.. and then says "waiting for temperature"... but temp just keeps dropping; won't let me preheat or manually control temp during this time. When trying a reprint, it says "Waiting for bed temp to reach 55"... but it is stuck at 54.9 and does not go up.

    See... this is why I never even wanted to bother with Cura. I don't want to play "guess the settings and get a Gcode manual" in order for my printer to work.
     
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    Attached. However, Cura was not always the best on certain types of models.
    Repetier host was the most consistent of all the free software out there as far as print quality.
     

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    can find the guide ?
     
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    anyone else having issues with cura printing since the firmware upgrade over the weekend?
     

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