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Unresolved Filament Ran Out During Print...

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  1. SATayo

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    Hi everyone,

    I am sure this is not the first time this has happened to anyone.

    I had a long print running overnight, when I came back in the morning, it had just ran out of filament about 5 minutes before I got there. I know this because my boss texted me as he saw the last 6 inches going into the extruder.

    So best case was for him to login and PAUSE the print, but he couldn't get in, because I was logged in...

    My question is is there g code for the robo 3d r1 to pause a print if it runs out of filament? Because by the time I got there, the printer stopped where it ran out of filament... good... BUT, it wasn't PAUSED, it was just done, as there was no option to RESUME the print after replacing the filament.

    I found where I could get the Z height from the bed to where my print stopped, and modify the g-code to eliminate everything up to that Z dimension. But I am just learning, so I wasn't exactly sure what I was doing, the extruder still wanted to wipe the bed and go through its normal routine... of course it started hitting the part, so after trying this a couple times, I gave up for now.

    I tried this a couple different ways, first I wiped everything out of the g-code up to the next lowest z-height to what I measured... so my first line of g-code was now the z-height, no setup info or anything... AND I think I removed the X and Y code for the that Z height...

    Then I tried the same thing as above but kept the setup info in the g-code... which probably need to be changed...

    I am a total nexb to this, but I love it... so I want to learn. So any ideas or info would be much appreciated.
     
    #1 SATayo, Dec 9, 2015
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    This is something Robo should really consider adding in a future printer. It is not a complicated device.

    Like a built-in smoke detector :) A filament monitor would be easy to do and adds value.
     
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  4. SATayo

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    Good point Mark, there is no sensor to control...

    Thank you for the link.:)

    Any idea on my g-code ineptitude...?
     
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    If you just want to learn more about GCODE...

    There are a lot of resources available, but bear in mind that GCODE is not 3D printer specific. It was designed quite a while back for automated machining. Lathes, CNC machines, etc.

    So if you google around for learning gcode you will find a lot of stuff. Some not targeted at 3D printing per se.
     
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    Makes Sense Ziggy probably checked that in :)

    I just wish they included them with the printer.
     
    #9 mark tomlinson, Dec 9, 2015
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    I am thinking about adding it to my other printer, but I have to check if Smoothieware supports such a thing.
     
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  11. SATayo

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    Thank you so much guys...
     
    #11 SATayo, Dec 10, 2015
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    I went back and double checked filament sensor is not directly supported in Marlin 1.0.0. That is what Robo3D uses. Not to be confused with Robo3D's numbering scheme that seems to have no rhyme or reason for existence.
     
    #12 WheresWaldo, Dec 10, 2015
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    Not software dudes... clearly.
     
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