How to set up Cura?

[quote=“Bigskill”]Ok I found how to import them, I thought I have to modify the files with notepad…
Now Ichbinsur, which value shall I modify? Just the extruder temperatures?[/quote]

Depends on your hotend, do you still have the stock one?

[quote=“ichbinsnur”][quote=“Bigskill”]Ok I found how to import them, I thought I have to modify the files with notepad…
Now Ichbinsur, which value shall I modify? Just the extruder temperatures?[/quote]

Depends on your hotend, do you still have the stock one?[/quote]

Yes all the printer is still the stock one, I dont have the found to customize it yet.
I also did some print yesterday, but I think my parameters are not correct because the filament when i start to print take a while before to stick on the heated pad.
Also I had a couple of issue with the usb port yesterday, so i changed port and port number, but still sometimes the printer get stopped while printing.
Is it possible that it is due to overheat of the mainboard?

[quote=“Bigskill”][quote=“ichbinsnur”][quote=“Bigskill”]Ok I found how to import them, I thought I have to modify the files with notepad…
Now Ichbinsur, which value shall I modify? Just the extruder temperatures?[/quote]

Depends on your hotend, do you still have the stock one?[/quote]

Yes all the printer is still the stock one, I dont have the found to customize it yet.
I also did some print yesterday, but I think my parameters are not correct because the filament when i start to print take a while before to stick on the heated pad.
Also I had a couple of issue with the usb port yesterday, so i changed port and port number, but still sometimes the printer get stopped while printing.
Is it possible that it is due to overheat of the mainboard?[/quote]

If you use the stock hotend you will have to change the nozzle size back to 0.5mm.
Also the temp setting can be about 10-15°C lower.
The temp, filament diameter and flow rate need to be set based on your filament.

Stops in print can have much different causes.
Interference from switching TL lights, USB cable near power lines, Power issues, heat…

I don’t think the board istelf overheats, but maybe the stepper drivers?
Check if they are all set to 0.55V.
Are there any hot parts on the board?

[quote=“ichbinsnur”][quote=“hbzandbergen”]
I use Cura for slicing, and save it as .gcode
Then I import it in Repetier to print.[/quote]

Why don’t you simpy use repetier 1.0.6? Curaengine is “builtin” there.[/quote]

When you change some settings in Cura, you immediately see the difference in printing time.
In Repetier you always have to click and wait.

[quote=“hbzandbergen”][quote=“ichbinsnur”][quote=“hbzandbergen”]
I use Cura for slicing, and save it as .gcode
Then I import it in Repetier to print.[/quote]

Why don’t you simpy use repetier 1.0.6? Curaengine is “builtin” there.[/quote]

When you change some settings in Cura, you immediately see the difference in printing time.
In Repetier you always have to click and wait.[/quote]

???

This has certainly not been my experience. Perhaps you could clarify.

[quote]
If you use the stock hotend you will have to change the nozzle size back to 0.5mm.
Also the temp setting can be about 10-15°C lower.
The temp, filament diameter and flow rate need to be set based on your filament.

Stops in print can have much different causes.
Interference from switching TL lights, USB cable near power lines, Power issues, heat…

I don’t think the board istelf overheats, but maybe the stepper drivers?
Check if they are all set to 0.55V.
Are there any hot parts on the board?[/quote]

I have the stock nozle yes.
The temperature i setted are 190 for extruder and 50 for the heated bad, I just wonder if higher temperature can make a little better job.
My filament is the standard 3mm so… no idea what are the right settings… the flow i believe was 100 mm/s as standard…

Tl Lights?Whats that? I dont have power lines near the cable. Power issue no because my comp works fine.
I was guessing Heat, and the motherboard sometimes can be hot, but I cant judge if is too much honestly.

What are the stepper drivers?
All the chip for the motors are set to 0.55 V as mentioned on the instructions.

After i used your settings i noticed that when you lunch the print the extruder rise up to 0.15 mm I believe, Never done it before i wonder how can i move it back close to the bed.
Is it intended?

Thx in advance and sorry for the many questions. :V

[quote=“Bigskill”]
I have the stock nozle yes.
The temperature i setted are 190 for extruder and 50 for the heated bad, I just wonder if higher temperature can make a little better job.
My filament is the standard 3mm so… no idea what are the right settings… the flow i believe was 100 mm/s as standard…[/quote]

If you mean the 100 shown in the repetier manual control tab it’s 100%. :wink:
If your filament diameter (measure it) is below 3mm, which its almost ever the case you can adjust the flow rate
to compensate the difference. If the filament settings are at 3mm the firmware assumes exact 3mm filament.
You can change the flow rate during printing via manual control to see which value works best for that filament,
then later sore it in the settings.

[quote]Tl Lights?Whats that? I dont have power lines near the cable. Power issue no because my comp works fine.
I was guessing Heat, and the motherboard sometimes can be hot, but I cant judge if is too much honestly.[/quote]

TL Lights are the fluorecent tubes often used for office or shop lighting.
The cause heavy noise on the mains power when switched on, which can interfere with the printer.

[quote]What are the stepper drivers?
All the chip for the motors are set to 0.55 V as mentioned on the instructions.[/quote]

Yes, that’s what i meant by stepper drivers.
Do any other parts on the board get noticeably hot?

[quote]After i used your settings i noticed that when you lunch the print the extruder rise up to 0.15 mm I believe, Never done it before i wonder how can i move it back close to the bed.
Is it intended?[/quote]

I don’t get what you mean.
Do you mean the raise to the height of the first layer when the print starts?

cheers,

Christian

I didnt touch the stepper driver much cuz i dont want to give false input to the board.

With the extruder rising up i mean, that before to launch the print is at 0.5 mm from the bed, when i press start he rise up to 15 mm while bed and extruder heat up. Just before to start printing he rised down back to the previews value, but doing that he loose some filament in big junk on the bed and drag them on the first layers of the print.
Doing that the first 2 3 track are pretty rough.
There might be a setting for changing that height but I m not sure wich one is.

[quote=“Bigskill”]I didnt touch the stepper driver much cuz i dont want to give false input to the board.

With the extruder rising up i mean, that before to launch the print is at 0.5 mm from the bed, when i press start he rise up to 15 mm while bed and extruder heat up. Just before to start printing he rised down back to the previews value, but doing that he loose some filament in big junk on the bed and drag them on the first layers of the print.
Doing that the first 2 3 track are pretty rough.
There might be a setting for changing that height but I m not sure wich one is.[/quote]

Ah, ok.

It is in the start g-code.
Look in g-code settings in the cura profile.

[quote=“ichbinsnur”][quote=“Bigskill”]I didnt touch the stepper driver much cuz i dont want to give false input to the board.

With the extruder rising up i mean, that before to launch the print is at 0.5 mm from the bed, when i press start he rise up to 15 mm while bed and extruder heat up. Just before to start printing he rised down back to the previews value, but doing that he loose some filament in big junk on the bed and drag them on the first layers of the print.
Doing that the first 2 3 track are pretty rough.
There might be a setting for changing that height but I m not sure wich one is.[/quote]

Ah, ok.

It is in the start g-code.
Look in g-code settings in the cura profile.[/quote]
This is the Gcode that I have, I dont see any reference to a specific Height.

[quote=“Bigskill”][quote=“ichbinsnur”][quote=“Bigskill”]I didnt touch the stepper driver much cuz i dont want to give false input to the board.

With the extruder rising up i mean, that before to launch the print is at 0.5 mm from the bed, when i press start he rise up to 15 mm while bed and extruder heat up. Just before to start printing he rised down back to the previews value, but doing that he loose some filament in big junk on the bed and drag them on the first layers of the print.
Doing that the first 2 3 track are pretty rough.
There might be a setting for changing that height but I m not sure wich one is.[/quote]

Ah, ok.

It is in the start g-code.
Look in g-code settings in the cura profile.[/quote]
This is the Gcode that I have, I dont see any reference to a specific Height.

[/quote]

The code in the second and third line moves the head to 10mm height then 15mm height.

[quote]
The code in the second and third line moves the head to 10mm height then 15mm height.[/quote]
Yhank you, would you suggest to leave it like this?

I have another question, slicing with Curaengine the “tissue” of the object on the preview and then on the print, appeat very large, every line are spaced like 1 or 2 mm, and create a bad result on the print.
Is there any way to reduce this distance? I cant figure out.
The same object sliced with normal slicer appear normal with no space, but take longer to print.
Thank you in advance

[quote=“Bigskill”][quote]
The code in the second and third line moves the head to 10mm height then 15mm height.[/quote]
Yhank you, would you suggest to leave it like this?

I have another question, slicing with Curaengine the “tissue” of the object on the preview and then on the print, appeat very large, every line are spaced like 1 or 2 mm, and create a bad result on the print.
Is there any way to reduce this distance? I cant figure out.
The same object sliced with normal slicer appear normal with no space, but take longer to print.
Thank you in advance[/quote]

I Don’t know exactly what you mean. can you post a picture of that?

Sorry for the delay I was out of town.
Here is a pic that I hope can help.
See the tissue when i print the top layer appear spaced like in the pic when i slice and print with cura engine.

Here another pic of how the print appear. :confused:

Make sure you have checked “Solid top infill” in the “Structures” tab of the Cura configuration.
Leaving this option unchecked only makes sense when printing objects with an opening at the top like vases.

regards

walo

[quote=“walo”]Make sure you have checked “Solid top infill” in the “Structures” tab of the Cura configuration.
Leaving this option unchecked only makes sense when printing objects with an opening at the top like vases.

regards

walo[/quote]
Thx yes it is checked, but i might found the reason, I played a little bit with the size under infill structures.
i just have to run some testing…
Right now Im also having somee usb abnormal random disconnections to fix… :confused:

[quote=“Bigskill”]Right now Im also having somee usb abnormal random disconnections to fix… :/[/quote]Check in the Wiki for some possible causes.

Could be also the laptop on the same plug of the printer?
Because actually theya re but I dont understand why the first weeks I didnt have this problem at all…

I found out how to setup cura for increase the dimension of the filament.
Still working on the ideal temperature and how to avoid the lines effects , as more as possible, on the created object.