Qidi Tech 1 - Replicator 1 clone

[DJalin1]

g-code with updates from forum to eliminate glob and replace with line

Left:


; **** Replicator 2X start.gcode ****
M73 P0 ; Enable build progress
G162 X Y F3000 ; Home XY maximum
G161 Z F1200 ; Home Z minimum
G92 Z-5 ; Set Z to -5
G1 Z0 ; Move Z to 0
G161 Z F100 ; Home Z slowly
M132 X Y Z A B ; Recall home offsets
M135 T1 ; Load left extruder offsets
G1 X-110 Y-75 Z30 F9000 ; Move to wait position off table
G130 X20 Y20 Z20 A20 B20 ; Lower stepper Vrefs while heating
M126 S[fan_speed_pwm] ; Set fan speed
M140 S[bed0_temperature] T0 ; Heat buildplate
M134 T0 ; Stabilize bed temperature
M104 S[extruder1_temperature] T1 ; Heat left extruder
M133 T1 ; Stabilize left extruder temperature
G130 X127 Y127 Z40 A127 B127 ; Default stepper Vrefs
G92 A0 B0 ; Zero extruders
M135 T1 ; Load left extruder offsets
G1 X-100 Y-65 F9000 ; Move to front left corner of bed
G1 Z0.3 F6000 ; Move down to purge
G1 X90 Y-65 E24 F2000 ; Extrude a line of filament across the front edge of the bed
G1 X100 Y-65 F180 ; Wait for ooze
G1 X110 Y-65 F5000 ; Fast wipe
G1 Z1 F100 ; Lift
G92 A0 B0 ; zero extruders
M73 P1 ;@body (notify GPX body has started)
; **** end of start.gcode ****






Right:




; **** Replicator 2X start.gcode ****
M73 P0 ; Enable build progress
G162 X Y F3000 ; Home XY maximum
G161 Z F1200 ; Home Z minimum
G92 Z-5 ; Set Z to -5
G1 Z0 ; Move Z to 0
G161 Z F100 ; Home Z slowly
M132 X Y Z A B ; Recall home offsets
M135 T0 ; Load right extruder offsets
G1 X-110 Y-75 Z30 F9000 ; Move to wait position off table
G130 X20 Y20 Z20 A20 B20 ; Lower stepper Vrefs while heating
M126 S[fan_speed_pwm] ; Set fan speed
M140 S[bed0_temperature] T0 ; Heat buildplate
M134 T0 ; Stabilize bed temperature
M104 S[extruder0_temperature] T0 ; Heat right extruder
M133 T0 ; Stabilize extruder temperature
G130 X127 Y127 Z40 A127 B127 ; Default stepper Vref
G92 A0 B0 ; Zero extruders
G1 X100 Y-70 F9000 ; Move to front right corner of bed
G1 Z0.3 F6000 ; Move down to purge
G1 X-90 Y-70 E24 F2000 ; Extrude a line of filament across the front edge of the bed
G1 X-100 Y-70 F180 ; Wait for ooze
G1 X-110 Y-70 F5000 ; Fast wipe
G1 Z0.5 F100 ; Lift
G92 A0 B0 ; Zero extruders
M73 P1 ;@body (notify GPX body has started)
; **** end of start.gcode ****




Both:




; **** Replicator 2X start.gcode ****
M73 P0 ; Enable build progress
G162 X Y F3000 ; Home XY maximum
G161 Z F1200 ; Home Z minimum
G92 Z-5 ; Set Z to -5
G1 Z0 ; Move Z to 0
G161 Z F100 ; Home Z slowly
M132 X Y Z A B ; Recall home offsets
M135 T0 ; Load right extruder offsets
G1 X-110 Y-75 Z30 F9000 ; Move to wait position off table
G130 X20 Y20 Z20 A20 B20 ; Lower stepper Vrefs while heating
M126 S[fan_speed_pwm] ; Set fan speed
M140 S[bed0_temperature] T0 ; Heat buildplate
M134 T0 ; Stabilize bed temperature
M104 S[extruder0_temperature] T0 ; Heat right extruder
M104 S[extruder1_temperature] T1 ; Heat left extruder
M133 T0 ; Stabilize right extruder temperature
M133 T1 ; Stabilize left extruder temperature
G130 X127 Y127 Z40 A127 B127 ; Default stepper Vrefs
G92 A0 B0 ; Zero extruders
G1 X100 Y-70 F9000 ; Move to front right corner of bed
G1 Z0.3 F6000 ; Move down to purge
G1 X-90 Y-70 E24 F2000 ; Extrude a line of filament across the front edge of the bed
G1 X-100 Y-70 F180 ; Wait for ooze
G1 X-110 Y-70 F5000 ; Fast wipe
G1 Z0.5 F100 ; Lift
G92 A0 B0 ; Zero extruders
M135 T1 ; Load left extruder offsets
G1 X-100 Y-65 F9000 ; Move to front left corner of bed
G1 Z0.3 F6000 ; Move down to purge
G1 X90 Y-65 E24 F2000 ; Extrude a line of filament across the front edge of the bed
G1 X100 Y-65 F180 ; Wait for ooze
G1 X110 Y-65 F5000 ; Fast wipe
G1 Z1 F100 ; Lift
G92 A0 B0 ; Zero extruders
M73 P1 ;@body (notify GPX body has started)
; **** end of start.gcode ****






Take the above and put it in the start script for each mode (Left only, right only, both)

[DJalin1]

Has anyone tested the top Z-Axis size with the 1/4 Glass Build Plate?

I have a tower I want to upscale to 145.2 mm, but if you minis the 6.35 mm (.25 inches) it leaves only 143.65 mm.

[rcleav]

I Used a 1/4 Glass Build Plate with Aqua Net
Never had any issues with sticking during build or taking off once build was completed.
1/4 Glass: http://www.mcmaster.com/#8476k74/=11lgnot
Corner Supports: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:613685
Shim: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1225804


Other Mods
Z-Axis Brace: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1412738
Earth Magnets for Door: https://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=D41AD-P
Spool Adaptors: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:571760
Extruder Filament
Tube Bracket: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:728240
Filament Alignment: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1223337


Future Mods
Bed Level Knob: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:312187
Upgraded Extruder
Plate: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1396391

All good choices to start with.
I've replaced my hood and now have my spools overhead.
http://www.criticalmods.com/

[dspdrew]

The code has nothing to do with what machine is being used. I mean, it could but it's like saying "my friend uses a Mac and she doesn't have that icon in the corner". Your friend's CTC could do the exact same thing as your Qidi Tech if he/she wanted.

Sure, that code may be cut and paste but I believe there are comments to help you. I am pretty new to G-Code but it's not that hard to figure out.

G1 X-100 Y-65 F9000 ; Move to front left corner of bed - This is better than the values you quotes since it keeps it on the corner rather than off the bed
G1 Z0.3 F6000 ; Move down to purge - remove this if you don't want it to lay down the line
G1 X90 Y-65 E24 F2000 ; Extrude a line of filament across the front edge of the bed - remove this if you don't want it to lay down the line
G1 X100 Y-65 F180 ; Wait for ooze - remove this if you don't want it to lay down the line
G1 X110 Y-65 F5000 ; Fast wipe - remove this if you don't want it to lay down the line
G1 Z1 F100 ; Lift  - remove this if you don't want it to lay down the line

Your friend's skirt is probably not part of the start g-code but rather a choice he made in the print settings of the slicer. So you can choose to add a skirt to your prints as well.

My point wasn't about the machine used; it was about the slicing program. That's why I am going to try ReplicatorG instead.

[rcleav]

Sure.

http://www.gyg.cc/cad/liquid_feeder_...01_1.1_cap.STL

Ok tried your model and it will be extremely hard to print since it's so small.
You will need to print it very slowly at .1 layer height, 1 shell and zero infill.
I got the bottom 3/4 to print ok still working on the top.

[dspdrew]

Ok tried your model and it will be extremely hard to print since it's so small.
You will need to print it very slowly at .1 layer height, 1 shell and zero infill.
I got the bottom 3/4 to print ok still working on the top.

Haha thanks. I had a feeling the part itself might be a bit of an issue. I might see if I can design it slightly different.

[dspdrew]

This is so unbelievably frustrating. I have done everything according to the instructions, and since nothing in the instructions explains how to change the temperature of the build platform in ReplicatorG, I used the mess of instructions you can find online. The printer moves to front left corner and finally heats to the proper temperatures, then goes to the back right corner, then goes back to the front left corner, and starts heating up to the wrong temperatures again. What am I doing wrong?

Edit: Okay, so apparently this program appends to the .x3g file. I thought it was overwriting, so no wonder this was happening. It probably would have reheated 20 more times if I hadn't stopped it. It's printing pretty good now.

This is one of the most buggy and strangely developed programs I've used. I especially like how it looks to see where your desktop folder is to determine the location of your Windows user profile. I would say using one of the global variables would have made a bit more sense haha.

[rcleav]

If using S3D go back and reload the Flashforge creator pro original profile and start with it's default settings.
Don't worry about the how the startup script works it won't hurt anything.
Try printing a cube with the defaults. Then when you have that working you can try the more advanced settings.
BTW I was able to print 90% of your model but the top point is to small for a .4 nozzle.

[dspdrew]

If using S3D go back and reload the Flashforge creator pro original profile and start with it's default settings.
Don't worry about the how the startup script works it won't hurt anything.
Try printing a cube with the defaults. Then when you have that working you can try the more advanced settings.
BTW I was able to print 90% of your model but the top point is to small for a .4 nozzle.

Alright, I'll try that. I was able to print the whole thing with the standard PLA settings, but yeah, I need to redesign this thing. I'm not sure why I didn't realize how tiny some of the features were. It's just way too detailed for this resolution of a print.

[jfkansas]

Ok tried your model and it will be extremely hard to print since it's so small.
You will need to print it very slowly at .1 layer height, 1 shell and zero infill.
I got the bottom 3/4 to print ok still working on the top.

On something that small a .3mm nozzle would help and set the extrusion width to about .25mm. No real reason to print slow, due to the size the acceleration parameters will slow it down enough. 1-2 shells and 100% infill will work. .2mm layer heights should be fine.