Flashforge extruders heat but do not print

[Naila]

I am very new to 3D printing (got my Flashforge Creator Pro this week). I have leveled the bed (best to my ability), and did the two nozzle test prints (left and right). I had downloaded a BB-8 snowflake from thingieverse (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1034193), opened the file in Simplify3D, created the gcode, saved it to the SD card and tried to print. The bed and extruders heat up but no filament comes out. I went back into the settings in Simplify3D and everything seems to be right but I know I have missed something. If anyone could help me out I'd greatly appreciate it.

[warkmal]

Upload your x3g file somewhere and post the link here.

[jfkansas]

I'm thinking they are trying to run the Gcode file and not the x3g file.

[Naila]

Here's a link to the x3g file that I created from the gcode

https://drive.google.com/folderview?...Ws&usp=sharing

[Naila]

I misspoke earlier. I was trying to print from the x3g file not the gcode. I tried printing a different project and everything is working. There's something missing from the code for the BB-8 snowflake and will have to compare.

[curious aardvark]

you can't run g-code from an sd card jfkansas - the printer only 'sees' the x3g file on the card.

[warkmal]

It looks like the x3g has a lot of tiny little moves that result in 0 steps of extrusion. I'm assuming you're seeing it move, but just not extruding correct? It puts the big blob on the left side, retracts then goes through a bunch of movement without extruding anything correct? I wonder if there is a way to tell Simplify3D to output longer segments?

[warkmal]

I used s3g-decomplier.py from gpx to look at the x3g.