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12-06-2014, 02:09 PM #1
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newb question dual extrusion
If I design an objet in Blender, Do I state in Blender the colors to use or is it programmed somewhere else?
Or said another way, how does the printer know what color/extruder to use when printing?
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12-06-2014, 02:12 PM #2
We typically slice a unique .stl for each color - one for red parts, one for blue parts, etc., then designate which head prints which gcode (based on what color or material is loaded).
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12-06-2014, 03:03 PM #3
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OK so draw 2 parts in Blender, export 2 stl's. How do you put them together in slicer?
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12-06-2014, 07:23 PM #4
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Here's an example of doing it on Cura. If your printer is open sourced based, it will probably work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKgHEO1g-S0
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12-06-2014, 08:15 PM #5
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Thanks! That put it into perspective for me.
Please explain to me how to...
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