New Maker saying Hi
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 12:49 am
Hi all, I just bought and received my Makergear M2 V.E. a few days ago. I wanted to say hi and introduce myself. My name is Ripley, I live in Arizona, and am a professional Maker. I am using Revetier Host and Slic3r on a PC, usb'd directly into the printer. Mostly I'm using PLA and am having lots of typical beginner issues (adhesion, Z-offset, software). This forum is great though and I've found most of the answers I need and am learning and making progress. Though it's sometimes a frustrating learning curve...
One thing that would be helpful is a simple guide for Revetier. Everything I've found so far has been very technical. I've found most of the settings I need but its not super user friendly. I'm not sure that the basic printer config is correct. The bed size is def wrong and I don't think it is communicating a proper Z-stop. The only way I know how to set the Z-stop is by using the M2 QuickStart software, but I don't think this is getting through to Revetier? I had to set the "Printer Setting" Z Offset to -.55mm for Slic3r.
What's the best first level pattern for a large and flat print? Rectilinear was making long lines which didn't stick to each other or the bed. Hilbert Curve looks cool but when I pulled the piece off, the bottom layer stuck to the plate and got totally ruined. Which pattern is best for PLA adhesion?
Lastly (for now) is there a tutorial for basic g-code writing? I just want to be able to set the finish code to retract 50mm and lower the z bed to home.
Thanks! I look forward to meeting ya'll, though I feel like I already have since I've read a lot of posts....
One thing that would be helpful is a simple guide for Revetier. Everything I've found so far has been very technical. I've found most of the settings I need but its not super user friendly. I'm not sure that the basic printer config is correct. The bed size is def wrong and I don't think it is communicating a proper Z-stop. The only way I know how to set the Z-stop is by using the M2 QuickStart software, but I don't think this is getting through to Revetier? I had to set the "Printer Setting" Z Offset to -.55mm for Slic3r.
What's the best first level pattern for a large and flat print? Rectilinear was making long lines which didn't stick to each other or the bed. Hilbert Curve looks cool but when I pulled the piece off, the bottom layer stuck to the plate and got totally ruined. Which pattern is best for PLA adhesion?
Lastly (for now) is there a tutorial for basic g-code writing? I just want to be able to set the finish code to retract 50mm and lower the z bed to home.
Thanks! I look forward to meeting ya'll, though I feel like I already have since I've read a lot of posts....