I'm a new M3-ID owner, coming from the PowerSpec 3D Pro and Prusa Mk3S world. I was fumbling around trying to find the 'Load/Unload Filament' function in Octoprint, only to find that AFAICT, there is no such function. In order to load and/or unload filament, I had to manually heat the extruder(s) and then click repeatedly on the 'Extrude' or 'Retract' buttons to actually get the filament in or out.
This is fine as long as I can reach my laptop's mouse with one hand while pulling/pushing filament with the other, but what happens if my laptop isn't within easy reaching distance of my printer?
Both my Prusa MK3S and my now-defunct PowerSpec 3D Pro (Flashforge Creator clone) have nice load/unload functions that run the extruder gears continually (or, in the case of the Prusa filament loading, for a well-defined time)
Is this normal for the M3-ID, or am I missing some cool feature?
TIA,
Frank
Load/Unload filament?
Re: Load/Unload filament?
Far as I know, that is how M2 and M3 work. I have no LCD on my M2 so I use Octoprint. My Pi keyboard and mouse are next to the printer enclosure. With Octoprint you can access it from any device on your network.
Re: Load/Unload filament?
You can actually create your own.
You can install custom controls plugin and then create buttons to load and unload filament.
Here is a guide on how to create them:
https://forum.e3d-online.com/threads/oc ... ttons.821/
Here are few gcode snippets i used during filament change that you can modify for your use:
This was to unload filament
and to load
Just add your tool selection and nozzle temp
You can install custom controls plugin and then create buttons to load and unload filament.
Here is a guide on how to create them:
https://forum.e3d-online.com/threads/oc ... ttons.821/
Here are few gcode snippets i used during filament change that you can modify for your use:
This was to unload filament
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G91 ; sets relative position
G1 X205 Z10 F1000 ; moves the hotend to the right and down 10mm
G1 E-50 F1200; retract 50mm at 1000mm/min
M104 S120 T0 ; start cooling T0 to 120 degrees Celsius
G90 ;goes back to absolute mode
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G1 E60 F200; extrude 60mm at 200mm/min
G91
G1 X-205 Z-10 F1000
G90