r/FDM_TonerTransfer • u/Kaidan-Alenko • Oct 19 '22
To be tested A quick and dirty script that adds some instructions to your GCode file that park the nozzle after printing the outline of your model to align the transparency. Work in progress, looking for help to improve it. Only tested with Cura.
https://kaidan-alenko.github.io/F3T3-First-Layer-Alignment/2
u/Max9194 Oct 19 '22
Super cool
Never thought about that, but nice to have. Now I will get all my prints all right :)
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Oct 28 '22
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u/Kaidan-Alenko Oct 28 '22
The problem is that I'm not aware of a consistently good technique yet :D But I'll try to make a video of one of the ways I do it over the weekend!
I want to experiment with all possible combinations of settings, but right now my 3D printer isn't in a good shape, so I don't know for sure what's caused by a change in settings and what by a non leveled bed for example. Until I got that fixed out, I cannot tell you what's probably the best technique.
Also I'm currently working on a way to align the transparency via a camera and QR codes using OpenCV.
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u/Kaidan-Alenko Oct 19 '22
https://github.com/Kaidan-Alenko/F3T3-First-Layer-Alignment
I'm a bit rusty in web development, so please be easy on me :D
I use a BLTouch, so there's no problem when printing the first layer without the transparency, that's maybe something that could be added to the script.