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reprap-industrial-v1:tips-tricks [2015/05/28 08:48]
Markus Bürgener [Easy evaluation of .stl-data] added
reprap-industrial-v1:tips-tricks [2015/09/17 08:46]
Markus Bürgener [Adjusting the build chamber temperature]
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-===== Slicing ​=====+===== Handling 3D files =====
 Any information we gather related to improving or easing the slicing process is listed in the following paragraphs. Any information we gather related to improving or easing the slicing process is listed in the following paragraphs.
  
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-  ​Open the [Printer Settings] tab in Slic3r and choose ​the //Custom G-code// menu. +  ​- Start your slicing software. 
-  ​* Activate ​the End G-code editor ​by clicking into the text field+  - Open the [Printer Settings] tab
-  * Position ​the cursor in the last line before ​the '';​ /​END-GCODE''​ entry. +  - Choose ​the "Custom G-code" ​menu. 
-  ​Enter the command\\ ''​M104 S0 T2''​\\ This will set the heating elements of the build chamber to a temperature of 0 °C. +  ​- In the //End G-Code// ​editor ​scroll down to the end of the text field and position ​the cursor in the last line above the '';​ /​END-GCODE''​ entry. 
-  ​Enter the command\\ ''​M140 S0''​\\ This will deactivate the print bed as the last action of the current G-code.+  ​Enter the command\\ ''​M104 S0 T2''​\\ This will set the heating elements of the build chamber to a temperature of 0 °C. 
 +  ​Enter the command\\ ''​M140 S0''​\\ This will deactivate the print bed as the last action of the current G-code.
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-[{{:​reprap-industrial-v1:​slic3r_endgcode.png?​400|Switching off the build chamber heating elements by modifying the Slic3r custom End G-code.}}]+[{{:​reprap-industrial-v1:​tt_slic3r_modify_endgcode_autooff.png?​400|Switching off the build chamber heating elements by modifying the Slic3r custom End G-code.}}]
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   - Open your slicing software.   - Open your slicing software.
-  - Open the tab "Printer Settings" and choose ​"​Custom G-code"​. +  - Open the tab [Printer Settings]. 
-  -- Go to the line reading:\\ <​code>​ M104 S70 T2; set recirculating air heater to 70 degree celcius target temperature</​code>​ +  - Choose the //Start G-code// editor in the "​Custom G-code" ​menu
-  - Change the entry "​S//​xy//"​ (here //S70//) by replacing the value //xy// with the desired temperature,​ for example //50° C//:\\ <​code>​M104 S50 T2; set recirculating air heater to 50 degree celcius target temperature</​code>​ (for logical reasons, the comment should be aligned) +  -- Scroll down to\\ '';​ PREHEAT BED AND CHAMBER''​\\ and position the cursor in the line reading:\\ <​code>​ M104 S70 T2; set recirculating air heater to 70 degree celcius target temperature</​code>​ 
-  - If you want to keep the settings, save them in the profile (see [[http://​manual.slic3r.org/​|Slic3r manual]]).+  - Change the entry "​S//​xy//"​ (here //S70//) by replacing the value //xy// with the desired temperature,​ for example //50° C//:\\ <​code>​M104 S50 T2; set recirculating air heater to 50 degree celcius target temperature</​code>​ (for logical reasons, the comment should be aligned). 
 +  - If you want to keep the settings, save them in a new profile (see [[http://​manual.slic3r.org/​|Slic3r manual]]).
 Any G-code exported with this profile loaded will heat the build chamber to the stated temperature prior to printing. Any G-code exported with this profile loaded will heat the build chamber to the stated temperature prior to printing.
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