3D_Printing

Tools, config related to 3D printing.

Webpage: https://mathieugouin.github.io/3D_Printing/

Creality Ender-3 V2

• Modified for BL-Touch.
• Firmware:
  • https://github.com/mriscoc/Ender3V2S1/releases/tag/20240122
  • Ender3V2-422-BLTUBL-MPC-20240125.bin

Terminal

Refer to test.gcode for example.

Refer to: https://marlinfw.org/meta/gcode/ for G-Code reference.

python3 -m serial.tools.miniterm /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 --echo --develop

# --- Miniterm on /dev/ttyUSB0  115200,8,N,1 ---
# --- Quit: Ctrl+] | Menu: Ctrl+T | Help: Ctrl+T followed by Ctrl+H ---

G-Code commands can be directly entered in the terminal.

Specifications

From https://www.creality3dofficial.com/products/ender-3-v2-3d-printer

• Technology: FDM 3D Printer
• Assembly: Assembly kit
• Build Size: 220220250mm
• Nozzle Diameters: 0.4mm
• Nozzle Count: 1
• Max. Nozzle Temp: 255℃
• Max. Print Bed Temp: 110℃
• Printing Materials: PLA，TPU，ABS
• Filament Dia : 1.75mm
• XY-axis Precision: 0.012 mm
• Z-axis Precision: 0.004 mm
• Max Print Speed: 120mm/s
• Auto Levelling: NA
• Supported files: STL，OBJ，G-Code
• Connectivity: USB or SD CARD
• Machine size: 475470620mm
• Machine weight: 7.8kg
• Board Version: Creality V4.2.2 Board 32 Bit with TMC 2209 Driver

Menus & Configs

• Media >
  • List of all *.gcode files in the micro SD card, select the one to print and print it.
• Prepare >
  • Filament Management >
    • Park Head
    • Preheat Hotend >
      • Preheat PLA
      • Preheat ABS
      • Preheat PETG
      • Preheat CUSTOM
      • Cooldown
    • Firmware Retract
    • Change Filament
    • Unload Filament
    • Load Filament
  • Move Axis >
    • Live Move (false)
    • Move X (110.0)
    • Move Y (110.0)
    • Move Z (10.0)
    • Move Extruder (0.0)
    • Move Ext. 100mm
  • Bed Traming >
    • Tramming Wizard
    • Manual Traming (false)
    • Front Left
    • Front Right
    • Back Left
    • Back Right
  • Disable Steppers
  • Homing >
    • Auto Home
    • Home X
    • Home Y
    • Home Z
  • Auto Build Mesh: will heat the bed and probe the NxN grid as specified in ‘Mesh Points’. If the bed is already pre-heated, takes about 3 minutes for 9x9.
  • Z Probe Wizard >
    • Auto Home
    • Move Z to Home
    • Probe Z Offset (-2.00): Use this to make sure only a sheet of paper passes between the hot end and the bed.
  • Preheat PLA
  • Preheat ABS
  • Preheat PETG
  • Preheat CUSTOM
  • Cooldown
• Control >
  • Temperature >
    • Hotend Temp (0)
    • Bed Temp (0)
    • Fan Speed (0)
    • Preheat PLA Conf >
      • Hotend Temp (215)
      • Bed Temp (60)
      • Fan Speed (255)
      • Store Settings
    • Preheat ABS Conf >
      • Hotend Temp (240)
      • Bed Temp (90)
      • Fan Speed (128)
      • Store Settings
    • Preheat PETG Conf >
      • Hotend Temp (230)
      • Bed Temp (80)
      • Fan Speed (128)
      • Store Settings
    • Preheat CUSTOM Conf >
      • Hotend Temp (190)
      • Bed Temp (50)
      • Fan Speed (128)
      • Store Settings
  • Motion >
    • Speed >
      • Max X Speed (500)
      • Max Y Speed (500)
      • Max Z Speed (10)
      • Max E Speed (60)
    • Acceleration >
      • Max X Accel (500)
      • Max Y Accel (500)
      • Max Z Accel (500)
      • Max E Accel (5000)
    • Jerk >
      • Max X Jerk (8)
      • Max Y Jerk (8)
      • Max Z Jerk (0.4)
      • Max E Jerk (5)
    • Step Smoothing (true)
    • Steps/mm >
      • X Steps/mm (80)
      • Y Steps/mm (80)
      • Z Steps/mm (400)
      • E Steps/mm (98.8)
    • Flow (100)
    • Speed (100)
  • Store Settings
  • Load Settings
  • Restore Defaults
  • Reboot Rpinter
  • Info Screen >
    • Machine Name: Ender3V2-422-BLTUBL-MPC
    • Size: 230x230x250
    • Professional Firmware: Version 2.1.3 MRiscoC ; 20240125 - 01:18 ; OFFICIAL BUILD
• Advanced >
  • Store Settings
  • Mesh Leveling >
    • Mesh Points X (9)
    • Mesh Points Y (9)
    • Mesh Inset >
      • Mesh X Minimum (10)
      • Mesh X Maximum (203)
      • Mesh Y Minimum (10)
      • Mesh Y Maximum (220)
      • Maximize Area
      • Center Area
    • Bed Temp (60)
    • Fade Height (10)
    • Auto Build Mesh: will heat the bed and probe the NxN grid as specified in ‘Mesh Points’. If the bed is already pre-heated, takes about 3 minutes for 9x9.
    • Memory Slot (0)
    • Save Bed Mesh
    • Load Bed Mesh
    • Tilting Grid Size (1)
    • Tilt Mesh
    • Smart Fill-in
    • Mesh reset
    • Edit Mesh >
      • Moving to Probing Pos (false)
      • Index X (0)
      • Index Y (0)
      • Z Value (0.23): Varies according to x/y index point selection
      • Probing Z Reference
    • View Mesh >
      • Continue
  • Probe Settings >
    • Probe X Offset (-44.6)
    • Probe Y Offset (-5.5)
    • Probe Z Offset (-2.00): This value changes according to probe Z offset calibration
    • Z Feed Rate (480)
    • Multiple Probing (0)
    • Stow Z-Probe
    • Deploy Z-Probe
    • Reset
    • Enable HS mode (true)
    • M48 Probe Test: Will probe the bed 10 times and display the deviation value
  • Filament Settings >
    • Enable Runout (false)
    • Runout Active (LOW)
    • Runout Dist mm (25)
    • Invert Extruder (false)
    • Extruder Min Temp. (180)
    • Load mm (0)
    • Unload mm (100)
    • Firmware Retract >
      • Retract mm (5)
      • Retract Speed (40)
      • Hop mm (0.2)
      • Recover Speed (40)
      • Unretr. Extra (0)
  • MPC Settings >
    • MPC Autotune: Will perform automatic tuning of the hotend controller parameters
    • Heater Power (40)
    • Heat Capacity (15.58)
    • Sensor Resp. (0.1960)
    • Ambient Coeff. (0.1005)
    • Fan coeff. (0.1130)
  • Bed PID Settings >
    • Bed PID: Will perform automatic tuning of the bed heater controller parameters
    • Temperature (60)
    • PID Cycles (5)
    • Set Kp: (136.27)
    • Set Ki: (26.61)
    • Set Kd: (465.13)
    • Store Settings
  • Physical settings >
    • X min position (0)
    • Y min position (0)
    • X max position (248)
    • Y max position (231)
    • Z max position (250)
    • X bed size (230)
    • Y bed size (230)
    • Park Head >
      • Park X Position (240)
      • Park Y Position (221)
      • Park Z Raise (20)
  • Toolbar Setup >
    • Auto Home
    • Tramming Wizard
    • Z Probe Wizard
    • Auto build Mesh
    • Disable Steppers
  • End-stops diag. >
    • x_min: open
    • y_min: open
    • z_min: TRIGGERED
    • filament: TRIGGERED
    • Continue
  • Printer Stats >
    • Print Count: 379
    • Completed: 372
    • Print Time: 18d 00:04
    • Longest Job Time: 0d 08:20
    • Extruded Total: 1236.17 m
    • Continue
  • Reset Print Count >
    • Please confirm Reset Print Stats?
    • Confirm
    • Cancel
  • Lock Screen: then, need to slide to the center and press knob to unlock
  • Enable sound (true)
  • Power Outage (false)
  • Media Update (false)
  • 115K baud (true)
  • LCD Brightness (115)
  • Turn Off LCD
  • Select Colors >
    • Restore Defaults
    • Screen Background
    • Cursor
    • Title Background
    • Title Text
    • Text
    • Selected
    • Split Line
    • Highlight
    • Status Background
    • Statuc Text
    • Popup Background
    • Popup Text
    • Alert Background
    • Alert Text
    • Percent Text
    • Bar Fill
    • Indicator value
    • Coordinate value

Print Steps

• Control, Motion, Steps/mm, E Steps/mm: Adjust according to filament. If unsure, perform the 100mm extrusion/120mm mark trick.
• Control, Temperature, Bed temp: 60
• Wait for bed temperature to raise to 60
• Prepare, Bed Tramming, Tramming Wizard
• Prepare, Auto Build Mesh (about 3min), then Save
• Prepare, Filament Management, Preheat Hotend, Preheat PLA
• Prepare, Z Probe Wizard: paper sheet trick
• Prepare, Filament Management, Load Filament
• Insert micro SD card with the sliced *.gcode file
• Media, Select the gcode file to print