File Not Complete Error When Printing From SD Card
Recently upgraded from MK2S to MK2.5. First few prints went flawlessly. Yesterday I tried to print a model that I had previously printed on the MK2S and when I selected the gcode I got a "File Not Complete, Do you want to continue, Y/N" error. The model was sliced with Simplify3d Ver. 4.0. anyone have any idea why this is happening? I have re-sliced the model with different settings but still get the same error. I have went back and selected other models previously printed on the MK2S and get the same error with some of those also. I have determined a common link between the files that won't print and it is the size of the gcode file. They are all exactly 65,536 KB. I think it is a setting in S3D but have no idea where to start looking. I have taken one of the models and sliced it in Slicr3r PE with the same settings I used in S3D and it is currently printing with no issues. Thanks for any help you can provide.
Re: File Not Complete Error When Printing From SD Card
65 MB file seems very large to me, can you post one of the g-code files for us to look at? Also, all files being that size seems odd to me. I know nothing about S3D but I would suspect it's adding a lot of information to that file for some reason.
Re: File Not Complete Error When Printing From SD Card
The newer firmware expects certain codes at the end of a print, if they are not present, the printer gives that message
G4 ; wait
M104 S0 ; turn off temperature
M140 S0 ; turn off heatbed
M107 ; turn off fan
{if layer_z < max_print_height}G1 Z{z_offset+min(layer_z+30, max_print_height)}{endif} ; Move print head up
G1 X0 Y200; home X axis
M84 ; disable motors
above is a copy of Slic3r End Gcode
compare this to what you have in S3D... and your existing Gcodes... it's probably the answer!
add them manually and see if the problem goes away
regards Joan
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Re: File Not Complete Error When Printing From SD Card
Any idea which lines? I get the "incomplete" error lately with gcode generated with Cura. The Z lift routine won't work in Cura and most other slicers. The rest look routine enough.
The newer firmware expects certain codes at the end of a print, if they are not present, the printer gives that message
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Re: File Not Complete Error When Printing From SD Card
I would stick em all in...
Joan
I try to make safe suggestions,You should understand the context and ensure you are happy that they are safe before attempting to apply my suggestions, what you do, is YOUR responsibility. Location Halifax UK
Re: File Not Complete Error When Printing From SD Card
I have attached two files. The larger one is the problem file and the smaller one works fine.
Joan, I have looked at both files and they have the same ending gcode in both files. The codes are a little different than what you provided, but the small file prints just fine. FYI, the Slic3r PE gcode for the model in question is 34,468 KB and it prints fine. I have posed this same issue over on the S3D forum and will update this post if I get any feedback there. Again, thanks for the assistance.
Re: File Not Complete Error When Printing From SD Card
Finally solved the problem. It took a software update for S3D. Apparently there was a known issue with S3D 4.0 slicing large files and it would fail to finalize anything over 64 MB. Updated the software from 4.0 to 4.01 and all files are printing fine with the MK2.5. Thanks for the input here.