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Ira S
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Option to select/confirm extruder appears sometimes not other times

I suspect I'm missing something simple, but still can't figure it out. 

I use Prusa Connect to send jobs to my 5 head XL.  I do so via the dashboard and select the .bgcode file, which then gets transferred to the printer and run.

Sometimes, the printer puts up a screen allowing me to confirm (or perhaps change) which extruder to use. Other times it skips this step.  

I like this extra step because it lets me know which print head(s) will be used (in case I screw up and forget to assign the correct one(s) while slicing. 

How do I get this step to happen all the time?  Must be something simple, but I don't see it. 

Thanks. 

Posted : 24/11/2024 3:54 pm
Ira S
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RE: Option to select/confirm extruder appears sometimes not other times

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Posted : 26/12/2024 11:04 pm
LarGriff
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RE: Option to select/confirm extruder appears sometimes not other times

As near as I can tell, it seems to only ask for extruder mapping if I start a job manually.  It never asks about extruders when I put a job in the queue and let it start automatically.

Posted by: @ira-s  Sometimes, the printer puts up a screen allowing me to confirm (or perhaps change) which extruder to use. Other times it skips this step.

 

Posted : 10/01/2025 1:54 pm
Ira S
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Option to select/confirm extruder appears sometimes not other times

 

Posted by: @largriff

As near as I can tell, it seems to only ask for extruder mapping if I start a job manually.  It never asks about extruders when I put a job in the queue and let it start automatically.

Posted by: @ira-s  Sometimes, the printer puts up a screen allowing me to confirm (or perhaps change) which extruder to use. Other times it skips this step.

 This is true, but the printer also used to (sometimes) also confirm extruder mapping when adding a job to the queue.  I heard back from Prusa support, and apparently it will also ask if the default extruder is specified when slicing. Haven't confirmed that. 

 

Posted : 11/01/2025 5:30 pm
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