Avoid Travel Moves over Different Colors?
I'm printing flat objects like nametags, with multiple colors.
However I keep getting messy strings because the nozzle is moving over different colors when it doesn't need to (I'm not talking about a color change)
Is there any way to tell Prusa to avoid travel over different colors when possible? It would make more travel moves, but would make a cleaner print.
Well, you have given us, as little information as I think it's possible to, for us to help. So I can only suggest that you try "Avoid crossing perimeters" If you haven't already, and maybe you can do something with the "lift Z" in combination with adjusted retractions.
Good Luck
Swiss_Cheese
The Filament Whisperer
If the problem is strings dropping onto other areas, try reducing the print temperature a little, this should reduce strings...
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Filament Temperatures
If the problem is strings dropping onto other areas, try reducing the print temperature a little, this should reduce strings...
That's a good point.
I have some glow-in-the-dark filament that just doesn't do well under 220
Mixed with regular colors that do well at 190 ... and that is the problem, the regular ones get hot to 220 and ooze+string.
I'll look for temperature settings for each filament, that should help
indeed...
if you are doing colour change by layer height, what you can do, is to choose
'Add Another Code' 
instead of adding the normal filament change...
then within your code, you could , for example move the nozzle away from the Print say....
G1 X240 ; Move Extruder to right, away from print
;then if you are changing to a hotter filament perhaps add
M104 S220 ; set extruder temp 220C
M109 S220 ; wait for extruder temp 220C
M600 ; cause filament change after temperature changes...
On the other hand, if you are changing to the cooler filament you could consider
G1 X240 ; Move Extruder to right, away from print
M600 ; cause filament change before temperature changes...
;then if you are changing to a cooler filament perhaps addM104 S190 ; set extruder temp 190C
M109 S220 ; wait for extruder temp to drop to 190C
; and then the print should continue at the new temperature
the red commands should raise the extruder temperature to load Glow in the dark filament,
and the Blue Commands should help you revert to normal PLA...
I would do a test print to check the codes before committing them to a real task... because these codes are off the top of my head...
Good Luck,
Joan
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