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vakil
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How to do a color change with a single nozzle

I know there needs to be an M600 in the Gcode at the right place however PrusaSlicr is not producing it - although I see the correct colors when I do the slicing.

Posted : 19/05/2021 7:07 pm
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RE: How to do a color change with a single nozzle

There's a hex button in slicer that when clicked sets a color change at a layer.

Posted : 19/05/2021 7:16 pm
fuchsr
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RE: How to do a color change with a single nozzle

M600 as described by @tim-2 works great if changing colors at the beginning of a layer is sufficient. There's also the option of "faking" an MMU by using a multi-extruder profile without an MMU and manually swapping filaments as needed. Works fine, as long as there's only a few swaps required over a small number of layers, otherwise it gets tiresome quickly. There's a couple of posts outlining this process in this forum. One example of it is in a model I posted: https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/50534-prusa-signs-for-lack-enclosure

Posted : 19/05/2021 8:18 pm
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RE: How to do a color change with a single nozzle

One of the moderators, @JoanTabb has posted several times on making color changes mid print. Try this thread:

https://forum.prusa3d.com/forum/prusaslicer/manual-multicolor/paged/2/

Posted : 19/05/2021 8:56 pm
vakil
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Topic starter answered:
RE: How to do a color change with a single nozzle

All - thanks for your help.  I did manage to find the hex button in the slicer and it said it put in the M600 but when I checked the Gcode it wasn't there.  I will try it again and if it is still a problem I'll just do the change manually - only one change and I designed it to be at a layer change.

I did look at various threads but it is difficult since many of them refer to PrusaControl which I thought was a different piece of software before discovering it was just the earlier version of the slicer.  

 

Posted : 20/05/2021 5:55 pm
fuchsr
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RE: How to do a color change with a single nozzle

@vakil

You can always save your project as a 3mf file, zip it (required), and attach it to a post her, if you want us to check it.

Posted : 20/05/2021 6:08 pm
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