Set head position durign color change
Hi,
I am using Prusa Slicer and Creality printer for my prints. I do change the filaments during the print a lot, for example when printing license plate keyrings. When the color change time comes, the head is parking directly over the print so it's leaking filament during the color changes time, it creates blobs and if I don't remove them manualy (a few times), it sticks on the print and the print is then ruined. How do I set the parking position of the head in Prusa Slicer to park the head in home position or anywhere outside of the print while changing filaments?
Thanks for your tips
RE: Set head position durign color change
You dont. The slicer profile (Printers>Custom Gcode>Colour Change G-Code) which for a prusa printer is M600 but will be whatever your creality profile uses just instructs the printer firmware to perform a filament change.
The firmware then takes care of the rest and once its finished its routine then starts at the next line of the gcode file it was sent. So the positions etc are all down to the printer.
Unless. Depending on what firmware your printer uses it may be possible to add parameters to the commands. For example Marlins M600 command has the following https://marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M600.html
However just because its in the standard does NOT mean the printer firmware will support it. Its is up to the firmware vendor just what and how much they support.
Not familiar with what your Creality uses. Older ones used some form of Marlin (at ;east my old cr10s did). Newer ones may do Klipper but that's a whole other subject. Creality has always been a bit spotty with their Marlin builds and it varies from one printer to another and its age. Basically you can never tell until you try it.
RE: Set head position durign color change
Thanks. It does use Merlin firmware, I will try to find out where this configuration is and edit the instructions. I found out it does go to the left front corner of the bed when the time for a color change comes, but imidiately goes back to the print and stays there until the filament change is done and confirmed on display. Then it will heat up again and go on with the print. That is what ruins the prints and wrecks my nerves.