Use 2nd extruder only for a print not working  

RE: Use 2nd extruder only for a print not working

Can’t guarantee anything but the best way to debug these is for you to attach the project file you are having trouble with, as that will contain the model and all your other settings. Just save the project (3mf file) and then zip it up and attach it. Must be zipped for the forum to accept it. 

Does the shark have 2 extruder or is it a dual feed into 1 hot end ?  It’s not a printer I’m familiar with. 

RE: Use 2nd extruder only for a print not working

It is dual feed into a single hotend (y hotend).

Hopefully this helps

3DBenchy_dual_extruder

RE: Use 2nd extruder only for a print not working

You mention you have some traffic cone example gcode that works.  Can you attach that so I can see what your printer firmware needs to make it work please.

RE: Use 2nd extruder only for a print not working

Here it is:

LS_bicolor-Traffic warning post

They provided this gcode on the SD card, it was sliced in cura. 

RE: Use 2nd extruder only for a print not working

You do see that you put the T1 *after* the prime lines in your start g-code, right? So the prime lines will likely always be printed with T0. 

RE: Use 2nd extruder only for a print not working

Yes I noticed that, the T1 is inserted automatically by prusa slicer and even when I put it in manually before my heat up and prime line it doesn't work.

RE: Use 2nd extruder only for a print not working

Id noticed that in the project.  Ive been looking at alternative startup and end gcode for him but I'd really like that example that worked so I can see what a working gcode file contains.

Personally Id try 

Start Gcode

M190 S[first_layer_bed_temperature]; set and wait for bed temperature
M104 S[first_layer_temperature_0] T0 ; set extruder final temp
M104 S[first_layer_temperature_1] T1; set extruder final temp

M109 S[first_layer_temperature_0] T0; Wait for nozzle temperature
M109 S[first_layer_temperature_1] T1; Wait for nozzle temperature

G28 ;Home, G28L to ABL
G92 E0 ;Reset Extruder
G1 Z4.0 F3000 ;Move Z Axis up
G1 X10.1 Y20 Z0.28 F5000.0 ;Move to start position
G1 X10.1 Y200.0 Z0.28 F1500.0 E15 ;Draw the first line
G1 X10.4 Y200.0 Z0.28 F5000.0 ;Move to side a little
G1 X10.4 Y20 Z0.28 F1500.0 E30 ;Draw the second line
G92 E0 ;Reset Extruder
G1 Z2.0 F3000 ;Move Z Axis up

End Gcode

G91 ;Relative positionning
G1 E-2 F2700 ;Retract a bit
G1 E-2 Z0.2 F2400 ;Retract and raise Z
G1 X5 Y5 F3000 ;Wipe out
G1 Z10 ;Raise Z more
G90 ;Absolute positionning

M104 S0 T0; Set Nozzle temperature to zero
M104 S0 T1; Set Nozzle temperature to zero
M140 S0; Turn bed heating off

G0 X0 Y200; dispaly print
M107; turn off fans
M84 ; disable motors

That should at least heat up the extruder to the correct filament temp and turn them off afterwards.

I  was playing with it and I set the 2 filaments for extruder 1 & 2 to use different temps so I could see the difference and with the gcode changes for start the output gcode had the following in -

; external perimeters extrusion width = 0.45mm
; perimeters extrusion width = 0.45mm
; infill extrusion width = 0.45mm
; solid infill extrusion width = 0.45mm
; top infill extrusion width = 0.40mm
; first layer extrusion width = 0.42mm

M201 X9000 Y9000 Z500 E10000 ; sets maximum accelerations, mm/sec^2
M203 X500 Y500 Z12 E120 ; sets maximum feedrates, mm/sec
M204 P1500 R1500 T1500 ; sets acceleration (P, T) and retract acceleration (R), mm/sec^2
M205 X10.00 Y10.00 Z0.20 E2.50 ; sets the jerk limits, mm/sec
M205 S0 T0 ; sets the minimum extruding and travel feed rate, mm/sec
M107
;TYPE:Custom
M190 S51; set and wait for bed temperature
M104 S200 T0 ; set extruder final temp
M104 S201 T1; set extruder final temp

M109 S200 T0; Wait for nozzle temperature
M109 S201 T1; Wait for nozzle temperature

G28 ;Home, G28L to ABL
G92 E0 ;Reset Extruder
G1 Z4.0 F3000 ;Move Z Axis up
G1 X10.1 Y20 Z0.28 F5000.0 ;Move to start position
G1 X10.1 Y200.0 Z0.28 F1500.0 E15 ;Draw the first line
G1 X10.4 Y200.0 Z0.28 F5000.0 ;Move to side a little
G1 X10.4 Y20 Z0.28 F1500.0 E30 ;Draw the second line
G92 E0 ;Reset Extruder
G1 Z2.0 F3000 ;Move Z Axis up
G21 ; set units to millimeters
G90 ; use absolute coordinates
M83 ; use relative distances for extrusion
T1
M104 S201 ; set temperature
; Filament gcode
; LAYER_CHANGE

RE: Use 2nd extruder only for a print not working

So far this is working! I did have to add a T1 at the start of my custom gcode. Do you know of a way to add a line such as

M109 S[first_layer_temperature_0]

But for T like T[first_layer_extruder] maybe? This is the last thing to make it work fully automatically I think.

RE: Use 2nd extruder only for a print not working

Can’t remember the placeholder off hand but there are ones for current and next tolls iirc. I’ll try and find where I saw it later. Also it looks like your posts were in the wait queue which happens with new accounts so I didn’t see the traffic cone one until now. I’ll take a look at that too and see if I can see anything. 

RE: Use 2nd extruder only for a print not working

Found it - https://github.com/prusa3d/PrusaSlicer/wiki/Slic3r-placeholders-(a-copy-of-the-mauk.cc-page)   might be some useful info in there.

M104 S[first_layer_temperature_[current_extruder]] might work for you but apparently cant be used in start gcode as at that point the printer doesn't have a current extruder.  I should think that once you have set an extruder though that you can use it.

RE: Use 2nd extruder only for a print not working

Yes -though I think you can also manually fudge it since the filament parameters are an array you can index into so you could explicitly call out some form of "temperature_variable[<Tool#>]" 

RE: Use 2nd extruder only for a print not working

Handy! I'm gonna play around with this and report back. I thing the easiest way would be to just make another printer profile just for the second extruder alone. I'm stil gonna see if I can figure it out though.

Thanks so much for your help!

RE: Use 2nd extruder only for a print not working

Hi. After a few years of having the SC-10 I finally decided to try and use the bicolor feature and have met the same fate. Thing is I do know what the problem is, problem is its unfixable unless I find the part. The printer should have come with a hardware driver that you have to place in the mainboard underneath. The problem is it never came with this driver and without it the second motor and temp readout wont register or work. They sent it on another package and I can't find it. Or buy it anywhere.

RE: Use 2nd extruder only for a print not working

Since you posted recently and still have this problem, I'll add my start gcode. I'm looking for a solution that I don't have to edit when I add third and fourth tools and that won't preheat the tools that aren't being used, but I bet this will improve once Prusa XL toolchangers start shipping. 

; Variables found at  https://help.prusa3d.com/article/list-of-placeholders_205643 
M104 S{first_layer_temperature[initial_extruder]} T{initial_extruder} ; preheat initial extruder
M104 S{first_layer_temperature[1]} T1; preheat second extruder

M190 S[first_layer_bed_temperature] ; wait for bed temp

; ############# HOMING #############
G28 ; Home all axes
BED_MESH_PROFILE load="default"

T{initial_extruder}
G1 Z1
M109 S{first_layer_temperature[initial_extruder]} T{initial_extruder}; finish heating extruder

G90 ; absolute movement

;Prime the extruder
G92 E0 ; reset extruder to 0
G1 F200 E3 ; prime extruder
G92 E0 ; reset extruder
G0 Z0.3 X10 Y200 F5000 ; get ready to draw a line
G0 E10 Y180 F300 ; draw a little line
G92 E0 ; reset extruder

And my toolchange gcode just switches to the next tool and updates the temperature on it. Tool Change G-Code:  

T{next_extruder}
M104 S{temperature[next_extruder]} T{next_extruder}; preheat next extruder

Hope that helps!