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== Machine Status and Important Notices ==
== Machine Status and Important Notices ==
 
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{| class="wikitable"
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"
!
![[File:Ultimaker 1.jpg|300px|link=Ultimaker 1]]<br>[[Ultimaker 1]]
![[File:Ultimaker 2.jpg|300px|link=Ultimaker 2]]<br>[[Ultimaker 2]]
![[File:Type A.jpg|300px|link=Type A]]<br>[[Type A]]
![[File:Makerbot Cupcake.jpg|300px|link=Makerbot]]<br>[[Makerbot]]
![[File:Flashforge creator pro.jpg|300px|link=flashforge]]<br>[[FlashForge Creator Pro]]
|-
|-
 
! Machine !! Status !! Additional notes
!Status
|Operational
|Operational
|Operational
|Operational
|Operational
|-
|-
 
| [[File:Ultimaker 1.jpg|200px|link=Ultimaker 1]]<br/>[[Ultimaker 1]]
!Material
|| {{:Ultimaker 1}}
|3mm ABS only
|| <!--Additional notes-->
|3mm PLA only
|1.75mm PLA only
|3mm ABS only
|1.75mm PLA or ABS
|-
|-
 
| [[File:Ultimaker 2.jpg|200px|link=Ultimaker 2]]<br>[[Ultimaker 2]]
!Hardware state
|| {{:Ultimaker 2}}
|Good. Minor backlash observed.
|| <!--Additional notes-->
|Good. Power connector is loose.
|Good. Cooling fan cowling may need some work
|Good.
|Good. Left extruder misaligned
|-
|-
 
| [[File:Type A.jpg|200px|link=Type A]]<br>[[Type A]]
!Software state
|| {{:Type A}}
|Working well with OctoPrint
|| <!--Additional notes-->
|Working well with OctoPrint
|Usable, prints pause momentarily/frequently due to Raspi slowness, some issues with long print jobs randomly failing.
|Good (Grab latest Cura profile from github [https://github.com/hacklabto/cupcake-settings])
|Use Slic3r profile instead of Cura
|-
|-
 
| [[File:Flashforge creator pro.jpg|200px|link=FlashForge Creator Pro]]<br>[[FlashForge Creator Pro]]
!Pending tasks
|| {{:FlashForge Creator Pro}}
|None
|| <!--Additional notes-->
|None
|None
|PID tuning, bed wobble, wavvy ABP.
|None
|-
|-
 
| [[File:Makerbot Cupcake.jpg|200px|link=Makerbot]]<br>[[Makerbot]]
|| {{:Makerbot}}
|| <!--Additional notes-->
|}
|}


== Printer-specific pages ==


Print specific pages include details about the machines, maintenance logs, and workflows.
See individual printer pages for details and maintenance logs.


* [[Ultimaker]]
== 3D Printer WebCam (720p) ==
* [[Type A]]
Open this URL exactly with VLC:  
* [[Makerbot]]
  rtsp://admin:@192.168.111.44:554/user=admin&password=&channel=1&stream=0.sdp
 
 
== Ultimaker 1 Camera (720p) ==
Open this URL exactly with VLC:
rtsp://admin:@192.168.111.44:554/user=admin&password=&channel=1&stream=0.sdp


* This Network WebCam is on a clip, so it can be moved to view any one of the 3D Printers.


== 3D Printer Workflow at the Hacklab ==
== 3D Printer Workflow at the Hacklab ==
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[https://ultimaker.com/en/products/cura-software/list Cura 15] can be used to slice models for the Ultimakers and Type A with the following settings:
[https://ultimaker.com/en/products/cura-software/list Cura 15] can be used to slice models for the Ultimakers and Type A with the following settings:


# Edit <code>preferences.ini</code> and add the machine sections from [https://github.com/W1N9Zr0/Ultimaker_Cura_Profile/blob/master/machine_settings_for_preferences.ini github profile.ini] to make the 3 machines available in Cura
# Append [https://github.com/W1N9Zr0/Ultimaker_Cura_Profile/blob/master/machine_settings_for_preferences.ini this fragment] to your <code>preferences.ini</code> to make our 3 printers available in Cura.
#* <code>preferences.ini</code> lives in <code><abbr title="C:\Users\USERNAME">%USERPROFILE%</abbr>\.cura\<abbr title="current cura version">15.04.6</abbr>\preferences.ini</code> on Windows, <code>???</code> on Linux and, <code>???</code> on Mac
#* <code>preferences.ini</code> lives in different places depending on your platform:
#* If you have other machines already configured, you need to renumber of the <code>[machine_N]</code> sections so there are no duplicates and they are sequential
#** Windows: <code><abbr title="C:\Users\USERNAME">%USERPROFILE%</abbr>\.cura\<abbr title="current cura version">15.04.6</abbr>\</code>
# Select the correct printer from the Machine menu
#** Linux: <code>~/.cura/<abbr title="current cura version">15.04.6</abbr>/</code>
#** Mac: <code>~/Library/Application Support/Cura/<abbr title="current cura version">15.04.6</abbr>/</code>
#* If you have other machines already configured, you need to renumber the <code>[machine_N]</code> sections. There can't be duplicates and they should be sequential.
# Select the correct printer from the "Machine" menu
# Load [https://github.com/W1N9Zr0/Ultimaker_Cura_Profile matching profile ini from github]
# Load [https://github.com/W1N9Zr0/Ultimaker_Cura_Profile matching profile ini from github]


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* Print has random blobs due to pausing of printer mid extrusion
* Print has random blobs due to pausing of printer mid extrusion
** Known bug in prontserve due to bottleneck in Raspberry pi I/O. Print simpler file or directly control printer via USB/pronterface
** Known bug in prontserve due to bottleneck in Raspberry pi I/O. Print simpler file or directly control printer via USB/pronterface
== See Also ==
* [[Construct Protocol]]




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