G28, G29, G31, & G32 Relationship w/ Probe
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@fcwilt Sure, I can resort to trial and error, but I'm not understanding why my process is not resulting in a meaningful outcome. Rather than brute forcing this, I'd like to understand what I'm doing wrong so that I may correct it and the machine operates as expected.
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@elli said in G28, G29, G31, & G32 Relationship w/ Probe:
@fcwilt Sure, I can resort to trial and error, but I'm not understanding why my process is not resulting in a meaningful outcome. Rather than brute forcing this, I'd like to understand what I'm doing wrong so that I may correct it and the machine operates as expected.
Well the normal approach relies on there being a fixed physical relationship in the Z axis of the Z probe and tool nozzle which is complicated a bit with multiple tools.
Thus I think it is best to set the Z offset of tool 0 to 0 to keep things simple and use tool 0 for determining the Z probe Z Trigger Height setting needed in G31.
The Z offset of all other tools can be set in relation to tool 0.
You set the logical Z position (what the firmware "thinks" the Z position is) to match the actual Z position by jogging the nozzle down until it is just touching the bed or some thickness gauge type object and set the logical Z position using G92 Zn where n is the thickness of the object or 0 if you didn't use one.
Once the logical position matches the physical position then you can use G30 S-1 to determine the Z Trigger Height setting you would use in G31.
Once you have set the G31 Z Trigger Height setting you can then set the Z=0 Datum using G30 and then verify that Z=0 actually has the nozzle just touching the bed.
It is common for folks to have the G31 command in config.g which means config.g needs to be executed to apply the new setting.
I use a different approach in that I have a file called config_probe.g which contains the M558 and G31 commands needed to configure the Z probe. I invoke that file whenever I want to insure the Z probe is using the most recent settings. Using M98 P"config_probe.g" in config.g insures the Z probe is setup on printer boot/reboot.
For testing I have a DWC Macro which contains M98 P"config_probe.g" so I can quickly and easily apply any new settings entered into the config_probe.g file.
Frederick
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@elli maybe the temperature of the nozzle is the reason, is it cold at calibration? It will expand by about 0.2 mm at 200 °C increase if the hotend is 50 mm long. ( https://forum.duet3d.com/topic/8779/z-offset-depending-on-hotend-temp-setting/4 )
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@joergs5 This has definitely helped, although I'm still seeing some issues.
@fcwilt @Phaedrux is there anything that can be gleaned from the fact that my mesh is a "saddle" shape? I've tinkered with my z probe trigger height and the conditions under which I establish my Z=0 Datum, but I've also noticed that there is a fair deviation in trigger height at different points on the bed, roughly .2mm of deviation. When reviewing this document it states that the z trigger height should not very significantly in different XY positions. I have no way of altering the surface of the bed mechanically.
Regarding the z trigger height variations, I'm confident that my z probe is not under any stress causing it to move independently of the toolhead and I believe the EZABL probe is parallel to the bed (although I've been told that having a minute angle in the orientation of the probe to the bed isn't a huge deal?). What other things can I verify/assess to understand what might be causing the inconsistencies in my z trigger height?
I have a small concern that my x gantry is sagging, but this is only from looking at the mesh data, this is the only thing I can seem to think of that would lead to such significant variation. I'm about to get a camera set up to take photos of the profile of the gantry in relation to the bed at different x coordinates to see if there is sag when the toolhead is in the middle of the gantry, but not sure where else to go at this moment.
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I've only seen one image of your mesh and it looks pretty good except I would suspect that you didn't set the Z=0 datum prior to creating the mesh.
Do you have a more recent image done at temp and with the setting of the Z=0 datum?
Frederick
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Sag in the gantry can be a bit harder to deal with since it can have the effect of altering the trigger height as the probe moves across the arc of the sag. If that is the case you could measure the trigger height at the center of the bed and the trigger height at the edge of the x gantry to see how much it varies. Then you could try altering the heightmap points by hand to account for that trigger height variation.
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My z=0 point is meant to be 131,125, and currently is reporting a z value of -.024.
here is my heightmap.csv:
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Can you run this test print and see how your current mesh performs?
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@phaedrux Can do. Will report back later. Having contractor work done in my workshop at the moment.
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@elli said in G28, G29, G31, & G32 Relationship w/ Probe:
My z=0 point is meant to be 131,125, and currently is reporting a z value of -.024.
If the XY point used when setting the Z=0 Datum is one of the points in the grid the difference (in theory) should be zero.
Many things can cause that to not happen.
But 0.024 is not far off.
Frederick
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@fcwilt said in G28, G29, G31, & G32 Relationship w/ Probe:
If the XY point used when setting the Z=0 Datum is one of the points in the grid the difference (in theory) should be zero.
Easiest way is to just pick a point from the mesh near the center of the bed, mouse over it and get the XY point coordinate and use that.
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@phaedrux It seems to be working at this moment. I printed the STL that you sent over and seems to be behaving, although I'm still seeing very very slight variations in layer width across the bed, it's good enough for the time being to move forward and work on pinpointing some of these issues in getting my Z=0 datum set correctly.
