IDEX Tandem printing?

Kulitorum

Can I make my U axis follow my X axis at an offset, and make the E gcodes mirror on the E2 axis, so I can print the same object twize at the same time on my IDEX machine?

Thanks,.

T3P3Tony

Hi. if you define another tool, for example Tool2 that uses two extruders then you get the effect of dual printing.

This is explored on the wiki here:
https://duet3d.com/wiki/Configuring_multiple_independent_X-carriages_on_a_Cartesian_printer#Creating_a_tool_that_uses_more_than_one_carriage_to_print_multiple_copies_of_an_object

Clearly you need to have both nozzles level

Kulitorum

Cool, thanks. Will go read

goldentuna

So … trying to wrap my head around this ...

I would set up the Tool2 as described in the above link.

(I'm assuming I can have that configuration for Tool2 in my config.h file and just leave it there all the time)??

In my slicer (which is S3D) .. I would add a profile/printer that has a 3rd Extruder (Tool2).
Then place a single model on my platform in a position that allows for my X offset
Slice it normally (as a single model) - which would show up only once in the slice preview
Send it to the printer and it will print the 2up duplicate.

Is there anything else I'm missing on the setup?