Need help enabling IDEX mirror/duplicate mode
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Hi,
Am new here
A contractor worked on my printer and ran away mid job and left me with a machine that is working but has some small issues.
It's a Dowell DH8 that was upgraded to IDEX and even though I can use both heads, the mirror and duplicate modes weren't set so I got nothing in my slicer profile for that nor in the machine's browser/display control.
I have read this guide that states how to do it but didn't understand where to input the code:
https://docs.duet3d.com/User_manual/Machine_configuration/Configuration_IDEX
It's under this title:
Creating a tool that uses more than one carriage to print multiple copies of an objectWould appreciate your help guys,
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@roig12
I guess a simple answer, likethe config and tool changing files are on the micro SD card on the Duet controller. You can access the sd-card with an internet browser. Sometimes it's better to pull the sd card and use a card reader to create/modify the files directly.wont work for you?
Especially because IDEX and copy/mirror mode are advanced stuff and require some detailed knowledge about your printer.
It will even get worse, if you have an SBC controlled printer. -
@o_lampe
I have some knowledge and can figure my way out inside the files.
I have installed boards and firmware for skr (marlin 2.0) years ago but I don't remember much and have never worked with duet/reprap.
Anyway, messing around isn't totally foreign for me.Anyway, I don't see to which file this code is supposed to go in...
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@roig12 the code snippets that are not prefixed by the names of the file they go in are to be put in config.g.
You should already have sections in that file for each of the existing two tools, with each section including a M563 tool creation command. You should add the tool definition commands for the duplicate and mirror tools after those sections.
Note, the sample definitions that we provide assume that your printer has been set up with X0 Y0 at the centre of the bed. If your machine has been set up with X0 Y0 in one corner than you should change it to put X0 Y0 at bed centre first, and reconfigure your slicer accordingly. It's possible to set up duplicate mode without putting X0 Y0 at bed centre, but then you would have to slice with a different bed size when using duplicate mode.
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@roig12 said in Need help enabling IDEX mirror/duplicate mode:
@o_lampe
I have some knowledge and can figure my way out inside the files.
I have installed boards and firmware for skr (marlin 2.0) years ago but I don't remember much and have never worked with duet/reprap.
Anyway, messing around isn't totally foreign for me.Anyway, I don't see to which file this code is supposed to go in...
Thank you, will look into that!
But another question rises now...
How do I turn duplicate/mirror mode on and off?
If I understand correctly it means that through the config file I will fix the printer in this mode. -
@roig12 you will select the tool. T0 is my left extruder and T1 is right. I have a T4 for duplicate and T5 for mirror.
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Just for clarification: Mirror mode doesn't mean the part comes out mirrored, or does it?
I thought it only means that the X and U tools run in opposite directions to eliminate their inertia...
Which is IMHO an advanced Copy mode 2.0 -
@RogerPodacter said in Need help enabling IDEX mirror/duplicate mode:
@roig12 you will select the tool. T0 is my left extruder and T1 is right. I have a T4 for duplicate and T5 for mirror.
Thank alot!
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@o_lampe little late, but yeah, Mirror mode does print a copy mirrored, it also eliminates inertia just on the axis the IDEX is set up.(either X or Y)
