Part 1: Joining the body parts toghether We started this project to improve the ultimaker XXL: two 3D printers put upside down that together are able to print large objects. The first large project we started with was already underway, namely the printing of an entire upper body. Within the first week we finished printing […]
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Part 1: Fixing g-code mistakes There is a bug in the system. If a part of the object that should be printed by the slave is taller than the part of the master, it will print the top part in the wrong place. This happens because the movement from part 1 to part 2 is […]
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Part 1: Interface setup We intended to create a post-processing plugin for Cura. We needed to create the interface, after which the post process code can be linked to the various inputs. The interface is now finished, but the linking of the code and inputs still needs to be done. Back | Next
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Documentation gcode after editor java Purpose of the program The XXl printer needs two gcode files; one for the master and one for the slave. The purpose of the program is to take a gcode file from an object as input, and create 2 new gcode files; one for the master and one for the […]
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