Simplify3D send gcode directly to Duet 2 Maestro?

arhi

@dlc60 said in Simplify3D send gcode directly to Duet 2 Maestro?:

@arhi So far as I can see, the IdeaMaker slicer looks like a repackaged and jazzed up Simplify3D.

Yes, very similar. I was told by someone that they started by copying how s3d and then diverged slowly through time .. I like it, the releases do not come out as often as cura/slic3r/ps but it's actively developed. The only thing I don't like is that "preview" don't know about offsets so if your origin is in center of the screen and not left front corner preview does not properly show where your print will be on the bed

All of the same knobs, just in different places.

Actually a lot more knobs; IMO organized a little bit better. but yes

S3D engineers have ...

you mean s3d engineer. according to glasdoor "review" by ppl that used to be working for s3d there's only one working on the code - the owner.

S3D is uber powerful and very capable. It is just a bit stale with no updates in well over a year. I am still glad that I have it, and use it all the time.

I used it a lot 'cause I knew it best, but these days I can't remember last time I started it to do something with it.

A Former User

prety smooth, but i would add the hostname as the second parameter maybe?
@arhi said in Simplify3D send gcode directly to Duet 2 Maestro?:

for e.g. in s3d put postprocessing:

path\to\rrf3.bat "[output_filepath]" ender5.local.lan

and rrf3.bat

@echo off
set printerhost=%2
for %%a in (%1) do (
   set filepath=%%~dpa
   set filename=%%~na
   set extension=%%~xa
)   
set if=%filepath%%filename%%extension%

G:\bin\curl-7.50.3-win64-mingw\bin\curl.exe                        "http://%printerhost%/rr_delete?name=gcodes/%filename%%extension%"
G:\bin\curl-7.50.3-win64-mingw\bin\curl.exe  --data-binary "@%if%" "http://%printerhost%/rr_upload?name=gcodes/%filename%%extension%"

and no errors, everything works as expected

arhi

yes, that makes sense with more than one rrf3 printer in da house

A Former User

@arhi said in Simplify3D send gcode directly to Duet 2 Maestro?:

yes, that makes sense with more than one rrf3 printer in da house

are there other printers?! ... you should count yourself lucky there has been a sharp decline in burning people at the stake in recent years

dlc60

@Phaedrux When started I get a message that says "Response too long, seen console", in the console I get:
File Octopus_full_FastPLA.gcode selected for printing
Error: Bad command: --------------------------2242fc1e338db141
Error: Bad command: Content-Disposition: form-data
Error: Bad command: Content-Type: application/octet-stream

and when complete, instead of "Print Complete" I get:
Error: Bad command: --------------------------c6128f590dee1f59--
Finished printing file 0:/gcodes/Octopus_full_v5.5.gcode, print time was 3h 0m

DLC

A Former User

show us the script you used? think that was resolved by --data-binary

fcwilt

Hi,

Just out of curiosity why is it desired to send gcode directly from a slicer rather than select the gcode file in DWC?

My prints take a hour or more to complete. Having to save the file from the slicer and select it in DWC adds maybe 30 seconds. To my mind that is not worth worrying about.

Like I said, just curious.

Thanks.

Frederick

A Former User

given multiple iterations of a part its easy to mess up naming or something; exporting from Fusion/CAD to slicer and straight to printer not only makes the workflow faster it also reduces the possibility to make mistakes?

dlc60

@bearer said in Simplify3D send gcode directly to Duet 2 Maestro?:

show us the script you used? think that was resolved by --data-binary

curl -F "file=@[output_filepath]" "maestro/rr_upload?name=gcodes/[output_filename].gcode"
curl "http://maestro/rr_gcode?gcode=M32[output_filename].gcode"
curl "http://maestro/rr_disconnect"

I tried -data-binary, it gave me an error and didn't print. How best to use that option?

DLC

Phaedrux

@bearer said in Simplify3D send gcode directly to Duet 2 Maestro?:

given multiple iterations of a part its easy to mess up naming or something; exporting from Fusion/CAD to slicer and straight to printer not only makes the workflow faster it also reduces the possibility to make mistakes?

@fcwilt I rarely open DWC at all anymore honestly. Upload from the slicer and then adjust from paneldue if needed. DWC if I need to make config changes or something more complicated. The PC or laptop I'm slicing on is rarely near the printer itself.

fcwilt

@Phaedrux said in Simplify3D send gcode directly to Duet 2 Maestro?:

@fcwilt I rarely open DWC at all anymore honestly. Upload from the slicer and then adjust from paneldue if needed.

Ah... I did not think about that.

None of my printers (current or past) had local panels - much preferred using the computer dedicated to printing - a central place to monitor all printers. Not to mention being able to check from any computer, tablet or mobile phone in the house.

Thanks for the feedback.

Frederick

A Former User

@dlc60 said in Simplify3D send gcode directly to Duet 2 Maestro?:

How best to use that option?

like shown in the linked thread and the batch file arhi posted. posting the exact error you get may help identify whats causing it to not work for you.

dlc60

@bearer Kind of hard to show. It did absolutely nothing. Nothing at S3D, nothing in the console, no error displayed. So, I guess that was vague of me - it errored out by doing nothing at all.
curl --data-binary "@[output_filepath]" "http://192.168.1.184/rr_upload?name=gcodes/[output_filename].gcode"
curl "http://192.168.1.184/rr_disconnect"

BTW, I am on a Windows 10 box and I do have curl available, and the --data-binary is an allowed option.

DLC

zapta

May be beneficial to have an official doc on how to upload and start jobs using Curl, and to make the Duet's end point more friendly for such operations if they are not.

dc42

@dlc60, do you have a password set on the Duet? If so then you will need to send a rr_connect message at the start. It's a good idea to send one anyway.

dlc60

@dc42 I do have a password set. I tried the rr_connect before the rr_upload, nothing happened. I checked, and the rr_connect with the password when sent directly to the board from my browser connected with the correct return info. It did not help to put that in front of the rr_upload using the --data-binary in the curl, I still had nothing happen. The only way that I have been able to print directly from S3D is using the curl -F sequence, which generates some noise and errors, but it still prints.

DLC

A Former User

i'd suggest trying wihtout password, but if the "old" syntax sort of works then it should be ok.

download wireshark, log the attempt and share the file? (you may want to change the password to something you don't mind sharing prior to this)

the only thing that strikes me is one is using the dns name, the other an IP.

dlc60

@bearer I will look into that - that is a good tool for debugging your networking.
I have used both the IP and DNS names for both sequences and they behaved the same. I thought about that like you did, and wanted to make sure that the DNS name wasn't an issue. The "old" syntax is definitely the 80% solution, so follow-up on the --data-binary is, I have to admit, pretty low priority. Also as a secondary benefit, the "old" syntax generates an error at the end of the print that gives the print time, something that Duet web interface code does not do. So, glass half full?

DLC

A Former User

If you don't get any other errors, the HTTP response should give us enough info. Would be interesting to get to the bottom of it.

You can replace the error with a M117 or M118 to send a message to the interface of your choice. M118 P3 S"Print complete" would leave a entry in the console that gets timestamped by DWC f.ex.

dc42

If you send the rr_connect message with the correct password using curl on the command line, what response does it return?