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    • RatRig0331undefined
      RatRig0331 @OwenD
      last edited by

      @owend

      sorry one more question so far every time the start code hits your lines the hotend and bed turn off during the mesh than back on after. i tryed moving some things around but it still turns off all heaters during the mesh. here is my full start code

      BED_TEMP=[first_layer_bed_temperature]
      G90 ; use absolute coordinates
      M83 ; extruder relative mode
      M140 S[first_layer_bed_temperature] ; set final bed temp
      M104 S150 ; set temporary nozzle temp to prevent oozing during homing and auto bed leveling
      G4 S10 ; allow partial nozzle warmup
      G28 ; home all axis
      G1 Z50 F240
      G1 X50 Y50 F3000
      M116 ; Wait for all temps to stabilise
      G32; (TRIM BED)
      G32; (TRIM BED)
      G32; (TRIM BED)
      G32; (TRIM BED)

      ;;;;;;auto probe print area only;;;;;;

      set global.minProbeX = {first_layer_print_min[0]}
      set global.maxProbeX = {first_layer_print_max[0]}
      set global.minProbeY = {first_layer_print_min[1]}
      set global.maxProbeY = {first_layer_print_max[1]}
      M561 ; clear any bed transform
      M140 S[first_layer_bed_temperature] ; set final bed temp
      M104 S150 ; set temporary nozzle temp to prevent oozing during homing and auto bed leveling
      G4 S10 ; allow partial nozzle warmup
      G29 ; do mesh for printed area
      G29 S1 ; load small mesh
      G01 X0 Y{"{move.axes[1].max}"} Z0.6 F1500 ; Move to back corner while heating
      M568 P{current_extruder} R{"{heat.coldExtrudeTemperature+5}"} S{first_layer_temperature[current_extruder]} A2 ; (set standby and active temperatures for active tool. Standby is 5 degrees above cold extrude temp )
      M116 ; Wait for all temps to stabilise

      ;;;;final temp and purge line;;;;

      M104 S{first_layer_temperature[initial_extruder]+extruder_temperature_offset[initial_extruder]} ; set final nozzle temp
      M190 S[first_layer_bed_temperature] ; wait for bed temp to stabilize
      M109 S{first_layer_temperature[initial_extruder]+extruder_temperature_offset[initial_extruder]} ; wait for nozzle temp to stabilize
      G4 S10 ; allow partial nozzle warmup
      G1 Z2.0 F3000; (MOVE Z AXIS UP LITTLE)
      G1 X0.1 Y20 Z0.35 F5000.0; (MOVE TO PURDGE START)
      G1 X0.1 Y200.0 Z0.35 F1500.0 E25; (DRAW FIRST LINE)
      G1 X0.4 Y200.0 Z0.35 F5000.0; (MOVE TO THE SECOND LINE)
      G1 X0.4 Y20.0 Z0.35 F1500.0 E30; (DRAW SECOND LINE)
      G92 E0; (EXTRUDER RESET)

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      • OwenDundefined
        OwenD @RatRig0331
        last edited by

        @ratrig0331
        The turning off of the heaters is deliberate and is done in mesh.g
        I find that the accuracy of my bltouch suffers if they are on when probing
        I run a 240v bed.
        I'll have a look later and add an option to not turn off heaters.

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        • dc42undefined
          dc42 administrators @OwenD
          last edited by

          @owend you can turn off heaters temporarily during probing by using the B1 parameter in your M558 command.

          Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
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          • OwenDundefined
            OwenD @dc42
            last edited by

            @dc42
            Roger that..
            That makes that section of code superfluous.
            Does it turn off the bed heater as well?

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            • OwenDundefined
              OwenD @RatRig0331
              last edited by OwenD

              @ratrig0331 said in Only probe where the part will be printed:

              You can remove these lines in your slicer as you have set your temps elsewhere in your start code.

              M568 P{current_extruder} R{"{heat.coldExtrudeTemperature+5}"} S{first_layer_temperature[current_extruder]} A2 ; (set standby and active temperatures for active tool.  Standby is 5 degrees above cold extrude temp )
              M116 ; Wait for all temps to stabilise
              

              This version removes all the code related to heating from mesh.g

              ;0:/sys/mesh.g
              ; run when G29 with no paramters is called.
              ; if this file not found G29 S0 will run
              var SafeZone = 3 ; safety margin for probing near edge.
              var MinSpace = 20 ; put default minimum spacing
              var MaxSpace = 60 ; put default maximum spacing
              
              ; these values are place holders aand will be calculated later
              var m557MinX = 40;  ; put your default here
              var m557MaxX = 180;  ; put your default here
              var m557MinY = 20;  ; put your default here
              var m557MaxY = 180;  ; put your default here
              var ProbeCenterX = 90 ; will be updated to probe centre of print
              var ProbeCenterY = 90 ; will be updated to probe centre of print
              var ProbeNumX = 8 ; put default number of probe points
              var ProbeNumY = 8 ; put default number probe points.
              
              
              var MaxProbePoints = max(floor(move.axes[0].max / var.MaxSpace),floor(move.axes[1].max / var.MaxSpace)) ; maximum points in either axis
              
              ;echo "Maximum allowed probe points is " ^ var.MaxProbePoints ^ " using max space of " ^ var.MaxSpace
              
              
              if exists(global.minProbeX)
              	if global.minProbeX < max(0,sensors.probes[0].offsets[0]) + var.SafeZone
              		echo "minProbeX (" ^ global.minProbeX ^ ") unreachable - reset to " ^ (sensors.probes[0].offsets[0] + var.SafeZone)
              		set global.minProbeX = max(0,sensors.probes[0].offsets[0]) + var.SafeZone
              	set var.m557MinX = global.minProbeX
              
              if exists(global.maxProbeX)
              	if global.maxProbeX < (global.minProbeX + (var.MinSpace*2))
              		set global.maxProbeX = (global.minProbeX + (var.MinSpace*2))
              	if global.maxProbeX > (move.axes[0].max - abs(sensors.probes[0].offsets[0]) - var.SafeZone)
              		echo "maxProbeX (" ^ global.maxProbeX ^ ") unreachable - reset to " ^ (move.axes[0].max - sensors.probes[0].offsets[0] - var.SafeZone)
              		set global.maxProbeX = move.axes[0].max - abs(sensors.probes[0].offsets[0]) - var.SafeZone
              	set var.m557MaxX = global.maxProbeX
              
              if exists(global.minProbeY)
              	if global.minProbeY < max(0,sensors.probes[0].offsets[1]) + var.SafeZone
              		echo "minProbeY (" ^ global.minProbeY ^ ") unreachable - reset to " ^ (sensors.probes[0].offsets[1] + var.SafeZone)
              		set global.minProbeY = max(0,sensors.probes[0].offsets[1]) + var.SafeZone
              	set var.m557MinY = global.minProbeY
              
              
              if exists(global.maxProbeY)
              	if global.maxProbeY < (global.minProbeY + (var.MinSpace*2))
              		set global.maxProbeY = (global.minProbeY + (var.MinSpace*2))
              	if global.maxProbeY > (move.axes[1].max - abs(sensors.probes[0].offsets[1]) - var.SafeZone)
              		echo "maxProbeY (" ^ global.maxProbeY ^ ") unreachable - reset to " ^ (move.axes[1].max - sensors.probes[0].offsets[1] - var.SafeZone)
              		set global.maxProbeY = (move.axes[1].max - abs(sensors.probes[0].offsets[1]) - var.SafeZone)
              	set var.m557MaxY = global.maxProbeY
              
              echo "Probing grid - X" ^ var.m557MinX ^ ":" ^ var.m557MaxX ^ " Y" ^ var.m557MinY ^ ":" ^ var.m557MaxY
              
              var MinProbesX = floor((var.m557MaxX - var.m557MinX) / var.MaxSpace)
              ;echo "Min Probes X is " ^ var.MinProbesX
              
              var MaxProbesX = floor((var.m557MaxX - var.m557MinX) / var.MinSpace)
              ;echo "Max Probes X is " ^ var.MaxProbesX
              
              set var.ProbeNumX = min(var.MaxProbePoints,var.MaxProbesX)
              
              var MinProbesY = floor((var.m557MaxY - var.m557MinY) / var.MaxSpace)
              ;echo "Min Probes Y is " ^ var.MinProbesY
              
              var MaxProbesY = floor((var.m557MaxY - var.m557MinY) / var.MinSpace)
              ;echo "Max Probes Y is " ^ var.MaxProbesY
              
              set var.ProbeNumY = min(var.MaxProbePoints,var.MaxProbesY)
              
              ; sanity check probe points
              if var.ProbeNumX<2
              	set var.ProbeNumX=2
              if var.ProbeNumY<2
              	set var.ProbeNumY=2
              
              if var.ProbeNumX > var.MaxProbePoints
              	set var.ProbeNumX = var.MaxProbePoints
              
              if var.ProbeNumY > var.MaxProbePoints
              	set var.ProbeNumY = var.MaxProbePoints
              
              if (var.ProbeNumX * var.ProbeNumY) > 441
              	if var.ProbeNumX > 21
              		set var.ProbeNumX = 21
              		echo "Too many X points - reduced to 21"
              	if var.ProbeNumY > 21
              		set var.ProbeNumY = 21
              		echo "Too many Y points - reduced to 21"
              	
              echo "Probing " ^ var.ProbeNumX ^ " points in X direction & " ^ var.ProbeNumY ^ " points in Y direction"
              
              
              ; do probing
              set var.ProbeCenterX = (global.maxProbeX - ((global.maxProbeX - global.minProbeX)/2)) ; calculate centre point of probe area
              set var.ProbeCenterY = (global.maxProbeY - ((global.maxProbeY - global.minProbeY)/2)) ; calculate centre point of probe area
              echo "Setting Z datum point at X" ^ var.ProbeCenterX ^ " Y" ^ var.ProbeCenterY
              ; set Z = 0 to centre of probe area
              G1 X{var.ProbeCenterX- sensors.probes[0].offsets[0]} Y{var.ProbeCenterY- sensors.probes[0].offsets[1]} Z{sensors.probes[0].diveHeight+2} F3600
              G30
              echo "Mesh probing"
              M557 X{var.m557MinX,var.m557MaxX} Y{var.m557MinY,var.m557MaxY} P{var.ProbeNumX,var.ProbeNumY}
              if result != 0
              	abort "ERROR: could not create mesh" 
              else
              	G29 S0
              	if result != 0
              		abort "ERROR: Mesh probing failed"
              	else
              		echo "Mesh probing successful.   Loading mesh.."
              
              ; set Z = 0 to centre of probe area
              echo "Reset Z datum in mesh centre"
              G1 X{var.ProbeCenterX - sensors.probes[0].offsets[0]} Y{var.ProbeCenterY - sensors.probes[0].offsets[1]} Z{sensors.probes[0].diveHeight+2} F3600
              G30
              
              
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              • OwenDundefined
                OwenD
                last edited by OwenD

                @RatRig0331

                While I was thinking about how to make these macros "universal" to suit all sorts of configurations, it occurred to me that they had, over time, grown ever more complicated with little benefit.
                Bed sizes and the probe positions don't tend to change after all.

                I have therefore decided to simplify things.

                I still call "setDefaultProbePoints.g" from config.g and anywhere else I might want to set the mesh for the entire bed.
                Rather than me trying to calculate the area that can be probed, you just enter your M557 just as you would normally do in config.g

                ;setDefaultProbePoints.g
                M557 X10:470 Y10:470 P6 ; set values as you would normally do in config.g
                

                In superslicer, rather than call G29, I call mesh.g using M98, but pass the parameters for the min/max print values and the distance between probe points
                A=xMin of print area
                B=xMax of print area
                C=yMin of print area
                D=yMax of print area
                N=distance between probe points (equivalent to S parameter in M557)

                M98 P"0:/sys/mesh.g" A{first_layer_print_min[0]} B{first_layer_print_max[0]} C{first_layer_print_min[1]} D{first_layer_print_max[1]} N30 ; set N to your desired distance between points
                G29 S1 ; load small mesh
                

                In mesh.g I check if all those parameters have been passed.
                If they have, I do the small mesh.
                If they haven't I reload the defaults and probe the full bed.
                Therefore if you send G29 or select mesh probing in DWC it will do the entire bed even if you forget to reset the defaults.

                ;mesh.g
                M98 P"setDefaultProbePoints.g"
                if (exists(param.A) && exists(param.B) && exists(param.C) && exists(param.D) && exists(param.N))
                	M557 X{max(move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[0],param.A),min(move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[0],param.B)} Y{max(move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[1],param.C),min(move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[1] ,param.D)} S{param.N}
                	if result != 0
                		abort "Invalid M557 parameters"
                
                G29 S0
                

                If you wanted to set the number of probe points rather than the distance between them just change S{param.N} to P{param.N} in the M557 line in mesh.g

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                • oozeBotundefined
                  oozeBot
                  last edited by

                  This might be useful: https://forum.duet3d.com/topic/29647/you-down-with-opp-oozebot-post-processor

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                  • dc42undefined
                    dc42 administrators @OwenD
                    last edited by

                    @owend said in Only probe where the part will be printed:

                    @dc42
                    Roger that..
                    That makes that section of code superfluous.
                    Does it turn off the bed heater as well?

                    Yes, it turns all heaters off. In the past it's been the bed heater that causes most of the problems for Z probes, however I suspect that with Revo and similar hot ends the hot end heater might affect Z probes too because of the higher magnetic field they are likely to produce.

                    Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
                    Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
                    http://www.escher3d.com, https://miscsolutions.wordpress.com

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                    • RatRig0331undefined
                      RatRig0331 @OwenD
                      last edited by

                      @owend I’m getting some mix results with the bed mesh either works out great or works out horrible with driving my nozzle right into the bed I don’t know is doing a 3 point axis bed level is messing with the bed mesh or the last z offset probe touch

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                      • OwenDundefined
                        OwenD @RatRig0331
                        last edited by

                        @ratrig0331
                        There's nothing in the code which can cause intermittent faults such as that you describe.
                        The problem is either wiring related, electrical interference , or a faulty BlTouch.
                        You can check if the BlTouch is in an error state or already deployed using the object model, but this only serves to allow you to cancel the process.
                        You need to find the root cause.
                        You need to provide details of what is happening exactly. What lights are on the BlTouch. What messages appear in DWC
                        It's probably better to start a new thread.

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                        • RatRig0331undefined
                          RatRig0331 @OwenD
                          last edited by

                          @owend I have a Theory to why it’s crashing. My 3 point bed leveling before the new smaller mesh on my 500x500mm bed is just too much of a difference from the outter most points of the bed level to the new inner smaller point bed mesh. I manually moved the three probe points much closer the the center and the mesh looks quite a bit better as well as flatter with less extreams. My z changed quite a bit with this new bed level as well by almost .45mm.

                          Is there a way to auto ajust the bed level points to be in the same area of the auto bed mesh?

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                          • OwenDundefined
                            OwenD
                            last edited by

                            @ratrig0331

                            What you're describing doesn't sound right to me.
                            I suggest you study this page
                            https://docs.duet3d.com/User_manual/Connecting_hardware/Z_probe_auto_levelling
                            To get your 3 point levelling right.
                            The probe points must be near the lead screws.

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                            • RatRig0331undefined
                              RatRig0331 @OwenD
                              last edited by

                              @owend changing my bed.g to this seems to have helped

                              M561 ; clear any bed transform
                              G30 P0 X10 Y30 Z-99999 ; probe near leadscrew 1
                              G30 P1 X60 Y80 Z-99999 ; probe near leadscrew 1
                              G30 P2 X110 Y130 Z-99999 ; probe near leadscrew 1
                              G30 P3 X160 Y180 Z-99999 ; probe near leadscrew 1
                              G30 P4 X240 Y480 Z-99999 ; probe near leadscrew 2
                              G30 P5 X240 Y430 Z-99999 ; probe near leadscrew 2
                              G30 P6 X240 Y380 Z-99999 ; probe near leadscrew 2
                              G30 P7 X240 Y330 Z-99999 ; probe near leadscrew 2
                              G30 P8 X470 Y30 Z-99999 ; probe near leadscrew 3
                              G30 P9 X420 Y80 Z-99999 ; probe near leadscrew 3
                              G30 P10 X370 Y130 Z-99999 ; probe near leadscrew 3
                              G30 P11 X320 Y180 Z-99999 S3 ; probe near leadscrew 3 and calibrate 3 motors

                              M280 P0 S160 ; clear and reset BL touch
                              G1 Z10 F300
                              G29 S1 ; probe the bed and enable compensation

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                              • RatRig0331undefined
                                RatRig0331 @OwenD
                                last edited by

                                @OwenD so I had things working well with your help last using a bl touch I switched to a euclid probe and I started having odd issues all I did was add probe undock at the start and dock at the end. When I run a g29 out of program for the default bed mesh it gets the probe moves to bed center pauses than starts to move to the right rear corner well coming up with the bed driving it into the probe giving it a false trigger that going down to the front left corner and starts to bed mesh as it should. The new probe location is center on x from the nozzle and 35mm behind it on y. This seems to be the last bug I need to fix before I can test run a print. I debuged g28, homez, and my auto teach nozzle offset macro, I just need to fix the auto mesh

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                                • OwenDundefined
                                  OwenD @RatRig0331
                                  last edited by

                                  @RatRig0331
                                  I suggest you start a new thread and post all the related files
                                  config.g
                                  bed.g
                                  mesh.g
                                  start.g

                                  I have no experience with a Euclid probe but it sounds like something isn't configured correctly

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                                  • RatRig0331undefined
                                    RatRig0331 @OwenD
                                    last edited by

                                    @OwenD i think i kinda figured it out i changed a few things in your mesh.g, it still acts odd at the end but it works without crashing the probe now. after the mesh it wants to go to the center of the bed, than dock the probe, than center of the bed, than undock the probe, than probe datum z, than dock the probe.

                                    ; set Z = 0 to centre of probe area
                                    ; echo "Call deployprobe.g macro"
                                    M401 P0 ; This runs macro file deployprobe
                                    G1 X{var.ProbeCenterX- sensors.probes[0].offsets[0]} Y{var.ProbeCenterY- sensors.probes[0].offsets[1]} Z{sensors.probes[0].diveHeight+5} F600
                                    G30
                                    echo "Mesh probing"
                                    M557 X{var.m557MinX,var.m557MaxX} Y{var.m557MinY,var.m557MaxY} P{var.ProbeNumX,var.ProbeNumY} F9000
                                    if result != 0
                                    abort "ERROR: could not create mesh"
                                    else
                                    G29 S0
                                    if result != 0
                                    abort "ERROR: Mesh probing failed"
                                    else
                                    echo "Mesh probing successful. Loading mesh.."
                                    G1 H2 Z30 F2000 ; lift Z relative to current position to clear any obstructions
                                    ; set Z = 0 to centre of probe area
                                    echo "Reset Z datum in mesh centre"
                                    G1 X{var.ProbeCenterX - sensors.probes[0].offsets[0]} Y{var.ProbeCenterY - sensors.probes[0].offsets[1]} Z{sensors.probes[0].diveHeight+5} F600
                                    G1 H2 Z30 F2000 ; lift Z relative to current position to clear any obstructions
                                    ; echo "Call retractprobe.g macro"
                                    M402 P0 ; retract probe
                                    G30

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                                    • dc42undefined
                                      dc42 administrators @RatRig0331
                                      last edited by

                                      @RatRig0331 I suggest you put the final G30 command before the M402 command to avoid the extra docking/undocking.

                                      Duet WiFi hardware designer and firmware engineer
                                      Please do not ask me for Duet support via PM or email, use the forum
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                                      • mherundefined
                                        mher
                                        last edited by mher

                                        So I have created a solution for this which will work on the V-core3 but should also work on any other printers

                                        What I've done is create a separate macro for it so you can leave your mesh.g as is to allow you to also probe the entire bed if you want to.

                                        The macro will change the probing settings and restore them after having done so.

                                        To start off create a new file called print_area_mesh.g and paste the following in the newly created file

                                        ; This command will only create a mesh of the print area
                                        ; This will reduce the printing time considerably by only probing what is needed
                                        
                                        var deviationFromOriginal = 20
                                        
                                        var probeGridMinX = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[0]
                                        var probeGridMaxX = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[0]
                                        var probeGridMinY = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[1]
                                        var probeGridMaxY = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[1]
                                        
                                        var pamMinX = {var.probeGridMinX}	; Default the pamMinX value to the min x that is set for the mesh in M557. Originally coming from sys/printer_size_config.g
                                        var pamMaxX = {var.probeGridMaxX} 	; Default the pamMaxX value to the min x that is set for the mesh in M557. Originally coming from sys/printer_size_config.g
                                        var pamMinY = {var.probeGridMinY}	; Default the pamMinY value to the min x that is set for the mesh in M557. Originally coming from sys/printer_size_config.g
                                        var pamMaxY = {var.probeGridMaxY}	; Default the pamMaxY value to the min x that is set for the mesh in M557. Originally coming from sys/printer_size_config.g
                                        var meshSpacing = {move.compensation.probeGrid.spacings[0]}	; Grabbing the spacing of the current M557 settings
                                        var minMeshPoints = 3				; The minimal amount of probing points for both X & Y.
                                        var maxMeshPoints = 10				; The max amount of probing points for both X & Y
                                        
                                        if exists(param.A)
                                        	set var.pamMinX = {param.A}		; The min X position of the print job
                                        	
                                        if exists(param.B)
                                        	set var.pamMaxX = {param.B}		; The max X position of the print job
                                        	
                                        if exists(param.C)	
                                        	set var.pamMinY = {param.C}		; The min Y position of the print job
                                        	
                                        if exists(param.D)
                                        	set var.pamMaxY = {param.D}		; The max Y position of the print job
                                        
                                        if (var.probeGridMinX + var.deviationFromOriginal) >= var.pamMinX	; Check if the difference between the min X and the print job min X is smaller than the set deviation
                                        	set var.pamMinX = {var.probeGridMinX}								; The difference is smaller than the set deviation so set minX to the minimal of the printer's X
                                        	
                                        if (var.probeGridMaxX - var.deviationFromOriginal) <= var.pamMaxX	; Check if the difference between the max X and the print job max X is smaller than the set devation
                                        	set var.pamMaxX = {var.probeGridMaxX}								; The difference is smaller than the set devation so set maxX to the max of the printer's X
                                        	
                                        if (var.probeGridMinY + var.deviationFromOriginal) >= var.pamMinY	; Check if the difference between the min Y and the print job min Y is smaller than the set devation
                                        	set var.pamMinY = {var.probeGridMinY}									; the difference is smaller than the set devation so set minY to the minimal of the printer's Y
                                        	
                                        if (var.probeGridMaxY - var.deviationFromOriginal) <= var.pamMaxY	; Check if the difference between the max X and the print job max X is smaller than the set devation
                                        	set var.pamMaxY = {var.probeGridMaxY}									; The difference is smaller than the set devation so set maxY to the max of the printer's Y
                                        	
                                        var meshX = floor(min(var.maxMeshPoints - 1, (max(var.minMeshPoints - 1, (var.pamMaxX - var.pamMinX) / var.meshSpacing) + 1)))	; Get the number of probes for X taking minMeshPoints and maxMeshPoints into account
                                        var meshY = floor(min(var.maxMeshPoints - 1, (max(var.minMeshPoints - 1, (var.pamMaxY - var.pamMinY) / var.meshSpacing) + 1)))	; Get the number of probes for Y taking minMeshPoints and maxMeshPoints into account
                                        
                                        var consoleMessage = "Set probe grid to use X-min: " ^ var.pamMinX ^ "; X-max: " ^ var.pamMaxX ^ "; Y-min: " ^ var.pamMinY ^ "; Y-max: " ^ var.pamMaxY "; Probing points: " ^ var.meshX ^ ";" ^ var.meshY	; Set the console message
                                        M118 P2 S{var.consoleMessage} ; send used probe grid to paneldue
                                        M118 P3 S{var.consoleMessage} ; send average to DWC console
                                        
                                        M557 X{var.pamMinX, var.pamMaxX} Y{var.pamMinY, var.pamMaxY} P{var.meshX, var.meshY}	; Set the probing mesh
                                        
                                        G0 X{var.pamMinX + ((var.pamMaxX - var.pamMinX)/2) - sensors.probes[0].offsets[0]} Y{var.pamMinY + ((var.pamMaxY - var.pamMinY)/2) - sensors.probes[0].offsets[1]} 	; Move to the center of the print area
                                        G30	; Set the z height for the center of the print area
                                        G29	; Probe the print area
                                        
                                        ; Restore the probing mesh to the original settings
                                        set var.meshX = floor((var.probeGridMaxX - var.probeGridMinX) / var.meshSpacing + 1)
                                        set var.meshY = floor((var.probeGridMaxY - var.probeGridMinY) / var.meshSpacing + 1)
                                        M557 X{var.probeGridMinX, var.probeGridMaxX} Y{var.probeGridMinY, var.probeGridMaxY} P{var.meshX, var.meshY}
                                        

                                        The script has a few things you could change if you wanted to like the minimum&maximum probe points to use and when it should just probe the entire bed or when it should probe the specified print area. this is what the deviationFromOriginal variable is for

                                        Now on to how to use it.
                                        in your slicer find the custom g-code section and specifically the custom print start g-code section.

                                        In there make the following changes (based on slicer you are using) IMPORTANT, remove any G29 calls by replacing it with the command below

                                        PrusaSlicer/SuperSlicer

                                        M98 P"sys/print_area_mesh.g" A{first_layer_print_min[0]} B{first_layer_print_max[0]} C{first_layer_print_min[1]} D{first_layer_print_max[1]}
                                        

                                        Ideamaker

                                        M98 P"sys/print_area_mesh.g" A{print_pos_min_x} B{print_pos_max_x} C{print_pos_min_y} D{print_pos_max_y}
                                        

                                        Cura

                                        M98 P"sys/print_area_mesh.g" A%MINX% B%MAXX% C%MINY% D%MAXY%
                                        

                                        To make cura work some additional steps are needed which can be found in the repo here:
                                        https://github.com/MaikoHermans/RRF-PAM

                                        in general any updates I'll make can be found in the repo

                                        EDIT: 16-11-22
                                        Updated the script a bit. changes:

                                        • Removed echo's and opted for M118 instead
                                        • Probing center of print area before creating mesh
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                                        • Exerqtorundefined
                                          Exerqtor @mher
                                          last edited by Exerqtor

                                          @mher

                                          Great work you've done here, i've adapted your script a little bit. And made the adaptive probing something one can turn on/off by a variable.

                                          I've also opted to define the X/Y min/max with globals rather than parameters and local variables since these also get used in a adpative purging script i've made.

                                          ; /sys/print/print_a_mesh.g  (v1.1)
                                          ; Called when "M98 P"/sys/lib/print/print_a_mesh.g" is sent
                                          ; Used to probe a new bed mesh at the start of a print
                                          
                                          ;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          
                                          ; This macro will only create a mesh of the print area, if the criteria are met
                                          ; This will reduce the printing time considerably by only probing what is needed
                                          ; For successful adaptive purging, you may need to configure:
                                          
                                          ; Declare global.Adpative_Probing,and set it true
                                          ; Declared globals for X/Y min/max, and have these to defined in your slicer
                                          
                                          ;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          
                                          ; ====================---------------------------------------------------------
                                          ; Settings for adaptive mesh
                                          ; ====================
                                          
                                          ; Minimum deviation from default mesh
                                          var deviationFromOriginal = 20                                                 ; The minimum deviation between the default mesh points before an adaptive mesh is generated.
                                          
                                          ; Probing points for adaptive mesh
                                          var minMeshPoints = 3                                                          ; The minimum amount of probing points for both X & Y.
                                          var maxMeshPoints = 10                                                         ; The maximum amount of probing points for both X & Y
                                          
                                          ; ====================---------------------------------------------------------
                                          ; Setup default probing area
                                          ; ====================
                                          
                                          ; Grab default probing grid
                                          var m557MinX = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[0]                             ; grabs your default x min
                                          var m557MaxX = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[0]                             ; grabs your default x max
                                          var m557MinY = move.compensation.probeGrid.mins[1]                             ; grabs your default y min
                                          var m557MaxY = move.compensation.probeGrid.maxs[1]                             ; grabs your default y max
                                          
                                          ; Grab the default mesh spacing
                                          var meshSpacing_X = {move.compensation.probeGrid.spacings[0]}                  ; Grabbing the spacing of the current M557 settings
                                          var meshSpacing_Y = {move.compensation.probeGrid.spacings[1]}                  ; Grabbing the spacing of the current M557 settings
                                          
                                          ; Define a variable to represent the min/max mesh coordinates
                                          var pamMinX = {var.m557MinX}                                                   ; Default the pamMinX value to the min x that is set for the mesh in M557
                                          var pamMaxX = {var.m557MaxX}                                                   ; Default the pamMaxX value to the min x that is set for the mesh in M557
                                          var pamMinY = {var.m557MinY}                                                   ; Default the pamMinY value to the min x that is set for the mesh in M557
                                          var pamMaxY = {var.m557MaxY}                                                   ; Default the pamMaxY value to the min x that is set for the mesh in M557
                                          
                                          ; ====================---------------------------------------------------------
                                          ; Setup print area
                                          ; ====================
                                          
                                          ; Check if global.Adaptive_Probing is defined and true
                                          if exists(global.Adaptive_Probing)
                                            if global.Adaptive_Probing
                                              ; Check that the print area has been defined or not
                                              if global.minPrintX = "N/A" || global.maxPrintX = "N/A" || global.minPrintY = "N/A" || global.maxPrintY = "N/A"
                                                echo "Adaptive probing grid not correctly defined"
                                                var something_wrong = true
                                                var consoleMessage = "Print area not correctly defined, default probing mesh will be used!"  ; Set the console message
                                              ; With the print area defined grab the coordinates
                                              else
                                                set var.pamMinX = global.minPrintX                                       ; The min X position of the print job
                                                set var.pamMaxX = global.maxPrintX                                       ; The max X position of the print job
                                                set var.pamMinY = global.minPrintY                                       ; The min Y position of the print job
                                                set var.pamMaxY = global.maxPrintY                                       ; The max Y position of the print job
                                            else
                                              var consoleMessage = "Adaptive mesh disabled!"  ; Set the console message
                                              var disabled = true
                                          else
                                            var something_wrong = true
                                            echo "global.Adaptive_Probing not defined!"
                                          
                                          ; ====================---------------------------------------------------------
                                          ; Check if adaptive mesh is needed
                                          ; ====================
                                          
                                          if !exists(var.something_wrong) || !exists(var.disabled)
                                            ; Check if the print area is small enough to create an adaptive mesh
                                            if (var.m557MinX + var.deviationFromOriginal) >= var.pamMinX                   ; Check if the difference between the min X and the print job min X is smaller than the set deviation
                                            set var.pamMinX = {var.m557MinX}                                             ; The difference is smaller than the set deviation so set minX to the minimal of the printer's X
                                          
                                            if (var.m557MaxX - var.deviationFromOriginal) <= var.pamMaxX                   ; Check if the difference between the max X and the print job max X is smaller than the set devation
                                            set var.pamMaxX = {var.m557MaxX}                                             ; The difference is smaller than the set devation so set maxX to the max of the printer's X
                                          
                                            if (var.m557MinY + var.deviationFromOriginal) >= var.pamMinY                   ; Check if the difference between the min Y and the print job min Y is smaller than the set devation
                                              set var.pamMinY = {var.m557MinY}                                             ; The difference is smaller than the set devation so set minY to the minimal of the printer's Y
                                          
                                            if (var.m557MaxY - var.deviationFromOriginal) <= var.pamMaxY                   ; Check if the difference between the max X and the print job max X is smaller than the set devation
                                              set var.pamMaxY = {var.m557MaxY}                                             ; The difference is smaller than the set devation so set maxY to the max of the printer's Y
                                          
                                            ; Check if an adaptive mesh will be used or not
                                            if var.m557MinX = var.pamMinX && var.m557MaxX = var.pamMaxX && var.m557MinY = var.pamMinY  && var.m557MaxY = var.pamMaxY
                                               var consoleMessage = "Print area bellow deviation threshold, default probing mesh will be used!"  ; Set the console message
                                               var meshX = var.meshSpacing_X
                                               var meshY = var.meshSpacing_Y
                                            ; If a adaptive mesh will be used, do the final calculations
                                            else
                                              var meshX = floor(min(var.maxMeshPoints - 1, (max(var.minMeshPoints - 1, (var.pamMaxX - var.pamMinX) / var.meshSpacing_X) + 1)))   ; Get the number of probes for X taking minMeshPoints and maxMeshPoints into account
                                              var meshY = floor(min(var.maxMeshPoints - 1, (max(var.minMeshPoints - 1, (var.pamMaxY - var.pamMinY) / var.meshSpacing_Y) + 1)))   ; Get the number of probes for Y taking minMeshPoints and maxMeshPoints into account
                                              ; Inform of the Adaptive mesh that's been created
                                              var consoleMessage = "Adaptive probing mesh, X-min: " ^ var.pamMinX ^ "; X-max: " ^ var.pamMaxX ^ "; Y-min: " ^ var.pamMinY ^ "; Y-max: " ^ var.pamMaxY "; Probing points: " ^ var.meshX ^ ";" ^ var.meshY  ; Set the console message
                                          
                                          ; Send message about what's going to happen
                                          M118 P2 S{var.consoleMessage}  ; send used probe grid to paneldue
                                          M118 P3 S{var.consoleMessage}  ; send average to DWC console
                                          
                                          ; ====================---------------------------------------------------------
                                          ; Define mesh probing grid
                                          ; ====================
                                          
                                          if !exists(var.something_wrong) || !exists(var.disabled)
                                            M557 X{var.pamMinX, var.pamMaxX} Y{var.pamMinY, var.pamMaxY} P{var.meshX, var.meshY}  ; Set the probing mesh
                                          
                                            G0 X{var.pamMinX + ((var.pamMaxX - var.pamMinX)/2) - sensors.probes[0].offsets[0]} Y{var.pamMinY + ((var.pamMaxY - var.pamMinY)/2) - sensors.probes[0].offsets[1]}  ; Move to the center of the print area
                                          
                                          G30  ; Set the z height for the center of the print area
                                          G29  ; Probe the print area
                                          
                                          if !exists(var.something_wrong) || !exists(var.disabled)
                                            ; Restore the probing mesh to the original settings
                                            set var.meshX = floor((var.m557MaxX - var.m557MinX) / var.meshSpacing_X + 1)
                                            set var.meshY = floor((var.m557MaxY - var.m557MinY) / var.meshSpacing_Y + 1)
                                            M557 X{var.m557MinX, var.m557MaxX} Y{var.m557MinY, var.m557MaxY} P{var.meshX, var.meshY}
                                          

                                          I haven't had time to test this out yet though, since the printer is working atm!

                                          If this works i plan to add another global to flat out turn on/off the probe before print feature totally.

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                                          • mherundefined
                                            mher @Exerqtor
                                            last edited by

                                            @Exerqtor

                                            Nice!

                                            I've been using the script for about 2 weeks now and has been working perfectly for me so far.
                                            So I hope it does for you as well!

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