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    • lukesrichardundefined
      lukesrichard
      last edited by

      Hello all,

      I'm looking to drive a stand-alone z-axis with a webcam mounted for a time-lapse idea that I have. Since it's on a delta printer, I'm not sure exactly how to go about this with a delta. I might be over thinking it, but I just thought I'd ask the forum to see if anyone has any insight.

      Thank you much - Luke

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      • dc42undefined
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        One possibility would be to configure a U axis using M584. Then in your slicer layer change script, have it move the U axis to the Z position of the new layer.

        Another possibility would be to add a new kinematics class to the firmware, derived from class LinearDeltaKinematics and adding code to make the U axis track the Z coordinate automatically.

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        • lukesrichardundefined
          lukesrichard
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          Dave, thank you much for the informative reply. I like the layer change script idea to start.

          Wasn't sure how best to approach this and you nailed it. Thanks dgajn,
          Luke

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