#[servo cutter_gantry_servo] #pin: PB6 #initial_angle: 180 #[gcode_macro gantry_servo_down] #gcode: # SET_SERVO SERVO=cutter_gantry_servo ANGLE=55 #[gcode_macro gantry_servo_up] #gcode: # SET_SERVO SERVO=cutter_gantry_servo ANGLE=180 [gcode_macro _MMU_CUT_TIP] description: Cut filament by pressing the cutter on a pin with a horizontal movement. # Distance to retract prior to making the cut, this reduces wasted filament but might cause clog # if set too large and/or if there are gaps in the hotend assembly # This must be less than the distance from the nozzle to the cutter. variable_retract_length: 33 # The location of the pin, this should be the position of the toolhead when the cutter # just lightly touches the pin variable_pin_loc_x: 14 variable_pin_loc_y: 357 # The starting and end positions when making the cut # In particular, instead of making the cut by traveling to the pin location above, # we leave a small safety margin along X-axis to avoid scratching on the pin when traveling # This should also give a small distance to produce some momentum when pressing on the pin variable_pin_park_x_dist: 5.0 # Position of the toolhead when the cutter is fully compressed # Should leave a small headroom (e.g., should be a bit larger than 0, or whatever xmin is) to avoid banging the toolhead or gantry variable_pin_loc_x_compressed: 0 # Retract length and speed after the cut so that eh cutter can go back into its origin position variable_rip_length: 1 variable_rip_spd: 750 # Pushback of the remaining tip from the cold end into the hotend variable_pushback_length: 0 variable_push_dwell_time: 50 # time to dwell between the pushback # Speed related settings # Note that if the cut speed is too fast, the steppers can lose steps # Therefore, for a cut: # - We first make a fast move to accumulate some momentum and get the cut blade to the initial contact with the filament # - We then make a slow move for the actual cut to happen variable_travel_spd: 7800 variable_cut_fast_move_spd: 2000 variable_cut_slow_move_spd: 500 variable_evacuate_speed: 7800 variable_cut_dwell_time: 50 # time to dwell at the cut point in ms variable_cut_fast_move_fraction: 1.0 # fraction of the move that uses fast move # Safety margin for fast vs slow travel # When traveling to the pin location, we make a safer but longer move if we closer to the pin than this specified margin # Usually setting these to the size of the toolhead (plus a small margin) should be good enough variable_safe_margin_x: 30 variable_safe_margin_y: 30 # Whether or not to make a second cut # The goal of the second cut is to avoid filament adding friction to the blade causing the lever unable to decompress # If set to a positive value, we first retract this amount, make the second cut, then extrude back # Set to 0 to disable to second cut # You should only enable this if you cannot get the lever to reliabily decompress. variable_second_cut_retract_length: 0 # Whether to eject the filament at the end variable_final_eject: 0 # Currently ERCF software assumes that tip forming move always moves the extruder (and consequently the encoder) # Ideally, we should bring formal support of filament cutters to the ERCF software # In the short term, we perform a "hack" where we wiggle the extruder a little after cutting, # if the extruder did not make enough movement during the filament cutting phase. variable_extruder_minimum_movement: 0 # the minimum extruder movement required for this tip forming move, this depends on the minimum distance that the encoder can reliably detect # setting it to a lower value requires the ERCF encoder to be more sensitive. variable_extruder_wiggle_length: 10 # the length to retract -> extrude during a wiggle, this needs to be large enough for the encoder to detect the movement variable_extruder_wiggle_repeat: 3 # number of repeats for the wiggle # Optionally move to location immediately after making the cut #variable_x_after_toolchange: -1000 #variable_y_after_toolchange: -1000 variable_output_park_pos: 37.5 # this should be set to the distance from the nozzle tip to the blade for filametrix type cutter gcode: {% set RETRACT_LENGTH = params.RETRACT_LENGTH | default(printer['gcode_macro _MMU_CUT_TIP']['retract_length']) | float %} {% set PUSHBACK_LENGTH = params.PUSHBACK_LENGTH | default(printer['gcode_macro _MMU_CUT_TIP']['pushback_length']) | float %} {% set FINAL_EJECT = params.FINAL_EJECT | default(printer['gcode_macro _MMU_CUT_TIP']['final_eject'], True) | int %} {% set current_loc_x = printer.gcode_move.gcode_position.x %} {% set current_loc_y = printer.gcode_move.gcode_position.y %} {% set push_dwell_time = printer['gcode_macro _MMU_CUT_TIP']['push_dwell_time'] | float %} SAVE_GCODE_STATE NAME=_MMU_CUT_TIP_state {% if ("x" not in printer.toolhead.homed_axes) or ("y" not in printer.toolhead.homed_axes) %} G28 X Y {% endif %} {% set prev_pa = printer.extruder.pressure_advance %} SET_PRESSURE_ADVANCE ADVANCE=0 # temporaily disable PA {% set pin_park_x_loc = pin_loc_x + pin_park_x_dist %} {% set pin_park_y_loc = pin_loc_y %} {% set _extruder_moved_dist = 0 %} M83 # relative extrusion {% if RETRACT_LENGTH > 0 %} G1 E-{RETRACT_LENGTH} F3000 # retract to save filament waste {% set _extruder_moved_dist = _extruder_moved_dist + RETRACT_LENGTH %} {% endif %} # gantry_servo_up G90 # absolute positioning _MOVE_TO_CUTTER_PIN PIN_PARK_X_LOC={pin_park_x_loc} PIN_PARK_Y_LOC={pin_park_y_loc} # gantry_servo_down # Make the main cut _DO_CUT_MOTION PIN_PARK_X_LOC={pin_park_x_loc} RIP_LENGTH={rip_length} {% set _extruder_moved_dist = _extruder_moved_dist + rip_length %} # Optional secondary cut to help decompressing the lever {% if second_cut_retract_length > 0 %} G1 E-{second_cut_retract_length} F3000 _DO_CUT_MOTION PIN_PARK_X_LOC={pin_park_x_loc} RIP_LENGTH=-1 G1 E{second_cut_retract_length} F3000 {% endif %} # gantry_servo_up # pushback of the tip residual into the hotend {% if PUSHBACK_LENGTH > 0 %} G1 E{PUSHBACK_LENGTH} F1000 # G4 P{push_dwell_time} # G1 E-{PUSHBACK_LENGTH} F1000 {% set _extruder_moved_dist = _extruder_moved_dist - PUSHBACK_LENGTH %} {% endif %} {% if FINAL_EJECT == 1 %} G1 E-80 F3000 {% set _extruder_moved_dist = _extruder_moved_dist + 80 %} {% endif %} {% if _extruder_moved_dist < extruder_minimum_movement %} # make some wiggle moves so that the encoder catch them {% for _ in range(extruder_wiggle_repeat) %} G1 E-{extruder_wiggle_length} F3000 G1 E{extruder_wiggle_length} F3000 {% endfor %} {% endif %} SET_PRESSURE_ADVANCE ADVANCE={prev_pa} # restore PA # {% set move_to_next_loc = ((x_after_toolchange != -1000) and (y_after_toolchange != -1000)) | int %} # {% if move_to_next_loc %} # G1 X{x_after_toolchange} Y{y_after_toolchange} F{travel_spd} # {% endif %} # _SET_LOC_AFTER_TOOLCHANGE # clears the location RESTORE_GCODE_STATE NAME=_MMU_CUT_TIP_state MOVE_SPEED=250 #[gcode_macro _SET_LOC_AFTER_TOOLCHANGE] #description: Set the location to travel after making a cut #gcode: # # Note that we use an extremely negative number to represent that we not moving anywhere afte toolchange # {% set x_after_toolchange = params.X | default (-1000) | float %} # {% set y_after_toolchange = params.Y | default (-1000) | float %} # SET_GCODE_VARIABLE macro=_MMU_CUT_TIP variable=x_after_toolchange value={x_after_toolchange} # SET_GCODE_VARIABLE macro=_MMU_CUT_TIP variable=y_after_toolchange value={y_after_toolchange} [gcode_macro _MOVE_TO_CUTTER_PIN] description: helper to move the toolhead to the target pin in either safe or faster way, depending on toolhead clearance. gcode: {% set safe_margin_x = printer['gcode_macro _MMU_CUT_TIP']['safe_margin_x'] | float %} {% set safe_margin_y = printer['gcode_macro _MMU_CUT_TIP']['safe_margin_y'] | float %} {% set travel_spd = printer['gcode_macro _MMU_CUT_TIP']['travel_spd'] | float %} {% set pin_park_x_loc = params.PIN_PARK_X_LOC | float %} {% set pin_park_y_loc = params.PIN_PARK_Y_LOC | float %} G90 # absolute positioning {% if ((printer.gcode_move.gcode_position.x - pin_park_x_loc) | abs < safe_margin_x) or ((printer.gcode_move.gcode_position.y - pin_park_y_loc | float) | abs < safe_margin_y) %} # Make a safe but slower travel move G1 X{pin_park_x_loc} F{travel_spd} G1 Y{pin_park_y_loc} F{travel_spd} {% else %} G1 X{pin_park_x_loc} Y{pin_park_y_loc} F{travel_spd} {% endif %} [gcode_macro _DO_CUT_MOTION] description: helper to do a single horizontal cut movement gcode: {% set pin_loc_x_compressed = printer['gcode_macro _MMU_CUT_TIP']['pin_loc_x_compressed'] | float %} {% set cut_fast_move_fraction = printer['gcode_macro _MMU_CUT_TIP']['cut_fast_move_fraction'] | float %} {% set cut_fast_move_spd = printer['gcode_macro _MMU_CUT_TIP']['cut_fast_move_spd'] | float %} {% set cut_slow_move_spd = printer['gcode_macro _MMU_CUT_TIP']['cut_slow_move_spd'] | float %} {% set cut_dwell_time = printer['gcode_macro _MMU_CUT_TIP']['cut_dwell_time'] | float %} {% set evacuate_speed = printer['gcode_macro _MMU_CUT_TIP']['evacuate_speed'] | float %} {% set pin_park_x_loc = params.PIN_PARK_X_LOC | float %} {% set rip_spd = printer['gcode_macro _MMU_CUT_TIP']['rip_spd'] | float %} {% set rip_length = params.RIP_LENGTH | default(-1) | float %} {% set fast_slow_transition_loc = (pin_loc_x_compressed - pin_park_x_loc) * cut_fast_move_fraction + pin_park_x_loc | float %} G1 X{fast_slow_transition_loc} F{cut_fast_move_spd} # make a fast move to initiate contact of the blade with the filament G1 X{pin_loc_x_compressed} F{cut_slow_move_spd} # do the cut in slow move G4 P{cut_dwell_time} {% if rip_length > 0 %} G1 E-{rip_length} F{rip_spd} {% endif %} G1 X{pin_park_x_loc} F{evacuate_speed} # evacuate