Wrong skew profile tries to load
I previously had a skew_profile made up (in printer.cfg) with the name "tuurke_skew". This worked fine and did not give me any errors.
I recently rebuild the printer. I removed the skew profile as well as the reference in the variables from printer.cfg. I re-calibrated the skew, stored it in the printer.cfg as "borg01" (as per klipper refference) and made reference to that profile in the RATOS variable to load it.
Now, with every new print, at the start of the print, my klipperscreen warns me that it can not find "tuurke_skew" profile.
(I can not find that warning at the Mainsail interface, but it shows up in klipperscreen).
I have checked printer.cfg and any other *.cfg file I think has something to do with this. Also, I checked the .gcode files for the "tuurke_skew" reference and I checked the slicer (print, printer and filament) custom-gcode's but have not been able to find any such references, leading me to believe it has something to do with Ratos / Klipper.
Does anybody have an idea where to find any more references?
As I am battling some over-dampening issues with the printer, I really need to be sure of the loaded skew profile. Now, I need to check at every start of the print what the actual skew is.
Any help is appreciated
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cos_custom_macros.cfg? it is what is saying to load the wrong skew profile15 Replies
you probably are still referencing it in your slicer start gcode
Thanks for your reply! As mentioned above, I checked that and can't find anything of that. If that were the case, the resulting .gcode file should contain that instruction, but I can't find it in there either....
well without files (like the Rules and Discussion ask for) can't really help
I figured as much from the (not so) subtle hint from MDFPereira,... I will upload this evening (when I am back at my printer) Currently at my (paid) dayjob.
yeah, I can't speak for him, but this isn't my day job either and I get tired of asking on almost every post to add the files so I can actually help. To be honest it has burnt me out, which is why I don't help as often as I used to
Neither subtle nor not. Just a reminder. Because I’m exactly in the same position as blacksmithforlife. Not my main job and if we need to write it every time… you can imagine. Just check all the other threads and see how many forget to upload the files…
A link for the rules should not be that offensive… IMHO 😉
Added the zip. @blacksmithforlife 🇺🇸 I fully understand your feelings and still appreciate all the assistance you (and all the others like Mikl, Helge, @MDFPereira etc.etc.) are giving. There is a lot of effort going into (unpaid) supporting such a project and that is also one of my main "issues" with Ratrig offering this kit without their own support team (at least, as far as I know, all support relies on the/this community). With the release of the VC4, the support for VC3 here on Discord is either diminishing or snowed under the plethora of questions on the VC4... On the long term this does not provide confidence for VC3 owners. Also if You or Helge or Mikl decides to move "onwards with life" what happens than (I believe everybody is volunteering their efforts?)?
As for me, my printer has always suffered from issues (rubbing, over-dampening etc) in some way or form that I can't seam to resolve. I started basically rebuilding the whole VC3.1 -300 enclosed from scratch (just before Christmas), re-aligned the whole frame (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7ZTq2dDTkM&list=PLOgcQzbHu6zOVYd2U34WNTtXX7t2y1gLL&index=5), rebuild Eva, etc... and still can't find the issue and it has taken 80% of my free time for the last 1.5 month.
Buying such an expensive printer and then finding out it does not perform (and trust me, I have vast DIY, printer building, Model building, electronic-, soldering-, engineering skills,... I am not a "noob" or a bookkeeper, (with all due respect for bookkeepers)) is disapointing and in a way also stressfull. Sometimes, the frustration boils up that I have to "very politely" ask/beg for support, taking into account you guys are also working your buts off (during my office hours,... just trying to get the question in the world so that hopefully, there is an answer, idea or respons when I am back home) here in this forum, only to receive the answer to revert to the Rules and Discussions.... as said, I understand, and I know,... it is just my current state of mind that is not really "appreciating" this,... 😦
Anyhow,..... Back on topic 🙂
3D Printers & a Whiteboard
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RatRig V-Core 3: How to Get a Square Frame
This video is for those who struggle getting bed meshed with their RatRig V-Core 3.
Please feel free to jump to the chapter you are interested in.
0:00 Intro
1:05 about the v-core 3 frame and bed leveling
8:26 what to take care of in the building phase
9:17 the right square
10:09 build tips
16:50 adjusting the frame according to your bed mesh
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what's this
cos_custom_macros.cfg? it is what is saying to load the wrong skew profileWhohoooooooooooo, YOU ARE THE MAN...
forgot all about that... that file is my (old and no longer usefull?) way of combining my custom macros in one place.... works,... if your brain keeps track of this shit... I believe with the current RATOS2.1, loading and clearing the skew profiles is not required, right? I have now declared in [gcode_macro RatOS]
yeah I believe it does it all for you if you use the ratos variable
on the tangent of being frustrated and having so many issues - know that I completely self sourced a vcore3 and plan to keep it for a long while so at least for support you'll have me (for what that's worth). Alignment seems to be the biggest challenge most people have and I found the "full metal mount mod" to be very worthwhile change as it allows you to clearly see what is going on with the various stacks
Good to have you on board for the next few days/weeks/months/years? with the VC3. Mikl tels me it is a good printer LOL 🙂 . I have the full metal mount mod and a dual-carriage/extrusion less gantry... I am currently on a path to see if the dual carriage is not causing my over-dampening issues... my shaper graphs are very weird and I actually feel the friction (sometimes, when the sun is low, wind is coming from the east).... It is either that, or a misconfigured skew (hence this search for my skew-profile loading). The misconfigured skew could have caused all my eva3 parts to be slightly out-off-whack.... it CANT BE the frame as it is SUPER Square... Loose bolts,... whell, there are 42,281 bolts in this printer and I think I checked them all 3 times.... but still it is a possebility,...
https://discord.com/channels/582187371529764864/1323710442333405216
for what it's worth, my belts also move slightly like that and I've had no issues. perfect graphs are overrated, yes mine also look terrible too but it still prints beautifully. I think that is the key, as long as it is printing well and belts aren't moving so much they are rubbing and damaging themselves you will be fine