Dremel Idea Builder plugin for Cura version 3.x and onward. This plugin enables the user to use the Dremel Ideabuilder 3D20, 3D40, and 3D45 printers and use Cura to export the proprietary .g3drem files.
License: GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
I'm trying to debug and learn more about G-Code
Some helpful messages in here would help the learning process and help debug issues, for example what ender 3 does:
; Ender 3 Custom Start G-code
G92 E0 ; Reset Extruder
G28 ; Home all axes
M104 S{material_standby_temperature} ; Start heating up the nozzle most of the way
M190 S{material_bed_temperature_layer_0} ; Start heating the bed, wait until target temperature reached
M109 S{material_print_temperature_layer_0} ; Finish heating the nozzle
G1 Z2.0 F3000 ; Move Z Axis up little to prevent scratching of Heat Bed
G1 X0.1 Y20 Z0.3 F5000.0 ; Move to start position
G1 X0.1 Y200.0 Z0.3 F1500.0 E15 ; Draw the first line
G1 X0.4 Y200.0 Z0.3 F5000.0 ; Move to side a little
G1 X0.4 Y20 Z0.3 F1500.0 E30 ; Draw the second line
G92 E0 ; Reset Extruder
G1 Z2.0 F3000 ; Move Z Axis up little to prevent scratching of Heat Bed
G1 X5 Y20 Z0.3 F5000.0 ; Move over to prevent blob squish
Cannot find plugin in Cura Marketplace.
I tried to install this manually by moving the files into the correct folders, but no .dgrem file type appears in 'save file' dialog and manually changing file type results in Dremel 3D20 crashing when exported file is loaded.
MacOS: 10.15.1 (19B88)
Cura: 4.2.1
Is this an issue local to just me?
cura 5.1.1
dremel 3d45
PopOS! 22.04
I picked up a 3D45 and it already had a spool adapter so I can use esun spools off amazon. I am trying to print temp calibration towers with default PLA material setting, and it is only printing the base, and I'm wondering if it is related to this plugin. I have the toggle set the settings to follow the gcode no matter what.
thank you for the help :)
Crashes when trying to export g3drem file. No messages given. Able to export gcode fine.
Can't work out where log files are on Linux AppImage.
Update:
Running from a terminal I get:
Empty filename passed to function
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
This is despite putting in a file name.
Update:
I got it to work by removing the extension .g3drem. Just saving the file as XYZ works.
Hi. Thanks for the work you've done on this. I'm a Linux user and we just got a Dremel 3D45. I'm running the Ultimaker version of Cura. I was able to install this plugin without any issues but I'm wondering if this will properly prepare files for the 3D45. If not, is there any chance that that support will be built in some time?
i added the plugin to cura 4.91 and restarted but the printer is not added to the list. is there a step that i am missing?
thanks
tony
Using the plugin's default settings and Dremel PLA (0.75kg) after upgrading to Cura 5.4 I get the following error:
It appears that the minimum speed is set to 0.0 mm/sec
Changing it to a nonzero value (i.e. 5 mm/sec) allows the slicing to occurr
This should be a relatively easy fix by adding the minimum speed override to the defaults (not sure if it's in the material settings or the printer defs...will investigate this in a bit and post more info & possibly a Pull request)
FWIW - the problem doesn't happen with the 3D20 where the minimum speed defaults to 10mm/sec
PDF doesn't have installation section (and potentially other sections) that exist on README.md.
I am not sure if the issue has to do with the plugin but after a while I cannot select the object on the screen. I have to restart the program and reload the file to be able to select the design.
The included Cura-Dremel-3D20-Plugin/resources/definitions/Dremel3D20.def.json has not been optimized .
Cura ver 5.6.0:
In plugin version 0.8.1 navigating to extensions->dremel printer plugin->preferences
Would pop up a dialog box allowing the user to configure a few settings:
However clicking the the 1.0.0 release the dialog box no longer pops up,
PopOS! 22.04 Cura 5.1.1 latest dremel and autotower plugins, 3D45
I tried printing a retraction tower, and in the end made a big mess.. the machine just stops and tries to inject a ton of filament into the top of the tower. https://youtu.be/JF6ziO7qqOA
For example, here is the end of the gcode for the retraction tower.
; ...finishing the tower...
G1 F432.9 X-16.026 Y-3.399 E1153.2292
G1 F432.2 X-17.589 Y-3.399 E1153.30744
G1 F431.5 X-19.152 Y-3.398 E1153.38581
G1 F397.9 X-19.349 Y-3.349 E1153.39685
;TIME_ELAPSED:1992.599192
G1 F2400 E1147.39685 ; AutoTowersGenerator retracting 6.0 mm of filament (absolute)o
M140 S0
M204 S4000
M205 X20 Y20
M107
M104 S0
M140 S0
G92 E1
; this line causes the machine to stop and just purge filament
;G1 F300 E1147.39685 ; AutoTowersGenerator retracting 6.0 mm of filament (absolute)
; I removed the autotowers modification and put the Dremel plugin's choice, and it works
G1 E-1 F300 ; i removed the autotowers and put this back in
G162 Z F600
G162 X Y F2000
M84
M82 ;absolute extrusion mode
M104 S0
;End of Gcode
I realize that Dremel Plugin's "G92 E1, G1 E-1" is just a standard retraction at the end of the print that everyone does. However, I checked a few others printers (utilimaker 3, ender 3 pro, prusa) and it seems this Dremel plugin is the only one that uses the "G92 E1, G1 E-1" method, where most do "G91, G1 E-1".
I changed the end g-code manually in my machine settings to "G91, G1 E-1" retraction method, and now my tower prints OK. 5axes's calibration shapes plugin has almost 1 million downloads (and AutoTowers plugin is an extension of 5axes plugin), so I think it makes sense to change the dremel plugin's end g-code settings to be more compatible and people make happy towers :) I also add comments to the End G-code for easier understanding and debug:
; Start of End G-code from Dremel 3D45 machine settings
M104 S0 ; shut off extruder, then bed
M140 S0
;G92 E1 ; not compatible with cura plugins, !standard practice
G91 ; relative positioning
G1 E-2 F300 ; compatible, gets same result as original dremel file
G90 ; back into Absolute positioning so print present works
G162 Z F600 ; not standard marlin
G162 X Y F2000 ; proprietary? yes, this is makerbot\thingiverse lingo
M84 ; disabble all steppers
; End of End G-code from Dremel 3D45 machine settings
Hi, managed to copy the plugin filed to the designated folders.
Problem while saving the file, receiving error message 'BuildPlateModel' object has no attribute 'activeBuildPlate'
TIA Steffen
I am using a Dremel 3D45 and after slicing the object with the plugin in Cura, and then exporting as both .g3drem and .gcode. When I preview the files in the printer, there is an image for the .g3drem file but not the .gcode file as expected. But when I select either file, it doesn't tell me what either temperature its going to preheat to. Furthermore, when I begin printing them, the printer parks the head in the front left as if it were to pre-heat, then slowly moves into position and begins printing incredibly slow.
I get the above error message when I start Ultimaker Cura Enterprise 4.13.2. Although the plug-in is shown as installed within the marketplace, when I check the box of the plug-in and restart Cura, the error message is displayed. The machine is running Windows 10 Enterprise.
I can upload it if you want. Don't know why they would remove this feature except for planned obsolescence.
This issue was caused by the section of the code that writes the settings to the end of the file after the end of the gcode. It has been fixed in version 0.5.3
Hello!
"plugins/DremelOutputDevice" folder does not exist in the zip file download posted on this site.
I am encountering an error when trying to save the Dremel file in Cura.
The error states that the DremelOutputDevice does not exist on the computer I am working on.
Thank you so much for your assistance and guidance.
Hi, I am using the similar plugin for Dremel 3D40 with Cura3.5.1 but my print result is really bad. The walls thickness is like zero ... transparent
Request from user:
Our department regularly resets the machines in our computer lab and we are constantly needing to go to the marketplace on every machine to reinstall the plugin.
I was wondering if you would be willing to submit a pull request here with the Dremel printer definitions
You can close this if this a Cura issue and not an issue with this plugin but I haven't seen this mentioned on the Cura issues and it's caused enough issues I assume it would have been reported by now.
Since upgrading to 3.4.1 when using supports with default settings it will now print them far too close to the print and cause them to be fused to the model. You can fix this by tuning the support Z distance to be at the proper distance away but it appears the plugin by default sets them too close to the printed models.
Hello,
I'm on a 3D20 printer, using Windows.
I installed your 3d20 plugin only a few days ago from the marketplace, but after a reset because of an error I went to re-install and noticed it's not there anymore.
After that, I tried a manual install of 0.5.3 on Cura 3.6.0 and I'm getting an error every time.
"Dremel 3D20 plugin experienced an error installing the files."
I can't install this plugin no matter what I do! The one time I used your plugin it was great! Thanks,
When I open the preference dialog, I see some blurry texts. I use a secondary screen.
In Cura we used to have issues like that and we fix them by rounding the width and height (using Math.round) of some elements in qml. For instance if dividing by 2 you can get half a pixel and so the blurry text appear. You can also try to fix it by using renderType: Text.NativeRendering in all the labels in the qml files.
I am currently using a Dremel 3D20 printer on Ultimaker version 5.1.0 (Linux Ubuntu).
It seems to load files, modify the models and slice them just fine. However, when I click the "Save to Removable" button to export the model, I get the error message "There are no file formats available to write with"
I've tried manually exporting it by going to File > Export, but it doesn't even give me the ".g3drem" file format option.
We got this issue report through Cura's issue reporter. Cura was crashing somewhere in this plug-in. I thought I'd share it with you guys.
'NoneType' object has no attribute 'save'
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'save'
File "X:\4.5-exe\build\inst\lib\python3.5\site-packages\cura\CuraApplication.py", line 1023, in event
File "X:\4.5-exe\build\inst\lib\python3.5\site-packages\UM\Qt\QtApplication.py", line 456, in event
File "X:\4.5-exe\build\inst\lib\python3.5\site-packages\UM\Event.py", line 189, in call
File "X:\4.5-exe\build\inst\lib\python3.5\site-packages\cura\Utils\Threading.py", line 34, in _handle_call
File "Dremel3D20\Dremel3D20.py", line 473, in getBitmapBytes
if not self._snapshot.save(bmpData, "BMP"):
It seems that self._snapshot can contain None?
Very nice app, would love to have this for the 3D45 too.
Hi Tim, dropped you an email. Cura 4.10, OS Big Sur. I can see the camera of a networked 3D45 by entering the IP address but Cura won't connect to the printer (same IP address - double checked). Let me know if you need anything more
Is there any way to connect the built-in camera on the 3d45 so you can monitor it remotely? The Dremel slicer allows for it, I figure there has to be a way to do it through Cura.
Hi I installed your plug-in in various cura versions but the dremel printer is not listed, I tested many versions of cura and your last 2 versions of the plug-in and also installed manually in each case and restarted cura many times, there is the menu of the plug in, its installed but still not printer in the list
I am using the latest ubuntu (21.04) as reference
thank you for your time
I just tried manually installing the 1.0.0 release of the plugin by dragging and dropping it onto my existing version of Cura 5.6.0 which was running the plugin version 0.8.1. Cura properly gave me the "the plugin will be installed when cura restarts" message however when I re-launched cura the plugin version did not update to version 1.0.0
I then deleted the cura directory where the plugin gets installed (on windows it's %APPDATA%/cura/5.6) and re-launched cura. I then dragged and dropped the 1.0.0 plugin onto cura, and again received the message to restart again
Upon restart and navigating to the "select non ultimaker printer" the "Dremel" option was not present
Adding an Ultimaker S5 and checking the Extensions menu I noticed that there is no Dremel printer plugin option
Investigating this a bit further I looked at the cura.log and noticed these lines
2024-03-26 15:50:30,204 - DEBUG - [MainThread] UM.PackageManager.getPackageInfo [678]: Found potential package.json file 'package.json'
2024-03-26 15:50:30,204 - ERROR - [MainThread] UM.PackageManager.getPackageInfo [689]: Exception: Failed to load potential package.json file 'package.json' as text file.
2024-03-26 15:50:30,205 - ERROR - [MainThread] UM.PackageManager.getPackageInfo [689]: Traceback (most recent call last):
2024-03-26 15:50:30,206 - ERROR - [MainThread] UM.PackageManager.getPackageInfo [689]: File "UM\PackageManager.py", line 681, in getPackageInfo
2024-03-26 15:50:30,206 - ERROR - [MainThread] UM.PackageManager.getPackageInfo [689]: package_json = json.loads(f.read().decode("utf-8"))
2024-03-26 15:50:30,206 - ERROR - [MainThread] UM.PackageManager.getPackageInfo [689]: File "json\__init__.py", line 346, in loads
2024-03-26 15:50:30,207 - ERROR - [MainThread] UM.PackageManager.getPackageInfo [689]: File "json\decoder.py", line 337, in decode
2024-03-26 15:50:30,207 - ERROR - [MainThread] UM.PackageManager.getPackageInfo [689]: File "json\decoder.py", line 353, in raw_decode
I then opened up the pacakge.json included in the plugin and saw that the comma on the "package_version":"1.0.0" was inside the quotation mark original file here
"package_id": "DremelPrinterPlugin",
"package_type": "plugin",
"package_version": "1.0.0,"
"sdk_version": 8,
Hello,
can the plugin also be used for the Dremel D340 or D345?
How big would the adjustments be?
I saw it is Java Script.
I can use C ++ and C #.
greeting
Walter
From Ultimaker:
The following things has been changed or added:
To get Mouse-Handling to work properly in Qt 6.2, we added the following methods and classes:
UM/Qt/Bindings/MainWindow:
UM/Qt/Bindings/MainWindow/MouseEventPosition:
UM/Qt/Bindings/MainWindow/MouseEventWrapper:
We largely aimed to keep at least our current UI, but Qt 6.2 necessitated the following changes due to some components no longer being supported w.r.t. Qt 5.x:
UM/ColorImage:
UM/Qt/Bindings/TableModel:
We've finally begun removing deprecated methods. The following previously deprecated methods (and even some classes) are gone:
in UM/Job:
in UM/Settings/SettingDefinitionModel:
in UM/Scene:
in Cura/CuraApplication:
in Cura/Arranging/*:
2. class Arrange:
3. class ArrangeArray:
4. class ArrangeObjectsAllBuildPlatesJob(Job):
in Cura/Settings/GlobalStack:
Other (not previously deprecated) removed methods are:
UM/Theme:
UM/Stage:
Deleted UM/Math/ShapelyUtil:
Some types have had to change (these are mostly in changed method signatures):
The following methods have had their signature changed or expanded:
UM/Qt/ListModel:
changed:
UM/Qt/QtApplication:
renamed:
Lastly, the following methods where added wholesale:
UM/Qt/QtApplication:
UM/Math/Matrix:
UM/PackageManager:
UM/PluginRegistry:
UM/Settings/SettingDefinition:
UM/Signal:
Cura/PackageManager:
2. def local_packages(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
3. def local_packages_ids(self) -> Set[str]:
4. def getAllLocalPackages(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
We changed a lot of Qt/QML, so regarding the changes there, we've chosen for a high-level overview of removed/added classes. (So, this is not an exhaustive list of all changes, just the added/removed QML components.) Depending on the type of plugin, you can also expect changes due to the underlying upgrade to Qt 6.2.
The following QML classes were removed:
The following QML classes where added:
External packages
Hi,
If you want us to add your plugin to the Cura ToolBox (we would like to :) ):
https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/wiki/Plugin-Directory#checklist
Hey Tim!
Was looking over your settings from the plugin and noticed that the acceleration flag is enabled to true.
Also noticed it's enabled on the 3D45.
I think this is an issue, because with the flag set to True, and no actual acceleration settings set, Cura defaults them to a whopping 3000mm/s/s (and travel at 5000mm/s/s).
For comparison, the Merlin hack for the 3D20 sets them to 200mm/s/s, and travel to 1000mm/s/s:
So, we could either:
Whichever you think is correct, I can open a PR for. Just a little direction of what you are thinking.
Btw, 3D45 seems to be nice and quiet at 800/1200 accel and 8.0 jerk. Otherwise, the 3D45 with default jerk settings sounds like it will rattle apart, which I am sure you have heard. :)
And the 3D20 is pretty loud on it's jerk settings, so I was going to set it to 5.0 from the Marlin firmware to see how it sounds on this next print in the next hour.
With the settings for Ver 0.8.1 on a Dremel 3D45 there is a small artifact on the edges of the "X" face at the top and bottom layers of the "X"
This happens when using PLA, but may happen with other materials as well.
Everything went smoothly with this until I went to connect Octoprint to my 3D20.
Unable to connect to FlashForge printer - permission error.
If you are using OctoPi/Linux add permission to access this device by editing file:
/etc/udev/rules.d/99-octoprint.rules
and adding the line:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2a89", MODE="0666"
You can do this as follows:
So I went to add that line, only to find that there is no "99-octoprint.rules". But there is a "99-com.rules" so I added that line in there instead, just below the other subsystems.
2022-11-28 20:31:59,421 - Changing monitoring state from "Offline" to "Detecting serial connection"
2022-11-28 20:31:59,485 - Performing autodetection with 7 port/baudrate candidates: BOSCH Dremel 3D Printer, port:1:4@115200, BOSCH Dremel 3D Printer, port:1:4@250000, BOSCH Dremel 3D Printer, port:1:4@230400, BOSCH Dremel 3D Printer, port:1:4@57600, BOSCH Dremel 3D Printer, port:1:4@38400, BOSCH Dremel 3D Printer, port:1:4@19200, BOSCH Dremel 3D Printer, port:1:4@9600
2022-11-28 20:31:59,486 - Trying port BOSCH Dremel 3D Printer, port:1:4, baudrate 115200
2022-11-28 20:31:59,494 - Handshake attempt #1 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:31:59,498 - Connected to: <octoprint_flashforge.flashforge.FlashForge object at 0x6bd53b30>, starting monitor
2022-11-28 20:32:01,527 - Handshake attempt #2 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:03,535 - Handshake attempt #3 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:05,544 - Trying port BOSCH Dremel 3D Printer, port:1:4, baudrate 250000
2022-11-28 20:32:05,545 - Handshake attempt #1 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:07,552 - Handshake attempt #2 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:09,564 - Handshake attempt #3 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:11,574 - Trying port BOSCH Dremel 3D Printer, port:1:4, baudrate 230400
2022-11-28 20:32:11,575 - Handshake attempt #1 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:13,584 - Handshake attempt #2 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:15,592 - Handshake attempt #3 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:17,603 - Trying port BOSCH Dremel 3D Printer, port:1:4, baudrate 57600
2022-11-28 20:32:17,604 - Handshake attempt #1 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:19,614 - Handshake attempt #2 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:21,623 - Handshake attempt #3 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:23,631 - Trying port BOSCH Dremel 3D Printer, port:1:4, baudrate 38400
2022-11-28 20:32:23,632 - Handshake attempt #1 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:25,639 - Handshake attempt #2 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:27,648 - Handshake attempt #3 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:29,657 - Trying port BOSCH Dremel 3D Printer, port:1:4, baudrate 19200
2022-11-28 20:32:29,658 - Handshake attempt #1 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:31,668 - Handshake attempt #2 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:33,679 - Handshake attempt #3 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:35,686 - Trying port BOSCH Dremel 3D Printer, port:1:4, baudrate 9600
2022-11-28 20:32:35,686 - Handshake attempt #1 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:37,692 - Handshake attempt #2 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:39,701 - Handshake attempt #3 with timeout 2.0s
2022-11-28 20:32:41,709 - Changing monitoring state from "Detecting serial connection" to "Error"
2022-11-28 20:32:45,059 - Changing monitoring state from "Error" to "Offline after error"
2022-11-28 20:32:45,070 - Connection closed, closing down monitor
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong here? The Dremel Digilab version of Cura is so out of date, and I'd love to be able to manage this printer with my Octopi instead of swapping SD cards around all the time.
Thanks ahead of time.
-- Jake
For whatever reason im getting a MIME-TYPE error. any suggestions?
Just tried updating to Cura 3.4, was crashing when opened at first, then it said it had to wipe my settings, afterwards was unable to re-load curaplugin file, says unrecognized filetype. It looks like they've moved all plugins to some repository site they control.
Great work. It works like a charm, slicing and printing is not a problem at all.
Just two points:
The Gramm Prediction is not accurate as well as the printing time preditction. I adjusted the Material settings to 1,07g/cm³ which corrects the weight prediction.
Any way to also correct the time prediction without change the produced G-Code, because the Prints are totally fine.
Screenshot - The implementation for the Screenshot is not working on my system. I just see black squares as preview. Can't even see the red box.
Maybe you can have a look and make it Compatible so I can enjoy nice Preview Pictures as well :)?
Fixed with Cura 3.3.0 release: The plugin crashes Cura 3.3.0 beta
Fixed with plugin 0.4.3: The plugin doesn't save files with Cura 3.3.1
The plugin's quality profiles for low, medium, and high quality are no longer recognized by cura 3.3
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