Is it possible to get a nozzle clean option on studio? Where you click it and it gives 2 options. 1. auto clean where it goes to the back and wipes few times. 2. manual - where it lowers bed some and the head moves to the front center. Where you can manually wipe / scrap the nozzle. Once done press resume.
This would be nice as i do alot of my printing remotely. There is someone there to manually clean if needed but there knowledge on printing is very limited. And this added feature would help greatly on blemishes, and clumps hitting / knocking down prints.
It’s very easy to add a bit of code to your printer profile Gcode tab that inserts a wipe cycle every X layers.
Adding a manual option is a poor solution IMO - who wants to sit and babysit a print just so they can hit a button if there happens to be some filament ooze that needs to be wiped?
I don’t know much about the X2D yet, but if you pause, doesn’t it do a nozzle wipe when resuming? If not, that’s also a very easy Gcode mod.
To me adding code to automatically perform a wipe after a set number of layers introduces unnecessary movements. As I mentioned, I primarily print remotely, so babysitting the print isnt an issue since its displayed on my screen.
If a wipe becomes necessary, I can easily initiate it. This would allow me to avoid unnecessary interruptions, like filament ooze or blobs before they have a chance to interfere with or potentially ruin the print.
If you want automatic nozzle cleaning, you must modify the GCODE to insert a code that performs cleaning for each specific layer. Otherwise, you can trigger nozzle tip cleaning by temporarily pausing and then resuming the print; however, this may affect the print results in some way if you are pausing while printing outer walls, bridges, or areas that require support (e.g., Z-banding, skipping parts of the print).
+ However, solving the problem through flow rate control and bed cleaning is a more fundamental and faster solution. If the flow rate is excessive or the first layer fails to adhere properly to the bed and sticks to the nozzle, it can continuously affect print quality. Looking at the photo you sent, it appears that the first layer did not adhere properly to the front of the plate.
You might want to look into the nozzle clumping detection feature, as it could help:
But, if you do this you will need to print a prime tower, or else you will risk getting print defects or artefacts from the pressure loss while wiping, when the printing restarts/continues.
