When my prints finish, my Flashforge is still right at the height it left off. It would be nice if it lowered the bed so I could easily remove the print.
Is there a way to do that?
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Negative. I know exactly what you are talking about.
This could be a potential feature, but it’s not possible at the moment 
Depending on which slicer you’re using you might be able to add G-code to the end of the print job that lowers the Z axis. Simplify3D allows you to do this.
I just hooked up my MakerBot Replicator 2 to an astrobox and I’m seeing the same issue. Seems like an easy thing to add. Why is this not possible?
I do this in the end code on my delta printer’s config in AstroPrint…In fact I do more as I move the head over the print and crank of the fan for a minute to cool things down faster then retract the head.
Something like this:
M106 S255
G91
G1 Z20.0 E-5.0 F1800
G90
M104 S0
M140 S0
G1 X0 Y0 F2000
G4 S60
G28
M106 S0
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Unfortunately, the MakerBot and other printers running sailfish don’t have a gcode terminal, so I don’t see a way to do this myself.
You can do this by editing END GCODE in the printer profile at astroprint.com then all print files created via astroprint will have this gcode added to end
That doesn’t exist for sailfish printers either
I’m pretty sure it does. You need to go to astroprint.com and select the “printer profiles” icon. There’s an advanced section when you edit a printer profile which would have the END and START GCODE
I can confirm the option is there in the AstroPrint printer setup…but can’t say if it works.
I created a x3g based printer profile and went to the advanced settings…It shows start and end code boxes…I put my custom code in and sliced an stl…
I got no complaints and it generated the x3g file…but I don’t have anyway to see if it converted and included the end g-code…I assume it did…my old local versions of cura offered this start/end code feature in their user interface so I presume it should work…x3g is not really that different.
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I assure you it’s not there for me, so perhaps it’s MakerBot specific? I can post a screenshot when I get back to my computer. There is a start code section, with nothing in it and I don’t seem to be able to edit it, and no end code.
Are you looking at astroprint.com? or the printer profile section in the AstroBox settings? A screenshot will help me answer this question.
Found it. The Start Commands section happened to have ; Do nothing, and the End commands was empty so nothing was showing up for it. But it is hidden down in the advanced settings. I’ll give it a shot, thanks for your help!
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