Optimizing Cura to work with Klipper

hey there guys today we're going to be  taking a dive into the fascinating world   of 3D printing and show you how to optimize  your Cura slicer and Clipper firmware to   get the highest print speed accuracy and  efficiency as you may already know Cura   is a very popular slicer while Clipper is a  super powerful firmware that can boost your   3D printer's performance to the next level  however getting these two fascinating tools   to work together smoothly can be a bit tricky  you see Kira wasn't built to work with Clipper   firmware natively and the G-Code flavor used  by Clipper is slightly different to Marlin but   it's all good because I got your back because  in this video I'm going to show you the best   tips and tricks I've found to optimize Cura  to work with clippers seamlessly get ready   to streamline your 3D printing process so  stick around and let's get into it foreign is a super popular 3D printing Slicer in a large  part due to the fact that it has so many features   and options for converting 3D printed models into  G-Code it's worth noting that Cura was optimized   for particular 3D printing software specifically  Marlin this means that even though Cura works well   with Clipper which utilizes Advanced Techniques  like offloading most of the printer's processes to   an external computer an advanced built-in features  like pressure advance and input shaping there are   certain options that need to be tweaked in order  to optimize compatibility and get the most of   the Clipper because Cura wasn't directly built to  support it and Clipper uses a slightly different   G-Code flavor than marlin so there's a whole ton  of options out there to help you streamline the   process and today I'm going to be going over a few  of the best that I found that kind of helped me   to get Kira and Clipper to play nice together you  know first I'm going to be going over a couple of   options in Cura that need to be changed in order  to prevent compatibility issues with Clipper then   we're going to be looking at some easy ways to  get back some of the functionality you lose from   Cura after switching over to Clipper by using  macros after that I'm going to show you guys   some of the plugins that can help make your life  a lot easier when you're using Cura with Clipper   and finally a simple little tip that I found that  really helps me to maximize my 3D printer speed   and it works with almost every 3D printer so if  you want to find out what that is it might be a   good idea to stick around to The End by the way  guys I kind of gotta apologize for my voice in   this video I came I'm a little under the weather  but it was important for me to get this out to   you guys so let's start out by diving into some  of the conflicting options in Cura with Clipper   so to unlock the full potential of Clipper and  Achieve optimal printing results it's crucial   to fine-tune your slicer settings let's get  into the nitty-gritty of slicer settings that   could cause compatibility issues and show you  how to tweak them so you can streamline your   3D printing experience let's start out with the  coasting option so this is a feature that turns   off Extrusion towards the end of each line  to prevent uh boogers if you're familiar with   pressure Advance this might sound a little bit  familiar well this scene may seem like a good   idea it will directly interfere with your pressure  advanced settings which relies on a steady flow of   filament to maintain printing consistency so to  prevent this conflict it's important to disable   coasting it cures experimental settings tab  the next thing you're going to want to look   out for is acceleration control and jerk control  and cura's speed settings because these things   can really mess up Clipper's Advanced Techniques  it's important to point out though that in current   Clipper versions jerk control is already ignored  but it's better to get rid of it anyway in my   opinion on the flip side using cura's retraction  settings can actually enhance your prints even   after pressure Advance has been fine-tuned a small  retraction distance like 0.75 millimeters can be   particularly beneficial to filaments that like  to stick to the nozzle by taking these steps to   optimize Clipper settings you can really Advance  the functionality that you get out of cura when   using Clipper I mean this is really important I  think but arguably more important than that let's   talk about some macros so if you've been using  Cura for any amount of time and switched over to   Clipper you might have noticed that your filament  Change option is not really working as it did   before that goes for pause print and a whole bunch  of other ones too I mean I personally use filament   change and pause print pretty regularly so the  reason that these options aren't really working   as they used to is because Clipper doesn't really  recognize the m600 command right out of the box   you kind of need some macros for that okay so for  those guys that don't know and Clipper a macro   is a sequence of pre-defined G-Code commands that  your printer kind of executes as a single command   kind of like a sandwich it's like one piece  of food but it's made up of a whole bunch of   anyway so you can use macros to set up sequences  um for example homing which takes several G-Code   commands together to work properly so each  Macro can be customized and you can customize   Clipper using the customized macro so it's  a lot of customization I mean you can use it   for homing changing filaments pausing your print  running calibrations however because Clipper uses   a slightly different G-Code flavor than Marlin  some basic commands like the m600 command to do   a filament change or the m0 command for stop print  are not directly supported so picking them in the   post-processing option of KIRO won't do much but  don't worry because the Clipper Community has your   back and they've already done all the hard work  for us by compiling a bunch of useful macros on   their GitHub page linked down in the description  all you have to do is pick the feature that you   want to get up and running on your printer copy  the macro that's written down right in the page   and slap it into your printer config file using  the web UI of your choice now this might sound   a little bit intimidating but I'm telling you  it's pretty simple once you get it going and once   you're done doing that you just restart your  printer and enjoy the seamless functionality   that's returned to you in Cura but to really get  some of that seamless functionality we're going to   need some plugins to get things really rolling  but before we dive into the meat of this video   let me just say that if you're enjoying this  so far please consider subscribing and maybe   even hitting that like button it helps me out a  lot please bear with me a minute because I just   want to say thank you to all the guys that  have been really supportive and have left   some really amazing comments these comments are  truly appreciated by me and I see some of these   things and it and it really gives me motivation  to keep going and making more and better videos   and thank you I just uh I feel it's really  important to say thank you anyway enough about   that let's get back into it okay so let's talk  about some plugins that can really help take your   Cura and Clipper printing game to the next level  first up is the Moonraker connection plug-in by   m-tracks you can easily find this plug-in right on  Kira's Marketplace this plugin is a game changer   as it lets you upload sliced objects directly to  your printer from Cura that means no more fiddling   around with SD cards or clunky file transfers just  hit print and let Moonraker connection take care   of the rest if you're using creality's API or the  Sonic pad don't worry because this plugin works   just as seamlessly with these as well next up we  have Clipper settings plugin by JJ Graphics this   plug is an absolute must-have if you're looking  to customize and fine-tune your printer settings   it provides an intuitive interface within Cura  that lets you tweak everything from motor setting   things to temperature sensors to advance macro  commands best of all it eliminates the need for   complex command line inputs or manual config  file editing making the whole process a breeze   unfortunately I couldn't personally find this  plug-in on cura's Marketplace but I've linked   the GitHub page in the description so you can  grab it from there along with all the other stuff   I've discussed in this video including the last  plugin and some affiliate links for some awesome   3D printing gear that you might want to check out  so there you have it two awesome plugins that can   help you streamline your Cura Clipper experience  so as we've seen there's plenty of ways to   customize Kira for Clipper but in my experience  the things that I went through with you guys in   this video are the most essential customizations  that you can get the most useful ways to really   get Clipper and Cura running smoothly together but  this is just the tip of the iceberg really there's   a whole ton of other stuff out there speaking of  which that little tip that I promised you let's   get into that it's really simple trick just  increase your print speed by 50 millimeters   a second until you hit that sweet spot that's  about it it may sound too easy but trust me it   works of course everyone's printer is different  different extruder different nozzle hotend and so   on and so forth so this may be the most universal  method anyway I think it's worth a try anyway guys   thanks for watching if you enjoyed this video you  might enjoy this one next see you soon bye for now

Channel: Z-Made

Views: 28,128

Keywords: 3D printing, Cura slicer, Klipper firmware, G-code, Print speed, Accuracy, Efficiency, Tips and tricks, Optimization, Compatibility issues, Pressure Advance, Input Shaping, Marlin, Moonraker Connection, Klipper Settings Plugin, Acceleration Control, Jerk Control, Slicer settings, Fine-tuning, Retraction distance, Printing quality, Filament boogers, Experimental Settings, Speed Settings, Plugins, API, Sonic Pad, klipper, 3d printing, 3d printer, sonic pad, Creality sonic pad

Id: _Xqm1zod1yo

Length: 9min 27sec (567 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 10 2023