3D Optimizer - Automagically calibrate your 3D printer?

[@skyrider4789]

Interesting idea for a service! Sorry to see that they're no longer around. I appreciate your bed leveling video (just found) and hope you are well. Thanks.

[@epsil0gue246]

Do you happen to know why they aren't around anymore? I'm not really sure why they're no longer here.

[@markusstaden]

Gyroid Infill is available in Cura as well

[@HobbyHoarder]

No idea how I've missed that, but you're right.

[@1bonebreaker1]

think im pretty much done optimising for my PLA... but wanna print some PET and flex material at some point... and it does take quite a while finding the right settings so this is pretty awsome!

[@HobbyHoarder]

I think that's the best case for this, quickly tuning any new material that you use. Even if you only do the stringing test, that's usually the most annoying thing to fix.

[@agepbiz]

Great video! I definitely need to take a look at the 3d optimizer

[@HobbyHoarder]

Happy to hear :) Now's the best time while it's still in beta and free.

[@cyrieldeneve8522]

This is cool... Thanks for the videos. Would love to see some more!

[@HobbyHoarder]

Working on it :)

[@somekidwithalaptop763]

Also idk why some ppl disliked it,Like this is the best guide ive found on yt, Come on Dont dislike it

[@HobbyHoarder]

Thank you, really appreciate it. I don't bother with dislikes, you can't please everybody.

[@zzing]

I will be looking at that site today. Thanks for posting it two minutes before I looked:)

[@HobbyHoarder]

Happy to help :)

[@zzing]

@@HobbyHoarder First bug of theirs: they won't accept a 0.35mm nozzle. Message sent to them :-).

[@inund8]

Teaching Tech started a website that does something similar as well. That one is free and open source.

[@HobbyHoarder]

That's very good to know, thanks!

[@fernwehmind]

which site is that ?

[@inund8]

@@fernwehmind Google this: teaching tech 3d printer calibration. Its the first result.

[@fernwehmind]

@@inund8 thanks!

[@TimsBitsnPieces]

Today 21 January 2023 when I looked for it, 3D optimizer no longer exists so this is making things hard... I have watched your bed leveling video also and it was great thanks.

[@HobbyHoarder]

Yeah, I think they went out of business I'm afraid. This is the closest thing that I'm aware of: teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html

[@StatusClick]

@@HobbyHoarder the site seems to be working for me. (19 August 2023) Is the new site safe?

[@HobbyHoarder]

@@StatusClick It seems to have been updated, yes. I haven't tried the new one yet, but it seems legitimate to me.

[@ignassungaila5781]

any way to change the presets on printers? i have a heavily upgraded ender 3v2 and id like to try this out

[@andrewchudyk8518]

Nice idea. Still needs a bit of refining. No option for Core XY printer style and no option to include ABL (need to manually add G29 L1) into start gcode.

[@HobbyHoarder]

Yeah, I had to edit my gcode as well, but hopefully they'll fix that soon. It was still worth it though, you only have to do it once for each printer.

[@StumblingBumblingIdiot]

I am gonna have to give it a shot and see how I can improve any of my settings! Thanx for the video It is now 3 days free or 7 day money back guarantee for one of the paid versions.

[@HobbyHoarder]

Ah, ok, that's good to know. You should be ok as long as there are at least a few free days, the tests only take a few hours combined.

[@somekidwithalaptop763]

Thx m8 really helpd

[@davestomper3428]

Great video and good information thanks I did not agree with the comparison of the model you printed before and after model the 3d optimizer looked like it had a few blobs and few shifts

[@HobbyHoarder]

Yeah, it's not perfect yet. That's why I've mentioned that adding a test for wipe/coasting would be great, because those two settings can greatly reduce blobls.

[@maxencedreuillet9486]

Very interesting as always ! 👏

[@HobbyHoarder]

Glad you think so!

[@medyk3D]

Have to try it out. Thanks for the informative video 👍

[@Vladlabs]

great job!

[@HobbyHoarder]

Thanks!

[@cosmo9882]

Thank you👍

[@michaelplaczek9385]

Neat.

[@sitech1234]

When I try printing the G-code on my Prusa MK3s it comes up with an error saying 'file incomplete' and doesn't start printing - seemingly waiting for the bed to reach 0 even though I've set the bed to 90 on the site.

[@HobbyHoarder]

Could be corrupt SD card?

[@sitech1234]

@@HobbyHoarder I've generated the G-code a few times, used different SD cards, I've tried manually setting the temperatures to see if I can convince it to go to the next step. I reached out to them, they asked for the generated G-code, haven't heard back now for 4 days. I had paid for the week - I hope they give me another week when they fix it.

[@tscUnhold]

@@sitech1234 Same happened to me on my MK3S. The generated gcode does not work, because the header of Prusa Slicer is missing. I tried to copy the print moves of the test code into a working Prusa gcode-file and it started printing but only one of those squares squished onto the left side of the bed. I guess I have to fine tune the file and have a careful look at all commands.

[@sitech1234]

@@tscUnhold I'm glad it's not only me. They never did get back to me, despite reaching out to them a few times. I even found the developer on a reddit post (ironically asking for owners of MK3(S) to test the site two months ago) but he/she never responded. Disappointed because I paid money for the service. I've written it off as an unsupported service at this stage. It's a shame because I've been looking for a standard workflow to tune filaments for a while now.

[@tscUnhold]

@@sitech1234 that's indeed very disappointing, I'm using the free trial right now. I used a manual offset to place the gcode in the middle of my printbed and I got 3 of the test squares printed. Unfortunately, the gcode printed all the remaining test squares on top of the first three. So I end up with a useless thick stripe of filament. The generated gcode is flawed in my opinion. I will do some more fiddling with it on the weekend, it's been a while since I tweaked gcode in depth. Maybe I'm missing something. I will keep you guys posted, would be a shame if more Prusa users pay for a useless product in case it really is not working.

[@davidparry4747]

We miss you !! hope you're ok

[@HobbyHoarder]

Hey David, thank you for reaching out! Yep, doing ok on my end; we've had some things going on, plus a big move to a new house, so I couldn't work on any new videos. I'm currently renovating the house now, but I plan on getting back early next year with a more regular schedule. I can't believe it's been so long since my last video! How are you doing?

[@davidparry4747]

@@HobbyHoarder Woohoo!! sounds like great changes. I'm sure you're doing cool stuff in your renovation! Good luck with everything!!

[@jozsefienciu2325]

Hi.For ABS printing in slicer is needed some special adjustance, and on the printer i must change something,the printer recognise the ABS Filament or it's needed some manual settings?

[@HobbyHoarder]

Yes, you have to increase the printing temperature in your slicer, ABS requires much higher temps than PLA. Other than that, not really as far as your slicer is concerned. Just so you know, ABS is really hard to print without warping, so it's highly recommended that you use an enclosure. Even then, it's likely to warp if you print larger objects. ABS+ is a good alternative, because it warps less. PETG is another excellent option, because it's almost as strong as ABS, but doesn't warp.

[@jozsefienciu2325]

@@HobbyHoarder Thnks.so onli in the slicer i need to make modification for ABS?

[@Adrian_Galilea]

The website is dead... did they rebrand or is it trully dead? anyone know?

[@HobbyHoarder]

It's been dead for a while now I'm afraid. Check out TerraCycle, they're offering a similar thing.

[@rauljimenez7252]

@@HobbyHoarder I cant find anything related, can you give me some advice?

[@HobbyHoarder]

@@rauljimenez7252 This is the only thing I could find: teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html

[@orange-micro-fiber9740]

Awesome concept! I'm a bit confused as to the price, tho. That's a question for them tho.

[@Gorf1234]

Looks like you get 10 days using the beta for free, then you have to pay.

[@HobbyHoarder]

I think it was around 30 or 35 days when I first signed up. The number in my video is lower because I've been playing around with it for a few weeks before filming. In any case, now's the best time to give it a try, because it's still free.

[@Gorf1234]

@@HobbyHoarder I just signed up last night and it's ten days (well nine now) for me. Either way it kept me up until 4am tinkering with it. I can definitely see myself signing up for this service on an ongoing basis just because it will pay for itself in unwasted filament.

[@HobbyHoarder]

@@Gorf1234 Ah, ok, I guess I just got lucky by signing up so early. Yeah, I'll use it as well. I'll wait until I have enough printers/filaments that I want to calibrate and then I'll buy the 1-week version and do it all at once. I'd also love to see an open source alternative someday.

[@Danny-we4vz]

The bad thing about this is that once you found out some previous settings are interfering with the current test, then you have to go all the way back and re-evaluate the results if you haven't written them down. For me the retraction distance/speed doesn't work at all, and it's due to me setting the printing temperature too high (220)

[@HobbyHoarder]

If you follow the recommended order, the tests are supposed to build on each other, so you shouldn't have to go back if prior results were ok. Having said that, 220 doesn't sound like too high for me. Sure it's on the higher end for PLA, but should still work just fine.

[@harshvardhantiwari634]

Bro please make video regularly

[@HobbyHoarder]

Yeah, I know :) New video will hopefully be out this weekend, it's almost finished.

[@dleivam]

Thanks for this amazing tip and the website 3doptimizer.com. I created a free account and I tested the 4 basic options; after the tests I downloaded the profile on prusaslicer and it fixed 3 of my biggest problems: first layer, retraction and overall quality. The tests lasted very long because it printed from low speed to the fastest but in the end I'm really happy. The service It's not perfect, it could be improved in several ways, but for me was life saving (I was crazy and very frustrated with my 3d printer problems).

[@HobbyHoarder]

I'm really happy to hear that David, great job! Like you've said, it's not perfect, but I think this is still better than downloading some random profiles from the internet.

[@YoonSooSuh]

Why do you talk like you’re drunk?

[@HobbyHoarder]

It's my special power.