Hi all.
I know there are a couple of plugins out there that'll let you load or unload the filament. However, I have yet to find a plugin that will allow me to select on which extruder. I have a dual extruder setup (E0 and E1).
Does anyone know of a plugin that will allow me to load / unload the extruder of my choosing?
Hello @NMGMarques!
No as I know.
I would be in need for one too.
Ok, the printer menu includes filament load/change/unload but only for rigid filaments. That is way to fast for TPU etc.
The printer menu? You mean the physical printer control board / display? Yeah, I want to avoid that as for some reason whenever i have OctoPrint connected to the printer, if I touch the controls on the printer, it tends to reboot the Marlin controller. So I kind of need to doo it all via OctoPrint.
That's weird! With my Vivedino T-Rex 3 I have not this issue.
Maybe something too close to the reset button inside the case when the USB cable is connected?
Nope. I have had this issue since day one and have spent hours trying to figure it out.
I configured the printer to have multiple (dual) nozzles and tool change appears in "Control" tab without plugins,
Octoprint UI (http://host:6000)
-> conigure (wrench icon)
-> Printer Profiles
-> (your printer name) edit
-> Hotend & Extruders
-> Number of extruders -> 2
-> Single nozle [x]
when this is done in Control you have an html select menu below "Tool (E)" section saying
[Switch Tool...] which permits to select one of the following
[Tool 0]
[Tool 1]
It blames the protocol for an inability to know the tool in use, but 0 is he default after boot, then each T0 T1 gcode command gives also in output a confirmation that the tool selected is the one chosen, so Octoprint might not be sure which tool is currently active due to plug and unplug but it can give a guess based on its status and preceding dialogue as is the one which open the serial connection and can keep attention and memorize T0 and T1 commands.