I have a FlashForge Creator Pro Printer. I cannot print two colors (one color printing works very well). Any idea how to make it work? Am I missing the g-code generation or something else? I also want to know the name of the software package used to produce the g-code.
I have a FlashForge Creator Pro Printer. I cannot print two colors (one color printing works very well). Any idea how to make it work? Am I missing the g-code generation or something else? I also want to know the name of the software package used to produce the g-code.
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Hi Surendra, you’ll need slicing software that’s aware of the ability to print two colours - many people use Simplify 3D for this and it works well with the Creator Pro. You’ll also need to have a model where the different colours are distinct, different STLs which are combined within Simplify 3D before slicing.
Getting good two-colour prints can be tricky, it’s at least twice as difficult as getting a good single colour print, so be prepared to do a fair bit of research and a lot of trial and error before you get the best results.
I don’t know what type of slicer you use so I don’t know if you can set to different profiles but you will have to have to separate models and set them on separate profiles that are set to the separate heads.
Simplify3d does this very well with the Dual-Extrusion Wizard.
Dual extrusion is orders of magnitude more difficult than single. Any commercially available machines with this feature are for the most advanced tinkerer, as there is no easy plug&play way to implement the hardware. I have built several and the hardware is the easy part. I don’t mean to be harsh but your question is so extraordinarily vague relative to subject you’re inquiring about that anyone who could help you would not even know where to begin.
-Jesse
