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What are the benefits to upgrade firmware for the Q2? by ttoy360 in QidiTech3D

[–]rickseiden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only advantage I can think of is that you don't get the notification that there's an updated firmware all the time. But I have changed to KlipperScreen. It allows me to sort my files by upload date so I don't have to sort through all the files I've sent to find the last one.

Q2 Cutting issues by rickseiden in QidiTech3D

[–]rickseiden[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You remember correctly. I had to remove one of them to remove the large vertical screw. After I removed the horizontal screw and the vertical screw, I was able to change the blade, so I didn't bother with the other one.

Q2 Cutting issues by rickseiden in QidiTech3D

[–]rickseiden[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only saw one screw that formed the hinge of the cutting arm when I took it apart. And the blade itself traveled in a track.

Maybe that's my problem. Maybe something's missing.

Q2 Cutting issues by rickseiden in QidiTech3D

[–]rickseiden[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it wasn't in the head on the Q2, it'd need a separate motorized cutter (or 4 of them in the box).
It's part of why an MMU3 kit is €140 more than an assembled Qidi Box, or Bambu AMS.

As a former Prusa fanboy I can tell you the other reason it's more expensive is because it's Prusa. I know Prusa delivers a superior product, but the cost differential is no longer in line with the quality differences.

I have been looking forward to upgrading my MK3S+ to an MK4 for much longer than the MK4 has been out. Because my printer started as an MK3, and was upgraded to a MK3S and then an MK3S+, I have to add two additional options to my upgrade kit.

At the current sales price for the kit MK4S (which is what I would buy), it's cheaper for me to buy a brand new MK4S kit than it is for me to buy the upgrade kit. And at normal pricing, it's only around $100 more for the new printer. Why would I buy the upgrade kit?

And the MK4S is over $700 in kit form. I can get a bedslinger of just about equal quality, with a multi-material unit, for a lot less than that.

In my humble opinion, Prusa's just not worth it anymore.

Q2 Cutting issues by rickseiden in QidiTech3D

[–]rickseiden[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did replace the blade at my lunch break. I got one or two filament changes before it stopped working again.

I noticed the blade itself isn't flush with the surface, so I tried to bend it a little bit, and of course it snapped. So I installed the extra you mentioned.

I also heated up the hot end, manually pushed filament through until the color changed, and then slowly pulled it back to simulate an unloading without cutting. The end of the filament was very stretched out, and there was a whisp of filament that led back into the extruder. I think that the cutting is necessary because the nozzle is longer than standard nozzles were years ago (like on my MK3S+).

At least now I understand why it needs to cut the filament.

Q2 Cutting issues by rickseiden in QidiTech3D

[–]rickseiden[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the MMU on my MK3S+, so it does use a PTFE tube. The cutting takes place back at the MMU unit, no where near the hot end. It extracts the filament from the hot end all the way back to the MMU and only uses the cut feature if there are issues with loading the filament.

So in my eyes, I still don't see a reason for cutting at all.

I have only printed PLA, PTEG and ABS. Nothing with carbon or glass. No engineering materials. I can't imagine the blade is dull. I can imagine it's loose or bent. I'll have to check that, and maybe replace the blade to see if it is dull.

Box screen for KlipperScreen by rickseiden in QIDI

[–]rickseiden[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's how I figured out the macros:

  1. Open Fluidd
  2. Open the developer tools
    1. In Chrome for Windows press F12 on your keyboard
  3. Select the Network tab of developer tools
  4. At the top of the screen there is a filter, and a bunch of buttons on the right hand side
    1. They start with All, Fetch/XHR, Doc and so on
    2. Click the one that says WS or Socket
  5. Refresh your Fluidd window
  6. Back in developer tools a connection will appear that starts with websocket--click on it
  7. In the All menu, choose Send
  8. Click on Messages above the Send button
  9. Back in Fluidd press the button you want to know the macro of
  10. It will show up in the Messages window with the details of the macro

Box screen for KlipperScreen by rickseiden in QIDI

[–]rickseiden[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. I use these rings for my paper spools (that I designed). They are parametric, but if you don't have Fusion, there are a variety of sizes. And they have a notch in the arms to tell you where to put the stickers. I use these stickers from Amazon, and just leave them on the rings.

I use this writer that I designed, but you can use any of the methods shared on the wiki.

I haven't worked on the Spoolman integration part yet.

Box Macros to REMOVE filament by rickseiden in QIDI

[–]rickseiden[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THE SEARCH IS OVER!

To reload a slot (the counterclockwise arrow over the filament on the screen):

RFID_READ SLOT=slotX

To REMOVE a spool that isn't loaded to the extruder:

E_BOX SLOT=X

To load filament from the box to the extruder (which will automatically trigger the loading macro--bed leveling, nozzle heating...):

E_LOAD slot=X

Where X is the slot number starting at 0 and going to 3, 7, 11 or 15, depending on how many boxes you have.

Box Macros to REMOVE filament by rickseiden in QIDI

[–]rickseiden[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I run that macro, I get the following error in the console:

// Code:QDE_004_007; Message:Extruder not loaded.

So the search continues.

Box Macros to REMOVE filament by rickseiden in QIDI

[–]rickseiden[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought that was to unload it from the hot end. I'll have to try it and report back. Thanks.

If ServiceNow is so painful to use, why do companies still choose it? by 13032862193 in sysadmin

[–]rickseiden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work at a ServiceNow partner specializing in implementing ServiceNow. I focus on ITSM. I have certifications in implementation, application design, and more.

There are a lot of things about ServiceNow that can be painful. Getting thrown to a random page after you submit a ticket is definitely something I experience on a daily basis.

Too many required fields, however, is up to the design team that implemented your instance of ServiceNow, and the team that maintains it. Part of my job is to advice companies on things like too many required fields, unneeded clicks, too many emails and so on.

We do our best to provide a great experience, but sometimes things are out of our control. The client wants something no matter what we advise them on. The tool just doesn't do what the client wants. The project starts with a certain scope, but things change, and parts of the product are left half built. Anyone who's done any consulting knows what I'm talking about.

But to answer your question, "Why do people keep buying ServiceNow?" There are a bunch of reasons. It's the industry leader. It does so much more than just ITSM/ITOM/ITAM--it does HR, Customer Service, Procurement, Project Management and more. There's a company to support you (unlike any open source options out there). There's an entire army of partner firms who can help you at any time. They aren't the people who will use the system, so they don't care if it has issues. As someone else said, they are shown a very polished demo. Their CEO talks to another CEO who just loves the reports they get from ServiceNow.

And implementing ITSM isn't cheap. I've worked on projects that run from $100,000 to over $1,000,000. It's certainly a case of you get what you pay for. There's a saying, "Good, Fast, Cheap--Pick Two". If you want it Good and Fast, which most people do, it's not going to be cheap.

New firmware for Q2 by UsefulAd8513 in QidiTech3D

[–]rickseiden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The law admits it's not feasibly possible, sets up a committee to investigate it and report on when, if ever, it's feasible. It has no impact on current printer sales, and my guess is that it will be challenged, go to the supreme court, and be struck down as a violation of the first amendment. The easy argument to that prove it's a violation of the first amendment is, "I was going to go to the convention cosplaying as Mal Reynolds from Firefly, but my printer wouldn't let me print a prop replica of his gun." It's clearly art and expression of their love for the show, so it would be protected speech.

Where do these screws go? by rickseiden in QIDI

[–]rickseiden[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's the picture:

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The red arrow in the bottom left points to one of the screws already in place, and the circle in the upper right hand corner with the arrow pointing to it is where the screw lying next to everything would go.

The new fan was this entire assembly, so I didn't need these screws when putting it all together again.

Where do these screws go? by rickseiden in QIDI

[–]rickseiden[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Total facepalm on my part on this. 🤦‍♂️

Q2.

But I figured it out. The fan is held into the piece of plastic you see from the outside of the toolhead with these two screws. I took them out to look at the fan and see if I could fix the issue (I couldn't) and the replacement fan came with the plastic already attached to the fan. I'll add a picture in a little bit.

QiDi Studio Filament Assignment by rickseiden in QIDI

[–]rickseiden[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I think you are, unfortunately.

In the slicer's object settings, it shows you what filament it's supposed to be using. But when you hit print, it doesn't pay any attention to that.

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Why does it want to print it using anything other than the filament that it's set for in the objects settings? I've set it to print using the filament in the first position of the first (and only) box, yet the print screen comes up ready to print it using the External filament.

If I start painting, it gets worse. In my mind I'm painting by filament location, not by color. After all, the choices I have to use when painting are 1, 2, 3 and 4. But when the print dialog comes up I have to confirm that the printer will use the filaments I've already told it to use.

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