Difference between revisions of "Component: 3D Printer (Scenarios)"
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==Component Source Code==  | ==Component Source Code==  | ||
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| + | Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wikicopy/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_3D_Printer.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_3D_Printer.fcfx]  | ||
Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_3D_Printer.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_3D_Printer.fcfx]  | Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_3D_Printer.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_3D_Printer.fcfx]  | ||
==Detailed description==  | ==Detailed description==  | ||
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==Examples==  | ==Examples==  | ||
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==Macro reference==  | ==Macro reference==  | ||
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| + | {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ClearPrevPrint'''  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Clears all of the content from any previous print cycles.   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''  | ||
| + | |}  | ||
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| + | |||
| + | {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ControlPrintHead'''  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Controls the print extruder which plots the location of the print head as the head moves. If Enable = 0 then the extruder is disabled If Enable != 0 then the extruder is enabled   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Enable  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Controls if the extruder is active or not   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''  | ||
| + | |}  | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''MoveByXYZ'''  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Moves the print head by the amount specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation.   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-s16-icon.png]] - INT  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | X  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" |    | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-s16-icon.png]] - INT  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Y  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" |    | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-s16-icon.png]] - INT  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Z  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" |    | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''  | ||
| + | |}  | ||
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| + | |||
| + | {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetMovementSpeed'''  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Allows the movement speed to be set progmatically. Range 0 - 100   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Speed  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Speed control (0 - 100)   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''  | ||
| + | |}  | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''MoveToHome'''  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Returns the print head to the start position (0,0,0)   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''  | ||
| + | |}  | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''MoveToXYZ'''  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Moves the print head to the specific location specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation.   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | X  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" |    | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Y  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" |    | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Z  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" |    | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''  | ||
| + | |}  | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''MoveByXYZReal'''  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Moves the print head by the amount specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation.   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | X  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" |    | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Y  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" |    | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Z  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" |    | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''  | ||
| + | |}  | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetMovementSpeedReal'''  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Allows the movement speed to be set progmatically. Range 0.0 - 100.0   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Speed  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Speed control (0 - 100)   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''  | ||
| + | |}  | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''MoveToXYZReal'''  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Moves the print head to the specific location specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation.   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | X  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" |    | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Y  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" |    | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Z  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" |    | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''  | ||
| + | |}  | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Sets up the 3D printer component by homing, clearing old print data and assigning the movement speed.   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''  | ||
| + | |}  | ||
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| + | ==Property reference==  | ||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-1-icon.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Bed Colour  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Specifies the colour of the print bed.   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-1-icon.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Print Colour  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Specifies the colour of the print output.   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-14-icon.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Print Speed (0-100)  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Specifies the speed of the printer movements. 100 = as fast as possible.   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Print Type  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Specifies how the print is drawn. Object based - uses panel primitives to build up the 3D object, useful for simulated interaction e.g. the formula flowcode and the maze solving example. Point cloud based - uses the point cloud interface to allow complex objects to be built without slowing down the panel interface.   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Print Size  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Specifies the size of a single print object.   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-12-icon.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Print Shape  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Specifies the shape of the print object.   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Max Print Dimensions  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-14-icon.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | X Width  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Printer dimensions X axis   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-14-icon.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Y Length  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Printer dimensions Y axis   | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-14-icon.png]]  | ||
| + | | width="90%" | Z Height  | ||
| + | |-  | ||
| + | | colspan="2" | Printer dimensions Z axis   | ||
| + | |}==Macro reference==  | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"  | {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"  | ||
Revision as of 15:19, 20 January 2023
| Author | Matrix Ltd | 
| Version | 1.4 | 
| Category | Scenarios | 
Contents
3D Printer component
A simulation only version of a very basic 3D printer such as a standard RepRap.
Component Source Code
Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_3D_Printer.fcfx
Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_3D_Printer.fcfx
Detailed description
No detailed description exists yet for this component
Examples
3D Print Using Standard 3D Printer CAD file
A simulated 3D print using an external G code file from an actual 3D printer. The G code file must be placed into the same directory as the Flowcode project to work correctly.
G-Code_Parser
File:Batman.G
3D Maze Generator
A simple 3D maze generator using the 3D printer component to draw the maze.
Maze_Builder_3DP
Macro reference
| ClearPrevPrint | |
| Clears all of the content from any previous print cycles. | |
| Return | |
| MoveByXYZ | |
| Moves the print head by the amount specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation. | |
| X | |
| Y | |
| Z | |
| Return | |
| SetMovementSpeed | |
| Allows the movement speed to be set progmatically. Range 0 - 100 | |
| Speed | |
| Speed control (0 - 100) | |
| Return | |
| MoveToHome | |
| Returns the print head to the start position (0,0,0) | |
| Return | |
| MoveToXYZ | |
| Moves the print head to the specific location specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation. | |
| X | |
| Y | |
| Z | |
| Return | |
| MoveByXYZReal | |
| Moves the print head by the amount specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation. | |
| X | |
| Y | |
| Z | |
| Return | |
| SetMovementSpeedReal | |
| Allows the movement speed to be set progmatically. Range 0.0 - 100.0 | |
| Speed | |
| Speed control (0 - 100) | |
| Return | |
| MoveToXYZReal | |
| Moves the print head to the specific location specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation. | |
| X | |
| Y | |
| Z | |
| Return | |
| Initialise | |
| Sets up the 3D printer component by homing, clearing old print data and assigning the movement speed. | |
| Return | |
Property reference
==Macro reference==
| ClearPrevPrint | |
| Clears all of the content from any previous print cycles. | |
| Return | |
| MoveByXYZ | |
| Moves the print head by the amount specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation. | |
| X | |
| Y | |
| Z | |
| Return | |
| SetMovementSpeed | |
| Allows the movement speed to be set progmatically. Range 0 - 100 | |
| Speed | |
| Speed control (0 - 100) | |
| Return | |
| MoveToHome | |
| Returns the print head to the start position (0,0,0) | |
| Return | |
| MoveToXYZ | |
| Moves the print head to the specific location specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation. | |
| X | |
| Y | |
| Z | |
| Return | |
| MoveByXYZReal | |
| Moves the print head by the amount specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation. | |
| X | |
| Y | |
| Z | |
| Return | |
| SetMovementSpeedReal | |
| Allows the movement speed to be set progmatically. Range 0.0 - 100.0 | |
| Speed | |
| Speed control (0 - 100) | |
| Return | |
| MoveToXYZReal | |
| Moves the print head to the specific location specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation. | |
| X | |
| Y | |
| Z | |
| Return | |
| Initialise | |
| Sets up the 3D printer component by homing, clearing old print data and assigning the movement speed. | |
| Return | |
Property reference
==Macro reference==
| ClearPrevPrint | |
| Clears all of the content from any previous print cycles. | |
| Return | |
| MoveByXYZ | |
| Moves the print head by the amount specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation. | |
| X | |
| Y | |
| Z | |
| Return | |
| SetMovementSpeed | |
| Allows the movement speed to be set progmatically. Range 0 - 100 | |
| Speed | |
| Speed control (0 - 100) | |
| Return | |
| MoveToHome | |
| Returns the print head to the start position (0,0,0) | |
| Return | |
| MoveToXYZ | |
| Moves the print head to the specific location specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation. | |
| X | |
| Y | |
| Z | |
| Return | |
| MoveByXYZReal | |
| Moves the print head by the amount specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation. | |
| X | |
| Y | |
| Z | |
| Return | |
| SetMovementSpeedReal | |
| Allows the movement speed to be set progmatically. Range 0.0 - 100.0 | |
| Speed | |
| Speed control (0 - 100) | |
| Return | |
| MoveToXYZReal | |
| Moves the print head to the specific location specified in the axis variables using linear interpolation. | |
| X | |
| Y | |
| Z | |
| Return | |
| Initialise | |
| Sets up the 3D printer component by homing, clearing old print data and assigning the movement speed. | |
| Return | |
