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Mike Morning
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5th Color setup

So I have a machine that I very much customized. I Orginally had a dual extruder setup Single nozzle. Each extrduer uses its own motor and dirver. I added the 3dChamaleon and I replaced one of the extruder motors and used the advanced setup to control extruding. I am basically looking for a 4 color on one extruder and 1 color on the other.


This works fine if I disconnect the second extruder motor and only use the 4 colors. If I use the second motor it becomes the T1 extruder and and I can't seem to get the 5th color to work. Whether is the second color on the Chamelon or the only color on the second extruder.


Ideally I want T0, T1, T2 and T3 on the first extrduer adn T4 on the second extrduer

I am sure there is something in Marlin or Slicer that I am missing but I can't quite seem to figure it out.


Any thoughts on what I should be looking at?

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Thank you so much Bill, I figured you'd have an idea on what I should try and do.


I do have another question sort of. Its about the Advanced option tool change scripts.

First, I am a mechancial engineer, So I can't be much further away from a software coding guy. I truly suck at it.


I've watch the this video many times and mimiced your code for how to handle the color changes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjsBmEEzJY4 At about minute 16 you walk through the code and explain what its doing.


What I've noticed in that where the "; - 3DC Process Tool T{next_extruder} -" for the reverse drive python script for extruder 3 and 4 would only work for loading and unload, but none of the tip shaping and forging and some of the loading, Should it be located higher up on the script?


I noticed its always commented out, is that correct or should the ";" be removed.


I'v also noticed that the python script does not match the text in the script, its missing the T, I updated the python script in the "ignore and flip extruder" section of the python script:

From:

'- 3DC Process Tool 0 -'

To:

'- 3DC Process Tool T0 -'




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