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I have a Monoprice Maker Select Plus, currently using Ultimaker Cura 3.6.0 with the default settings for a Wanhao Duplicator i3 Plus. Right now when a print finishes, the bed retreats towards the back of the machine. I'd rather present the bed forward for easier part removal.

Here is my ending G-Code:

M104 S0      ;extruder heater off 
G91          ;relative positioning
G1 E-1 F300  ;retract the filament a bit before lifting the nozzle, to release some of the pressure
G1 Z+0.5 E-5 X-20 Y-20 F{travel_speed} ;move Z up a bit and retract filament even more
G28 X0 Y0    ;move X/Y to min endstops, so the head is out of the way
M84          ;steppers off
G90          ;absolute positioning

It looks like I need to change that G28 line third from the bottom, but I'm not sure what to change it to. I've not yet done any g-code manipulation of my own. I don't know what units it's using, and it looks like it still has relative positioning, so even then I don't know it's a good idea to just set it for the max size of the bed.

So how can I change this code to move the bed as I want?

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Note that this reference states that:

Because the behavior of G28 is unspecified, it is recommended not to automatically include G28 in your ending GCode. On a Cartesian this will result in damaging the printed object. If you need to move the carriage at the completion of a print, use G0 or G1.

So you need to use a G0 or G1 move.

When using Ultimaker Cura (like many other slicers), there is built in functionality known as keywords with a complete list found here.

The keyword machine_depth is the one that is of use to you, embed this in your end G-code in between curly brackets and it will expand to the bed size of your machine (replacing G28 X0 Y0):

G1 X0 Y{machine_depth}

For me this compiles to (e.g. for my coreXY printer):

G1 X0 Y300

To set the speed, just add the following command prior to the one above:

G1 F2500

Adding this line before the actual move ensures that the speed is constant, if F2500 would have been included in the move command (like G1 X0 Y{machine_depth} F2500), this defines the end speed, it would start moving at the last speed value prior to the move.

This results in adding the following lines in your endscript:

G1 F2500
G1 X0 Y{machine_depth}
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  • $\begingroup$ I just saw a video that used keywords (didn't know what they were so I was confused) and it looks like keywords might change in the near future as 4.0.0 had different key words than 3.6.0. The focus was on the beta 4.0.0 as a whole and not so much on the keyword changes though so I'm not sure what all will be changing. $\endgroup$ – Lux Claridge Feb 6 at 19:26
  • $\begingroup$ Hmm... I plan to upgrade to the first release after 4.0.0 goes stable (they always miss things in QA), so I may wait for that before making the actual change. $\endgroup$ – Joel Coehoorn Feb 6 at 21:29
  • $\begingroup$ @JoelCoehoorn Don't worry, keywords will be there, if not, the competitors would have a huge advantage. They don't want to loose their market share. $\endgroup$ – 0scar♦ Feb 6 at 22:14
  • $\begingroup$ "Adding this line before the actual move ensures that the speed is constant, if F2500 would have been included in the move command (like G1 X0 Y{machine_depth} F2500), this defines the end speed, it would start moving at the last speed value prior to the move." Source? I thought the previous speed should only matter during the acceleration period to the new speed, which should be much shorter than moving the bed to the front. $\endgroup$ – towe Sep 23 at 11:32
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You're correct that the G28 line should be changed. What I would do is the following:

M104 S0 ;extruder heater off 
G91 ;relative positioning
G1 E-1 F300  ;retract the filament a bit before lifting the nozzle, to release some of the pressure
G1 Z+0.5 E-5 X-20 Y-20 F{travel_speed} ;move Z up a bit and retract filament even more
G28 X0 ;move X to min endstop, so the head is out of the way
G90 ;absolute positioning
G1 Y200 ;Move bed forward
M84 ;steppers off

This way your X axis still gets homed after the Z bumps up and before Y moves to present the print.

G28 is the command to home the print head. Your current settings homes the X and Y axes. G1 is a linear movement. One caveat to this change in G-Code is that there needs to be a home command at the start of your prints since you're not homing afterwards anymore. (I believe most slicers default to a G28 at the start AND end of prints so it's not a major concern, but one to be wary of now just in case.)

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    $\begingroup$ Cool. What do I use for the max Y value, given a 200mm bed? Is it just 200? And why G1 instead of G28? $\endgroup$ – Joel Coehoorn Feb 6 at 18:55
  • $\begingroup$ @JoelCoehoorn Sorry, having a caffeine crash and brain farted those particulars. Edited answer to clarify. $\endgroup$ – Lux Claridge Feb 6 at 18:59
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    $\begingroup$ @JoelCoehoorn You can do even better and use the actual bed size, I'll show you in an answer. $\endgroup$ – 0scar♦ Feb 6 at 19:14
  • $\begingroup$ fwiw, I have verified a G28 for all three axes (axixes?) over two commands as part of my start code. $\endgroup$ – Joel Coehoorn Feb 6 at 19:17

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