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Easy Delta Leveling with Octoprint

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Publication date 2021-02-04 at 14:57
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Published to Thingiverse on: 2020-03-01 at 09:33
Design number 284383

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These are the custom controls that I use to quickly level and calibrate my delta 3d printer using Octoprint.

Steps:

1 - log into your octoprint instance and backup the ~/.octoprint/config.yaml file.
2 - move the deltaFastLeveling.gcode to the ~/.octoprint/scripts/gcode/custom/ directory.
3 - copy and paste the three groups "preheat, calibrate and input" to the "controls" section of your ~/.octoprint/config.yaml file.
4 - restart your octoprint instance.

Yaml can be very unforgiving if you don't get the indention just right. That's why I recommend backing up your config.yaml file just in case. If you're greeted with an error message after restarting your octoprint instance you can simply restore the backup and restart again.

My goal here isn't to give a full tutorial on how to level and calibrate a delta printer, but to share these tools that have saved me countless key strokes into a terminal. I separated the sections into the different files just in case somebody wanted to add just one section to their setup, but FullList.yaml is the only one you really need.

Also included is the "diagonal_rod_length.ods" spreadsheet that I use to get the rod length setting just right.

The "Fast Leveling" button just brings your hot end and print bed up to temp and places your nozzle at Z0 near each tower. Use a small piece of paper between the nozzle and print bed to judge which carriage needs to be adjusted for height. Be mindful that the nozzle and print bed will stay heated up afterwards and will need to be turned off if you aren't going to print anything.

If you need help adjusting any of the settings to make them specific to your printer, or suggestions to improve this, I'd be glad to hear from you.

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