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Makerbot GCODE commands explained

This is a list of GCODE commands the makerbot is using with v3 electronics.

G21Set values to Metric
M104 S220 T0Set temperature to 220 celcius
G90Absolute positioning
G92 X0 Y0 Z0Set current point to be the 0,0,0
G0 Z15Move up 1.5 cm for test extrusion
M108 S255Set extruder speed to 255 (max)
M6 T0Wait for tool to heat up
G04 P5000Wait 5 seconds
M101Extruder on, forward
M103Extruder off
G0 Z0Go to Z=0
G28???
M105
G1 X-15.77 Y15.47 Z0.36 F600.0Move to point...

 

Resolving Glitches

One glitch i had was that my extruder would sometimes not extrude while it should be extruding. It looked like it missed a M101 command! I found the same error in this Makerbot Forum Thread

Plastic jamming up...

Start and end codes

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