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# Print start and end: PRINT_WARMUP, PRINT_START, PRINT_END
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# Macros
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# OrcaSlicer calls PRINT_WARMUP and then PRINT_START. HEAT_SOAK at the end of
# PRINT_WARMUP pauses the print file and resumes it when the soak is done, so
# PRINT_START runs on a soaked bed:
# PRINT_WARMUP bed heats while the nozzle cools and the printer homes,
# wait for the bed, HEAT_SOAK
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# PRINT_START QGL, Z, contact Z calibration, mesh, load the initial tool,
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# PA for all lanes, XY reference
# The filament is loaded after the Z calibration, so the contact always
# touches a clean nozzle that has not been oozing at 150C for minutes.
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# Chamber prints are the exception: PRINT_WARMUP loads and purges the first
# tool before the chamber heats (_LOAD_FOR_CHAMBER), retracted for the soak;
# BLOBIFIER_CLEAN cleans the nozzle before the contact.
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[gcode_macro PRINT_WARMUP]
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description: Print start before HEAT_SOAK: home while the bed heats, wait for the bed, soak
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gcode:
{% set target_bed = params.BED|int %}
{% set target_chamber = params.CHAMBER|default("0")|int %}
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{% set initial_tool = params.TOOL|default("0")|int %}
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RESET_FAILURE
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CLEAR_PAUSE
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# Clear what an earlier print or error left on the display
M117
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_LIGHTS_ON
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UPDATE_DELAYED_GCODE ID = _delayed_motors_off DURATION=0
BED_MESH_CLEAR
SET_GCODE_OFFSET Z=0
SKEW_PROFILE LOAD=Califlower
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M106 S0
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# Bed first, so it heats during the rest of the warmup
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{% if target_bed < 60 %}
RESPOND MSG = "Using PID for <60°C bed"
SET_HEATER_TEMPERATURE HEATER=heater_bed TARGET={target_bed} PID_KP=33.606 PID_KI=0.694 PID_KD=407.058
{% else %}
RESPOND MSG="Using PID for ≥60°C bed"
SET_HEATER_TEMPERATURE HEATER=heater_bed TARGET={target_bed} pid_Kp=46.843 pid_Ki=2.002 pid_Kd=274.034
{% endif %}
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# Only to get the toolhead over the bed for the soak; the Z that counts
# is the contact calibration in PRINT_START on the soaked bed
_STATUS STATE = homing
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# HOME homes Z with Beacon contact: wait for a steady nozzle temperature,
# a nozzle still heating spreads the contact samples (6 restarts seen)
_NOZZLE_CONTACT_TEMP WAIT=1
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RESPOND MSG="homing"
HOME
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{% if target_chamber > 30 %}
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_LOAD_FOR_CHAMBER TOOL={initial_tool}
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{% endif %}
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_GUARD_ON PHASE=warmup_park
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G1 X175 Y175 Z5 F1200
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_GUARD_OFF
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_STATUS STATE = heating_bed
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{% if target_bed > 0 %}
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RESPOND MSG="heating"
M190 S{target_bed}
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{% endif %}
{% if target_chamber > 30 %}
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RESPOND MSG = "waiting for chamber temperature"
M141 S{target_chamber}
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M106 S255
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# Unreachable SOAK_TEMP + CANCEL='_NOTHING': soaks until the TIMEOUT, then continues the print
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HEAT_SOAK HEATER='heater_bed' TARGET={target_bed} SOAKER='temperature_sensor chamber' SOAK_TEMP={target_chamber} TIMEOUT=60 CANCEL='_NOTHING'
{% else %}
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RESPOND MSG="waiting for bed core temperature"
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HEAT_SOAK HEATER='heater_bed' TARGET={target_bed} SOAKER='temperature_sensor bed_core' SOAK_TEMP={target_bed - 5} TIMEOUT=30 CANCEL='_NOTHING'
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{% endif %}
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# With the chamber heated, filament in the toolhead path softens: a PLA lane
# still loaded softens in the PTFE tube, and the piece of PLA that a cut
# unload leaves below the cutter softens in the extruder and jams the next
# load (seen: PLA unloaded, ASA jammed after the soak). The piece stays until
# the next load, so an empty toolhead can have it too. For a chamber print,
# load the print's first tool and purge it now, before the chamber heats:
# the purge at the new filament's temperature pushes the leftover out.
# AFC unloads a loaded lane back into the Box Turtle, outside the chamber.
[gcode_macro _LOAD_FOR_CHAMBER]
description: Before a chamber soak: load and purge TOOL (the print's first tool) unless its lane is already loaded
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gcode:
{% set tool = 'T' ~ params.TOOL|default(0)|int %}
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{% if 'AFC' in printer %}
{% set cur = printer.AFC.current_load %}
{% set ns = namespace(lane=none) %}
{% for l in printer.AFC.lanes if ('AFC_stepper ' ~ l) in printer and printer['AFC_stepper ' ~ l].map == tool %}
{% set ns.lane = l %}
{% endfor %}
{% if ns.lane is none %}
_ERROR MSG="Chamber heating: no AFC lane is mapped to {tool}, print stopped before the chamber heats" DISPLAY="No lane for {tool}, print stopped"
{% elif cur != ns.lane %}
{% set new = printer['AFC_stepper ' ~ ns.lane] %}
# Hot enough to unload the old filament and to purge the new one
{% set temps = [new.extruder_temp|default(0, true)|int, printer.configfile.settings.extruder.min_extrude_temp|int + 20] %}
{% if cur and ('AFC_stepper ' ~ cur) in printer %}
{% set temps = temps + [printer['AFC_stepper ' ~ cur].extruder_temp|default(0, true)|int] %}
RESPOND MSG="Chamber heating: unloading {cur} ({printer['AFC_stepper ' ~ cur].material}), loading and purging {ns.lane} ({new.material}, {tool}) before the chamber heats"
{% else %}
RESPOND MSG="Chamber heating: loading and purging {ns.lane} ({new.material}, {tool}) before the chamber heats"
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{% endif %}
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M109 S{temps|max}
{tool}
_LOAD_FOR_CHAMBER_VERIFY LANE={ns.lane}
{% endif %}
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{% endif %}
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# Separate macro: rendered after the tool change has run. AFC pauses on a
# failed load instead of raising an error, so check the result here: a
# failed load stops the print before the chamber heats.
[gcode_macro _LOAD_FOR_CHAMBER_VERIFY]
description: Helper for _LOAD_FOR_CHAMBER: stop the print when LANE is not loaded, else retract and cool the nozzle for the soak
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gcode:
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{% if printer.AFC.current_load ! = params.LANE %}
_ERROR MSG="Chamber heating: {params.LANE} could not be loaded ({printer.AFC.current_load or 'nothing'} in the toolhead), print stopped before the chamber heats" DISPLAY="Load failed, print stopped"
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{% else %}
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# New filament, just purged: a retract remembered for the old one is
# gone. Retract so it does not ooze during the soak; PRINT_START
# undoes it over the bucket.
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SAVE_VARIABLE VARIABLE=nozzle_retract VALUE=0
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_NOZZLE_RETRACT
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M104 S150
{% endif %}
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# Beacon contact refuses a nozzle above contact_max_hotend_temperature (180C)
[gcode_macro _NOZZLE_CONTACT_TEMP]
description: Nozzle to 150C for Beacon contact; wait only while it is above MAXIMUM (default 170C), WAIT = 1 also waits until it is at least 145C
gcode:
{% set max = params.MAXIMUM|default(170)|float %}
{% set heat = params.WAIT|default(0)|int == 1 %}
M104 S150
{% if heat %}
TEMPERATURE_WAIT SENSOR=extruder MINIMUM=145 MAXIMUM={max}
{% elif printer.extruder.temperature > max %}
RESPOND MSG="Nozzle at {printer.extruder.temperature|round|int}C, waiting until it is below {max|int}C"
TEMPERATURE_WAIT SENSOR=extruder MAXIMUM={max}
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{% endif %}
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# AFC heats for a tool change from the print file's per-tool temperatures.
# When the loaded lane's tool number is not in that list (for example lane5 =
# T4 loaded, single-colour print with only T0), AFC does not heat at all and
# the unload fails below min_extrude_temp. Heat for the loaded filament first.
[gcode_macro _HEAT_FOR_LOADED_LANE]
description: Heat to the loaded lane's filament temperature before changing to another tool
gcode:
{% set tool = 'T' ~ params.TOOL|default(0)|int %}
{% set cur = printer.AFC.current_load %}
{% if cur and ('AFC_stepper ' ~ cur) in printer %}
{% set lane = printer['AFC_stepper ' ~ cur] %}
{% if lane.map != tool %}
{% set min_temp = printer.configfile.settings.extruder.min_extrude_temp|int + 20 %}
{% set temp = [lane.extruder_temp|default(0, true)|int, min_temp]|max %}
RESPOND MSG="Heating to {temp}C to unload {cur} ({lane.material}) before {tool}"
M109 S{temp}
{% endif %}
{% endif %}
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[gcode_macro _NOTHING]
gcode:
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RESUME_BASE
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[gcode_macro PRINT_START]
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description: Print start after HEAT_SOAK: QGL, Z calibration, mesh, load the initial tool, PA
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gcode:
{% set target_extruder = params.EXTRUDER|int %}
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{% set initial_tool = params.TOOL|default("0")|int %}
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RESPOND MSG = "print start macro continued"
_LIGHTS_ON
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M106 S0
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# The last homing was before the soak: check that Z still matches the
# Beacon before the gantry goes low. MAX=1.0: the soak itself drifts Z
# a few tenths; the console line shows how much.
_Z_CHECK MAX = 1.0
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# The bed is soaked now: level and calibrate Z on the final geometry
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_STATUS STATE = leveling
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RESPOND MSG="quad gantry level"
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# Nozzle guard (bd_pressure) on while nothing should touch the nozzle
_GUARD_ON PHASE=qgl
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QUAD_GANTRY_LEVEL
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# QGL moved the Z steppers and the frame drifted during the soak: home Z
# again (proximity, on the model of the contact homing in PRINT_WARMUP)
# before the brush takes the nozzle below Z0
_GUARD_ON PHASE=z_home
G28 Z
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# Own phase, log only: the bristles press on the nozzle (peak 47,
# 4 reads above 30 in a row), stop mode would shut down every start
_GUARD_ON PHASE = brush MODE=log
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BLOBIFIER_CLEAN
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_GUARD_OFF
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_STATUS STATE=calibrating_z
_NOZZLE_CONTACT_TEMP WAIT=1
G28 Z METHOD=CONTACT CALIBRATE=1 ; calibrate z offset and beacon model hot
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_STATUS STATE = meshing
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RESPOND MSG="meshing"
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_GUARD_ON PHASE=mesh
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BED_MESH_CALIBRATE RUNS=2 ; bed mesh in scan mode
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# From here on the nozzle extrudes and AFC cuts and loads: guard off
_GUARD_OFF
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# Heat over the bucket, then undo the retracts of the previous PRINT_END
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_STATUS STATE = heating_extruder
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BLOBIFIER_PARK
M109 S{target_extruder}
_NOZZLE_UNRETRACT
# Load the initial tool (unloading another lane needs that lane's temperature)
_HEAT_FOR_LOADED_LANE TOOL = {initial_tool}
T{initial_tool}
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PA_CALIBRATE_ALL_LANES LANES = "lane1,lane2,lane3,lane4,lane5"
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# A calibration can leave another lane loaded, and every cached lane
# sets its PA: load the initial tool again and apply its PA
T{initial_tool}
_PA_APPLY_LOADED_LANE
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M109 S{target_extruder}
SET_GCODE_OFFSET Z = -0.00 ; squish
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BLOBIFIER_CLEAN
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# XY reference for AFC_XY_SAFETY_CHECK (homes X and Y; Z stays from the
# contact calibration)
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_AFC_STORE_HOME_REFERENCE
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# bdwidth is not used while printing: its motion reading stays at 0 and its
# per-reading width compensation made the flow jump between 77 and 119%.
# To use it again: SET_BDWIDTH NAME=fila_width_0 COMMAND=ENABLE_WIDTH
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RESPOND MSG = "starting"
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_STATUS STATE=printing
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[gcode_macro PRINT_END]
# Use PRINT_END for the slicer ending script - please customise for your slicer of choice
gcode:
# safe anti-stringing move coords
{% set th = printer.toolhead %}
{% set x_safe = th.position.x + 20 * (1 if th.axis_maximum.x - th.position.x > 20 else -1) %}
{% set y_safe = th.position.y + 20 * (1 if th.axis_maximum.y - th.position.y > 20 else -1) %}
{% set z_safe = [th.position.z + 2, th.axis_maximum.z]|min %}
SAVE_GCODE_STATE NAME=STATE_PRINT_END
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_LIGHTS_ON
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M400 ; wait for buffer to clear
G92 E0 ; zero the extruder
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_NOZZLE_RETRACT ; so the nozzle does not leak while cooling down
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TURN_OFF_HEATERS
iHEATER_OFF ; Turns off the chamber heater
G90 ; absolute positioning
G0 X{x_safe} Y{y_safe} Z{z_safe} F20000 ; move nozzle to remove stringing
G0 X{th.axis_maximum.x//2} Y{th.axis_maximum.y - 5} F3600 ; park nozzle at rear
M107 ; turn off fan
#SET_PIN PIN=caselight VALUE=0.03
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_STATUS STATE = part_ready
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UPDATE_DELAYED_GCODE ID = _delayed_motors_off DURATION=3600
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RESTORE_GCODE_STATE NAME = STATE_PRINT_END
# After the restore: RESTORE_GCODE_STATE also restores the flow (M221)
_PRINT_CLEANUP
# End-of-print cleanup shared by PRINT_END and CANCEL_PRINT
[gcode_macro _PRINT_CLEANUP]
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description: Heaters (incl. chamber heater) and part fan off, flow back to 100%, bdwidth off, mesh and skew cleared, nozzle guard off
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gcode:
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_GUARD_OFF ; a print start that failed while it was armed
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TURN_OFF_HEATERS
iHEATER_OFF ; stops the chamber heater control loop too
M107
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{% if 'bdwidth fila_width_0' in printer %}
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SET_BDWIDTH NAME = fila_width_0 COMMAND=DISABLE ; also sets M221 S100
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{% endif %}
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M221 S100
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BED_MESH_CLEAR
SET_SKEW CLEAR=1
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{% if 'gcode_macro _PURGE_CHECK_CFG' in printer %}
SET_GCODE_VARIABLE MACRO=_PURGE_CHECK_CFG VARIABLE=ignore_missing_sensor VALUE=False
{% endif %}
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# Retract/unretract that is remembered across prints and restarts.
# Klipper's G10 only retracts once until a G11, and nothing sends G11 here,
# so G10 in PRINT_WARMUP used up the retract and PRINT_END's G10 did nothing.
# _NOZZLE_RETRACT adds to the saved variable nozzle_retract, _NOZZLE_UNRETRACT
# extrudes that amount again (over the bucket, in PRINT_START) and clears it.
[gcode_macro _NOZZLE_RETRACT]
description: Retract LENGTH mm (default variable_length) and remember it for _NOZZLE_UNRETRACT; EXTRA = mm already retracted elsewhere, only remembered
variable_length: 5.0 # end-of-print retract; more stops leaking, too much can jam (PLA/heat creep)
variable_max_total: 15.0 # never remember more than this in total
gcode:
{% set length = params.LENGTH|default(length)|float %}
{% set extra = params.EXTRA|default(0)|float %}
{% set done = printer.save_variables.variables.nozzle_retract|default(0)|float %}
{% set length = [length, max_total - done - extra]|min %}
{% if length > 0 and printer.extruder.can_extrude %}
SAVE_GCODE_STATE NAME=_nozzle_retract
M83
G1 E-{length} F1800
RESTORE_GCODE_STATE NAME=_nozzle_retract
{% else %}
{% set length = 0 %}
{% endif %}
{% if length + extra > 0 %}
SAVE_VARIABLE VARIABLE=nozzle_retract VALUE={[done + extra + length, max_total]|min}
{% endif %}
[gcode_macro _NOZZLE_UNRETRACT]
description: Extrude what _NOZZLE_RETRACT retracted (call over the bucket, nozzle hot)
gcode:
{% set done = printer.save_variables.variables.nozzle_retract|default(0)|float %}
{% if done > 0 %}
{% if printer.extruder.can_extrude %}
SAVE_GCODE_STATE NAME=_nozzle_unretract
M83
G1 E{done} F300
RESTORE_GCODE_STATE NAME=_nozzle_unretract
SAVE_VARIABLE VARIABLE=nozzle_retract VALUE=0
{% else %}
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_WARN MSG="_NOZZLE_UNRETRACT: extruder too cold, {done} mm still retracted"
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{% endif %}
{% endif %}
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[delayed_gcode _delayed_motors_off]
gcode:
M84