Z-Offset Wizard Overview
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- Setting the Z-Offset correctly is arguably one of the most challenging parts of installing a BLTouch but fortunately, it has gotten easier due to some new features. In this video, I show you how to use the z offset wizard and babystepping to easily dial everything in properly. I also show you how to make the required changes in the firmware.
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Nice videos, the explanations are thorough, clear and concise. Zooming in to show detail helps while explaining makes the videos easy to follow. Thanks for your help with the Ender 3 Pro.
Awesome, thanks for the feedback :).
These are legit the best Ender 3 guide/tutorial videos hands down, no question, full stop!
Hi. Thanks i appreciate the feedback :).
your custom firmware video saved me thousandds of headaches and this is jst the iceing on the cake def gna sub keep up the great tutorials !
Glad I could help :)
Just completed wholesale upgrade to my Ender 3 Pro printer (dual Z, DDX direct drive, 4.2.7 mainboard, BL touch) and needed help with the calibrations and firmware. This video was a huge help, and even better than that was the pre-configured firmware on your website. I hope others needing help and guidance find this video. Thank you!
Hi. Thanks for the feedback and your welcome.
Love your videos. Absolute legend.
I about quit 3d printing until I stumbled on your videos. Thank you
Hi. Thanks for the feedback, im glad i was able to help :) .
Dude, your videos are great helped me configure my first firmware, and get my cr touch workign properly. Keep up the great work.
Glad I could help
This is so helpful!
I'm brand new to 3D printing (not quite a week in) and this is the thing I've been so confused about. Hopefully it's all smooth sailing from here.
Glad it was helpful!
Great job with this video. I just successfully implemented after static bed leveling. Thank you Rob!
Hi. Thanks for the feedback.
Made a lot of sense, even to an old untrainable guy like myself. Thanks also for the other videos on this subject. If I had done my research before-hand, I probably would not have bought a BL Touch so soon into my experience level as a 3D printer. What a pain in the neck, but you made it work... so my hat it off to you!
Hi. The bltouch is a pain to get dialed in and working but once it is it saves a lot of headaches down the road. Im glad i was able to help.
I tell you what the wizard for sure is a major timesaver. Great video man!
Hi. Thanks for the feedback and ya i love the wizard, it makes things much easier.
Kudos to you for this video, ezabl died (flaky for a while now, nonresponse from th3d) , replaced with bltouch smart brand name, had to completely rework marlin skr mini software with your guidelines and it finally works, been messing with this for days, 3d printing for 5 years a lot and do all my own upgrades, your video is what I am looking for.
Hi. Thanks for the feedback, im glad i was able to help out :).
Thanks for another very useful video!
You're Welcome!
Hi Rob, good to see you are safe and well, so you have now given me another project! stay safe fella cheers Paul from uk
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. It’s worth the extra effort to get the wizard and babystepping setup. It makes dialing everything in much easier.
@@3DPrintscape as the normal issue i have the btv3 2 and tft screen same as yours rob, but do you think i can find the update on github?....the answer is no lol
What can’t you find on GitHub? maybe I can try to find it.
@@3DPrintscape Thanks rob, i have the same setup as your ender3 pro with the tft35 screen, and bigtree tech v3 skr . If you could paste the link id really appreciate it
@@pablo123b I think this is what your looking for. github.com/bigtreetech/BIGTREETECH-TouchScreenFirmware
This was helpful thanks
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Life saver Thanks bro !!
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Thanks!
Wish I'd found this a weel ago. Got the old Predator going with a SKR1.4 turbo.
Nice
Thank you for taking the time to create and release such great training videos! I am a total newbie (and at 66 years old that ain't easy) and have the Ender 3 Pro with the BLTouch. I am struggling with setting the Z-Offset and was excited to download and instal the bin file you created (thanks again) for the Marlin firmware 4.22 (though I'm not sure if I shouldn't try the 4.27 version) upgrade with the Z-Offset Wizard and the BabyStepper. I copied it to a SD card and it installed wonderfully. However, the printer locks up when I try to instantiate the Wizard with "Homing XYZ" on the display. I need to power down the printer to get out of the menu. I was hoping you could give me some direction on how to address this. Again, your videos are informative, concise and usually on a level I can just start to understand. Thank you again.
-Dov Feder
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. If you run the autohome before initiating the wizard does it work right? Im thinking it may be a bug in the firmware.
@@3DPrintscape I tried that but it still locks up.
@@ddfeder What board do you have?
@@3DPrintscape 4.2.2
@@dovfeder3253 I havent seen this happen in my testing, so it could be a number of things. It maybe worth trying the latest release in the bugfix line.
I followed your Feb video on setting up Marlin in which you gave the steps necessary to set up the BL Touch. However, after flashing my mainboard, I don't have the tune option nor the baby-stepping. Did I miss something in the Marlin config. Another great video by the way.
Hi. Those are both items that need to be enabled in the firmware. If they are enabled, try to clear your eeprom. I had a random issue where i didnt see the babysteppings settings during a print until i cleard that.
Great video. If I can make one suggestion, please slow down and show the buttons clearly. Often you move to quickly and your finger obscures the name of the button you are pressing. This is all too common on touch screen tutorials. Thanks
Hi. Thanks for the feedback, i will try to focus on that more. Its surprisingly difficult to get both the screen and printer on camera at the same time lol.
When I upgraded the firmware on the tft35, the z-probe offset want away and the p offset wizard showed up in its place. Shows a shim value and operates the same as the other. But my z-offset is acting up now. Do you know anything about the new wizard? Planning to redo the firmware to get it on the marlin side. That shim value makes me wonder if its adding or subtracting that .2 amount.
Hi. I will add a video to cover the new firmware to my backlog.
Can you please tell me what version of Marlin is in your Ender 3 Pro. I have a recently purchased Ender 3 Pro with a BLTouch fitted and my firmware does not have the same commands as yours which makes this video almost impossible to follow. Are the Australian versions different to the Us versions?. I have the BLTouch Ver.4.2.2 with the 32 bit main board.
Hi. Im running the current Marlin bug fix firmware. I did a video that covers moving to it and is linked in the above but you will want to follow that guide first as the Z-Offset Wizard is not currently on the Creality firmware. czcams.com/video/pQ7WZST8sqk/video.html
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I'm having some issues with the BTT Skr mini V2 + CR Touch, and found your video for that, but following your video for the z-offset. but i'm not seeing the offset wizard on either the marlin or btt mode of the TFT. Flashed the skr Mini to the latest firmware-bltouch. the TFT is running the TFT35-E3_V3-0.26 firmware.
Hi. I think it was renamed to p offset in the tft.
Hi thanks for the video ! Can the z offset wizard be enabled with out a BL touch? I followed your video and check all the menus still I can't see the option
Hi. Based on the way the config file reads "#if HAS_BED_PROBE" must be true. So i dont think it can be used without the bltouch.
One small question. I don't have a bed Probe. I thought that Pressing/selecting Store settings. Would make the settings persistent when you tun off the printer. Until you either Restore settings or upload new firmware. You said every time you turn off the printer you would have to repeat this process? What am I missing here? Thank You.
Hi. If you store the settings they will persist through a power cycle. I just prefer to run the mesh at the start of each print to make sure its accurate. Things can change, the bed could get bumped, etc.
Hi Rob, great videos, thanks to you was able to build Marlin firmware for my Cr 10 v2. But for some reason I can't go into negative numbers when setting z height... In Move Z, any suggestions? I read that you can enter a M211 S0 code to temporarily disable it, but not sure how to enter this. Please I need your help!
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. You can comment out #define MIN_SOFTWARE_ENDSTOP_Z in the firmware or use m211 s0 like you mentioned. If you want to use m211 you will need to connect the printer to your computer or an octopi, this covers that a bit czcams.com/video/T1TH0QpHVWs/video.html. You may also be able to just create a g-code file with that as the text and run it on the printer like it was something you were going to print.
how can you home z if youve not setup the probe yet? or will it just trigger the probe as long as it touches before the nozzle?
Hi. It will just trigger the probe when it touched the bed.
Your videos always help when I have issues thank you.
Have a issue now. Just installed a BL touch and the firmware from creality for my ender Pro 3. But it does not seem to have the wizard on this. Is there something i am not doing?!
Hi. The creality firmware doesnt have the wizard enabled. You can try the firmware from my site if you want. 3dprintscape.com/marlin-firmware-builds/
I'm using your marlin build for Ender 3 with 4.2.7 board with BL Touch, except I have the CR-Touch. I can run through the wizard and use the baby-steps to get the test print dialed in, but as soon as I start a print it's printing in mid-air. I save the baby step value and add it to the Offset but I still cant get a print to work. Does the bed need to be leveled before running the offset procedure? Seems it defeats the purpose if so. EDIT: Went back and watched this again and I get a +000.7 but when its calculated I get nowhere near the -3.2 offset that you're getting. How is it calculating that number?
Hi. The value should be a negative number and you should also level the bed before using the crtouch, though it shouldn't really impact the offset number. This video my help. czcams.com/video/mwbbfCugDek/video.html
Hi Again - something I don't understand is where you find that Z-Wizard in the Marlin software the comes with the BL-Touch. Supposed to be in the software if you just : Restore Defaults - fine my software says restore failsafe, which is properly not the same. It would be so much easier just to run the Z-wizard, but where do I find it?
Hi. I dont think the z wizard is enabled in any of the Creality builds. If you want that, you will need to run a custom build of marlin.
nice guide. works for me ok (ender 3) but after adjusting with the probe wizard the next print sometimes the offset 1mm or so too high/low and I need to re-adjust. I assumed that it will stay fixed for all prints with the current filament?
Hi. It should be fixed. It sounds like you may have some movement on one of the axis, or the carriage.
Thank you, I just updated 3 CR-10S machines to SKR Mini E3 v3 with the TFT35 I couldn't find anywhere how to utilize some of the new features in the new screen! (You might want to alter the video title to TFT35 ABL Leveling guide?)
Hi. Thanks for the feedback, im not sure if changing the title would hurt rankings or not at this point but i could look at making a similar more generic version.
@@3DPrintscape content ideas! These displays are very popular. I haven’t a clue what many of the features are (yet)
enabled the wizard and flashed the firmware but its not showing up on the touch display... any suggestions?
Hi. Try to clear your eeprom.
Your videos and website have been extremely helpful getting my CR touch to work with your custom firmware! I run into 1 problem though. For whatever reason the firmware on my old Ender3 Pro 8 bit board supported the M600 command but the new 4.2.7 board with your BL Touch bugfix firmware does not. Is there a way to enable this or is a different firmware version I can download?
Hi. The m600 command is enabled but the filament runout sensor is not. That would require a custom firmware build.
@@3DPrintscape guess I should have specified more. I used it to do color swaps for HueForge. Luckily TH3D'S build of the firmware added that support back into the 4.2.7 board.
Hi man, I configured marlin referring to your other video and am here to setup the z offset. I have issues with this, when I run Z Offset Wizard, Homing XYZ appears and it does that brings the head to middle of the bed and then z axis moves a bit up then the Bed leveler triggers couple of times and then the screen stays there for ever, how do I debug this ?
Hi. You could connect your printer to the computer using pronterface and watch the console output. It should show you what’s going on.
Hey Robert, awesome videos, you've helped me learn and understand a lot already so thank you. I seem a bit stuck and was wondering if you had any advice to set me on the right path. I'm currently using an Ender 3 Pro with a 4.2.2 board and a bl touch. The Firmware loaded is from Creality's site and the folder from that zip that contains the firmware is the "Marlin 2.0.1 BLtouch v1.3.1 with transfer board (Temporary)" folder. Everything works fine and I have had some successful prints with it, but I wanted to use the offset wizard. I followed your steps a few times over in setting up my own Marlin firmware and now the BL Touch probe wont deploy when auto homing and it crashes into the board. Any advice you might have would be appreciated and again thank you for all this information you provide.
Nvm, after reading what I wrote I now understand what the transfer board is and went back to your BLtouch install vid and rewired my setup. Works great now and thanks again for all of this info!
Hi. Im glad you were able to figure it out. The transfer board isnt needed with the Creality 32 bit boards and tends to only cause problems when used.
Finally got my printer up and running again after honestly giving up. It's printing but I cant seem to set my z-offset on the TFT35, doesn't move after I increase or decrease values but baby stepping works. Could it be a compile issue?
HI. It could be but i would try to update the firmware on the TFT35 before doing anything else.
@3D Printscape offtopic question: what size usb thumpdrive are u using and how is it formatted? i cant seem to get mine working on my tft35 (8GB, FAT32)
Hi. Its a USB 3.0 drive, 16gb, and formatted as Fat32.
@@3DPrintscape thnx for quick reply mate. Love your plain explanation in your vids. Keep it up
@@snoozy747 You're Welcome!
Why does my bltouch when I set it to zero crash into the bed but when I don't en I fix it with zo offset en get it tuned and it does an autolevel. Still does not can go True all 9 points on my bed. And sometimes the middle one where I set everything to??
Help!
Hi. It sounds like the wiring doesn't match the firmware. How is the bltouch wired and what firmware are you using? Also, to get it to probe all9 points, the g29 command needs to be added to the printer profile in cura, not sure if you did that yet or not.
What can i do to make probe wizard appear on my screen. Also, when i try leveling with the bl touch, the motor keeps on going and it doesnt stop, how can i fix that?
Hi. What axis isnt stopping and is the offset wizard enabled in the firmware?
Hi I installed the Creality BL Touch Kit, FW 1.1.6 BL Touch (Painful) and when I put the lid back on the heated bed would not work so I took it back odd and the bed heats ok, it was a real tight fit because of the pinboard, I initially managed to home and calculated the Z offset but this would not give a good first layer and now the Z offset will not work and I don't think the probe data is being used, I got so sick of it I ordered an SKR E3 MINI 2.0, will the Z Wizard work with this board and its firmaware?
Hi. Sorry to hear you were having issues but I think you will be happy with the SKR Mini upgrade. You can enable the z-offset wizard on the SKR Mini, thats actually the board i have running on the printer in the video. Here are two videos that may help czcams.com/video/wtT6iA9IG7A/video.html & czcams.com/video/PMG4bC9I3DA/video.html .
So I thought I had babystepping set up but the z wizard is not adjusting for me. Worse yet I tried doing it manually and I'm getting super high numbers like freaking 9.9 did I compile the firmware wrong?
Hi. Something is definitely up, the z offset should be negative. What firmware are you running?
Morning Rob, thanks for the detailed information, just started in this hobby and your videos and website have been incredibly helpful. I have am Ender 3 Pro, CR Touch installed with the Marlin firmware with Z-Homing. Everything seems to work up until the print should start. I send a file to test (I've tried several) and after hearing up the bed and extruder to temp it puts out about half an inch of filament and then stops and starts to cool down. Any ideas? Thanks again, Jeff
Hi. How is the cr touch wired, where did you get the firmware, and was it prebuilt or did you make it?
It's wired from the board (4.2.2 512k) with the standard 5 wire connector. The firmware is the basic bug fix 2.0 from printscape, no modifications. I tried both versions for BL Touch and both give the same results. Jeff
I think I figured it out, after reading your site I was using the wrong file. Thanks again for all of the good information. Jeff
@@jeffnelson5230 Sorry for the delayed response, i was out of town. Is everything working now?
Hiya Rob, I'm using a robin nano v2 board on the ender and I have the wizard on and "working" but, once it homes and probes, it stays put, it won't move the nozzle to the centre, but my endzilla, running a 4.2.7(?) Board does could you help me please ??
Hi. I havent used that board before but what firmware are you using with it, is your z stop connected, and do you have any other mods?
How do you enable the wizard in the creality CR touch firmware? I don’t have those menus available to me
Hi. You wont be able to enable it in the Creality firmware. You would have to move to marlin and uncomment it in the config.
@@3DPrintscape Thank you, I ended up figuring it out from your videos. I now have the updated marlin firmware on my machine and was able to set my CR touch up thanks to your videos. Im surprised you don't have more subscribers, your tutorials are much more detailed than others I have seen without being overly too long.
@@Pickle312 Im glad you were able to figure it out and thanks for that. Hopefully, my channel will continue to grow :).
My stock ender 3 nozzle always ends up higher up after i have done the Chep level gcode! What setting have i got wrong? It was working fine for months
Hi. Is the carriage or anything moving around?
@@3DPrintscape Not that i can tell
I have the color screen. Had to load the V2 4.2.7 to get the screen to work. I was told that the Z-Offset Wizard wouldn't work with the V2 firmware. Is this true?
Hi. I havent tested it myself, but from what i was able to tell that is a true statement. There are a lot of Marlin features that wont work with the Creality screen.
What is the 3d printscape msg scrolling across the bottom? I have the bugfix 2.0x f/w and I have installed the CR Touch and have connected to pronter. That’s all - can I use this wizard ok?
Hi. It just part of the printer name. You should eb able to use the wizard without issues. If you dont see it, try to clear settings and check again.
Under Probe Offsets I just have Probe X and Probe Y offsets (after reset config) - no wizard
@@randallpatrickc What firmware are you using?
Great Videos! I hope you can help me with some trouble. I followed your other video about the SKR E3 Mini v2 and the BLTouch (and TFT35), and enabled the offset wizard, bltouch, etc. When I go to Menu -> Movement -> ABL, I don't see the same icons you have.
the scroller in the center of the main menu does not say ABL Active, it says "Fade Height 10.0"
My Icons from left to right :
Top ROW -> ABL Deploy Stow Test
Bottom Row -> Repeat Z_OFFSET BabyStep Back
I am using the latest bugfix build as of 11/18/2021.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Hi. What firmware do you have on the tft35?
it,s happening the same to me, have you ever solved it?
@@dinasupivi5361 I ended up going back to the text based screen instead. the touch screen was a bit buggy. Since I use octoprint i rarely ever use the touch screen
@@hamishpatel74 okay thanx
Hello again ;)
So I understand that the new 2.0.x firmware has tons of stuff for people using a BLTouch or some other sort of ABL system. I do not have any sort of ABL system, and so I need another option. What I had used in the old firmware is the menu under Control -> Motion -> Z Offset that allows you to set your Z offset manually using the dial. I cannot find an option for this in bugfix 2.0.x. How do I re-enable/re-create this menu system and function? Do you have a video on that which I might have missed? So far I have not found an answer to this on CZcams or Google, likely because the syntax for this menu is highly specific, and when you search for something like "Marlin" "2.0.x" "Z Offset Menu" -"bltouch", you get all sorts of weird things and it is even worse on CZcams.
Help?
Hi. I have never used the z-offset without an ABL system. It automatically gets enabled when you enable the bltouch in the firmware. If your looking to dial things in, you my be able to use babystepping once the print starts but i haven't tried that without the bltouch either.
@@3DPrintscape I am likely to just set it in the slicer. The thing is, back in firmware... crud, I think it was 1.9.something, there was a menu option for setting the Z Offset and storing it as part of the configuration. What I am looking for is a way to bring this back in 2.0.x. Setting it in the slicer is good and all for what it is, but I would prefer it be in the firmware, since it does not need to rely on my software should anything happen to its profiles or my backups thereof. Any ideas?
is this firmware available to download on your website already configured for an ender 3 with the skr mini e3 2.0?
Hi. I did start creating firmware bundles and have one for the ender 3 with skr min. You can download it from here.
3dprintscape.com/marlin-firmware-builds/
@@3DPrintscape i see the one for the 3 pro with the skr mini. i have a standard 3 with the skr mini will the pro firmware work on it?
Sorry, I thought you had the pro, but the one for the pro should work fine. The big differences between the 3 and 3 pro are the power supply and frame.
@@3DPrintscape ok. I’ll give it a try when I get home from dinner. I tried building my own and it kept failing when I compiled it in vs
When my CRtouch is performing a bed level, the Y axis attempts to level just past the back of the bed. Can you give any insight as to why that may be?
I figured it out. In a previous video of yours, you mentioned building the firmware and preprogramming the probe distance from the nozzle to X44, Y7, Z0. You also suggested that the viewer measure it themselves. I am dumb and don't know what that means. It turns out my Y needs to be 0 or so. Sorry for the confusion
Hi. If its working i wouldnt mess with it but the y shouldnt be 0. That would mean the probe is right where the nozzle is on the y axis. I think something may be cached in eeprom that impacted the offsets/position.
I'm having issue with homing when its homing it will continue moving the z offset all the way down until it hit the class bed and it wont stop. any suggestion ?
Hi. It sounds like the wiring doesnt match the firmware. How is the bltouch wired and what firmware are you using?
I have the same problem
3D Printscape I don’t have a bltouch I change my motherboard to the skr v2 and I currently on bugfix 2.0 marlin firmware. I post a video on my CZcams if you would like to see the issue I’m currently having. Thank you 🙏
@@elnarutouchiha Gotcha, ya post a video somewhere that i can get to or send it to me on discord. discord.gg/Bu94EYVkrU
I did this step by step and it didn’t change my z offset. What could cause that. Doesn’t matter what number I set probe offset it still stays 0.7mm to high even after saving settings.
Hi. Is the z offset value saving after you power off/on the printer?
I know this is a year old but i suffer with my dyslexia and add which means i get so far with firmware and loose focus i was ready to 'compile' as people say but i have no tick or option to do so .is there a pre made file already done so i can put on sd for my bl touch skr min v2 e3
Hi. Assuming you have the newer 32 bit board, not the 8 bit one shown in this video. I have firmware that you can use here. 3dprintscape.com/marlin-firmware-builds/
I have followed all the steps you recommended but once it starts prints I don't have the baby steps. When it's not running I see steps/mm but as soon as it starts printing I can't raise or lower the nozzle. I have to start all over again. Baby steps would be great but they just aren't there. What do I do about that?
Hi. Try to clear the eeprom. If i remember correctly, it didnt show up for me until i did that.
@@3DPrintscape I am having the same problem. How do I clear the eeprom to fix it? I have initialized the eeprom is that the same thing as clearing it?
@@lakitu6422 It would be initializing it then i also do a reset defaults afterward. After that you want to save the settings.
A warning! Pay attention to the correct pin assignment.
Just because the colour sequence on the board connector is correct, i.e. blue, red, yellow, does not mean that it has to be connected in the same way on the probe side. In my case, the manufacturer had used a cable that starts with red, but then swapped it with blue at the board connector. This made me believe that the pin assignment was correct for the skr mini. When I turned it on, it quickly became apparent that the display was going crazy and the board smelled burnt. I was still lucky and quickly switched off. Although the board was a bit fried, to my surprise it still works perfectly. One more thing...If you use the z_end pin and the nozzle hits the print bed during z homing, then swap the pins on the z_end connector of the bltouch.
Hi. Yes great advice. Its important to pay attention to the pins, not just the color of the wire. There have been many knockoffs out there with different colors/color orders that have caused issues.
Great video, just one question, I got the skr2 and did the procedure to get the z offset number, I stored in eeprom but should I have to do the fw modification too ??
Hi. Assuming the firmware already has the bltouch enabled. All you need to do is set the z offset at the printer. You could go back and set it in the firmware as well, but then you will need to redo it at the printer if it changes at all.
@@3DPrintscape thanks the answer, any idea why my printer after restarted with the correct z offset, it prints or too high or too close to the bed, I’m using an original bltouch 3.1, and it happen after the g29 ends, I’m confused, almost every time I have to move the offset with baby steps to get a good first layer
@@jonathancanar8956 Did you readjust the z offset with the value change from the baby stepping and save it?
@@3DPrintscape yes after the print start I set the correct height with baby steps and save it to the eeprom, the printer restarts with that value but the nozzle it’s not where it should be
@@jonathancanar8956 You need to take the adjustments made from the baby step process and modify the z offset. The baby step wont adjust it.
How do you get it to save i do not have that feature on my when i do a ABL run
Hi. If your running with the standard scree, you would go to store settings. You should find it here Menu - Control - Bed Leveling - Store Setting .
@@3DPrintscape got it thanks
My wizard keeps gett stuck at "HOMING XYZ" and doesnt continue to z offest. BL touch only solid blue light/
Hi. Is your z stop connected?
Thx I followed this and got it working. Almost. For some reason it only probes 150mm over and 130mm back. The bed size, min max, and probing margin have been played with, but I'm confused. With a ender 3 with glass and binder clips, whould should be bed size, x y min max.?
Hi. I have my build plate set to 235x235. You can adjust the placements by changing these values.
#define X_MIN_POS 0 --- setting to -5 would move the nozzle right 5 mm
#define Y_MIN_POS 0 --- setting to -5 would move the nozzle back 5 mm
It was the max throwing me off. I didn't get what was inclusive of what. Complies now. I use xmaxpos xbedsize + xminpos. I hope these macros can do math. My cpp is rusty
Well shit my rpi died
@@mattlogue1300 If you need help building the firmware you should join the discord server discord.gg/Bu94EYVkrU .
Hello 3D Printscape,
excellent videos !!!!!! Very well explained and at a reasonable pace !!!! That I, too, can come with my little English !!!!!! Their website is also very, very well structured and all topics are explained very well !!!!
I have a question and a request for you at the same time! I also want to use Neopixels on my Ender 3 Pro! Would it be possible that you can send me a BIN file, where this function is already set correctly ?! Until now I have installed the firmware Marlin 2.0.8.2 on my SKR Mini E3 v2.0 with BLTouch and direct drive extruder! I don't dare to use this programming of the neopixel settings !!! That's a little more complicated !! You shouldn't create this for otherwise !!! Please tell me your effort and the appropriate payment !!!!!
Many greetings from Germany: Werner
Hi. I believe you reached out on discord, if that wasnt you, please let me know.
My printer is not saving the probe offset. I run through the whole probe offset wizard just like you did, save to eeprom, and the nozzle still defaults to about 3mm off the bed when I go to print something.
Hi. Im wondering if something is up with the eeprm. Can you put an SD card in the printer and save the config again?
@@3DPrintscape I got it to save eventually, it might’ve had something to do with the z limit switch still being plugged in. As soon as I unplugged it things started working well.
@@thomasbalotte7393 What firmware are you using? The z stop shouldnt need to be disconnected and will cause issues if it is with most firmware.
What if I don't have a Z Probe Wizard in my version?
Hi. You would have two options. 1) Get a version with it 2) set the z offset manually which works fine.
The Z-Offset moves slightly positive (+) every time I start a new print, unless I restore defaults for every print. Any ideas?
Hi. Are you saying the values stored in the system change on power cycle?
@@3DPrintscape Surprisingly, no. The Z-offset values will stay the same on the screen (Mine requires -0.2). This works fine the first print. When I go to print again, wheather its a few minutes later or a few days later and it doesn't matter if the machine is powered down or not, the Z-offset changes, but not visibly on the interface. It will only move slightly positive, maybe 0.02 or so, causing the nozzle to print slightly off the bed. Once I select "Restore Defaults" it goes back to printing correctly, but the next print I have the same problem, so I have to select "Restore Defaults" every time I start a new print. I still have the firmware on the SD card, so maybe that's the issue? Really wish Reddit wasn't going through it's blackout right now, there's a wealth of knowledge on there that I cannot access at the moment. Thanks for any advice.
@@smail_mail Do you have any movement in the carriage or on any axis?
@@3DPrintscape No, I was thinking that as well, but everything seems tight and secure. I think I'll just end up hitting restore defaults for every print, it seems to work fine, just an extra step. I do appreciate your help
Movie great and helpful, but you did not explain what the H OFFSET is used and how to use it in the TFT 35 menu. This appears in version 0.27
Hi. I havent updated to v 0.26 or higher yet. I know they removed the z offset and added in p and h offsets. i believe the p offset is the probe offset and h is home offset but i cant confirm. I will update my tft and make another video on it.
I don't have z probe wizard in my menus but I do have set home offsets but when I try that I get Err: too far
Hi. the home offsets wont change anything related to z offset for printing. What are you trying to adjust and what firmware are you running?
Hello, I am on an Ender 5 Pro, I downloaded the right program on your site, corresponding to my printer, everything was fine except for the "Z-Offset Wizzard". Indeed, when I make this command, my screen is frozen on "Homing XYZ" and nothing happens...
I let it run for a long time, but I can't access to the suite, what to do please, I'm desperate, I've been trying to install this thing for days.
Thank you in advance !
Hi. Did you clear your eeprom after the upgrade, if not try that real quick.
@@3DPrintscape Hello, yes I have the option "Initialize EEProm, and when I click on "Init" at the bottom right, I have a little "beep beep" that plays, and it returns to the main menu of the printer :/
@@3DPrintscape I've just tried but nothing works, it stays frozen for hours, and I have to turn off my Ender 5 Pro and restart it to use it again :(
OK, I download the BLTouch version (not BL Touch + Z-Homming, that work..
UPDATE : No, no way false joy, too bad I will continue to search for years on different sites the right solution to my problem, it bores me.
@@MacS1ms How is the bltouch wired and what is the exact board your using?
why is there no z offset wizard for printers that don't have a BL touch?
Hi. Its because you dont set a z offset without a ABL of some sort. Its done by manually leveling the build plate.
How do I get this Wizard? Just installed a SKR Mini E3 V2 and a BL Touch... Have the BL Z-stop firmware Marlin 2.0.7.2 installed and it functions properly but the wizard is not shown in the Advanced Settings. How do I get that feature??
Hi. You need to uncomment #define PROBE_OFFSET_WIZARD in the configuration_adv.h file, then build the firmware again.
@@3DPrintscape My problem was I was trying to use the Marlin auto compliler, it didn't work at all. When I just click the checkmark in the bottom left of VCS it complied properly. Custom screens, all features and modifications are working great!! Someone needs to kick the Marlin auto compiler in the ass because it doesn't work!!
@@shootermcgavin3858 Thanks for sharing this. I had an issue with the auto compiler a while back and stopped using it, which is why i don't talk about it in my videos.
I have a TFT35 and I noticed that in touch mode, the Z-Offset Wizard is not available, but it is available in the standard Marlin interface. Any idea why. The Wizard is enabled in the firmware.
Hi. Did you upgrade the firmware on the tft35? I think there is also a setting in the tft35 config file for it as well.
@@3DPrintscape Yes, I did though I did not have a ABL installed at the time. It has been a while, so I will have to go and take a look on how to do that again.
@@3DPrintscape I looked in the config file, but did not really see anything related to the Z-offset wizard.
@@Mr99ZK Is there anything in there for p offset or anything like that? I think they renamed it in the newer version of the firmware.
@@3DPrintscape Yes, that is what I used. I can kind of figured that P Offset and Z Offset were the same.
Can I use this? I'm using UBL with a capacitive sensor, successfully. But this will be a real time saver.
Hi. I havent actually tested that but i think it will work.
@@3DPrintscape I'll test it and come back with the results. Great content!
@@gonzabaldo Sounds good, thanks.
@@3DPrintscape Working great with ubl too. Thanks!
Man i wish that actually worked. The wizard always puts my printing starting up in the air.
Hi. It has worked out well for me. Did you save the settings afterwards. Also if you use baby stepping you will need to update the z offset to account for the value there.
My z offset wizard doesn't start up when I click it . What did I do wrong ?
Hi. Is it doing anything at all?
thank you I made the changes in Marlin-bugfix-2.0.x via visual studio code compile and installed via SD card on my ender 3 pro with the above mention board. But idon't get the menu probe Z offset wizard.
How is your BL-Touch connected to the V4.2.7 32 Bit Board? Black and white wire are in Z-End stop
Hi. I have the 4.2.2 board but I have tested this on the 4.2.7 one as well. I have both the z-stop and prob stop plugged in. Try to clear your eeprom and restart your printer. Also, you can you the discord server if you are still having issues. discord.gg/Bu94EYVkrU
@@3DPrintscape How can I clear the eeprom I restore to default and flash the firmware but I cannot see the wizard should I reinstall the Z-Endstop and wire the BL-Touch to the other place?
@@jacquesdupuis8078 Are you able to join our discord server? I think this will be easier to troubleshoot there. discord.gg/Bu94EYVkrU If not, can you email me your config files and an image of your about screen and any other menus that make sense. My email is admin@3dprintscape.com .
@@3DPrintscape i Follow your Video about marlin Firmware starting from a virgin version downloaded like you explained and it works I see the wizard and a lot of feature that I never seen bevor
Thank you a lot for your assistance
@@jacquesdupuis8078 You're Welcome!
I followed this to the "T" and so my offset is -3.80. When I auto home after this it sets my Z to 13.8.. no where near the print bed.
Hi. The z offset won’t change the autohome location and doesn’t come into play until a print starts.
Is this available for ender 5
Hi. Its available in the firmware (assuming you have a 32 bit board), i havent used it though.
So I did everything and my printer isn't displaying the Probe Offsets. So I'm hoping you can help me out, I double checked everything as well.
Hi. What’s showing up in the about screen?
@@3DPrintscape Are you talking about the print info screen ? What's the discord you have for the channel may make this easier
@@Nubbs514 Ya info or about depending on the firmware/screen. Here is the discord link discord.gg/Bu94EYVkrU , its also in the description as well.
@@3DPrintscape I'll get ya later tonight when I get off work on discord
@@Nubbs514 Sounds good.
can i get the link to your previous video
Hi. Which video are you looking for? If you go to the channel you should be able to search for it but if you give me the name i can try to find the link for you.
LOOKING FOR SETTING Z OFFSET FOR CR TOUCH.
@@3DPrintscape
my version x27 doesn't have wizard z offset, hell I am unable to find z offset anywhere.
Hi. Was the firmware prebuilt or built by you? The setting to enable it is in the advanced config file and eeprom has to be cleared.
@@3DPrintscape built by someone else and Thank you for the info!!
when I go into the Z Offset Wizard, it says XYZ Homing and moves the probe to the center of the bed and then it just sits there with the BLTouch flashing and the display says XYZ Homing but nothing else happens and I cant get out of that display message unless I power down the machine and start it up again. But then the same thing happens all over again when I try to use the Z Offset wizard.
Thoughts???
Hi. I think this could be related to the firmware and wiring not being in sync. How did you wire the bltouch?
@@3DPrintscape I wired with the 3p plug going to the BLTouch port and the black & white wires to the Z-Limit switch port. I'm thinking since I'm experiencing a problem, I may just redo it and put the Z-Limit switch wire back in and the black & white BLTouch wires to the BLTouch port.
@@jimjones8428 What firmware are you using? There are two ways to wire the bltouch. You wired it the way I have main wired on my SKR, which also matches the standard config in Marlin. If you are going with the precompiled firmware, you need to have the z-stop connected and the 5 wires from the bltouch connected to the bltouch port.
@@3DPrintscape I used the version of Marlin Bugfix 2.0.x that you said to download in the video for installing the BLTouch. Then I used the config h and config h.adv from the Marlin website that said it's version 2.0.7.2 which you used in that video to compiled the new firmware.
@@3DPrintscape Hmmm...As I am rewatching that part of the install video, I believe I downloaded a different configuration file that you did.
Shortcut to babystep, just double tap the button without having to go through menu.
Hi. Thanks for the tip.
Hey rob, I use the offset wizard and when I get it at the correct value, I press done and store settings. Whenever i start a print, it completely ignores the settings and buries itself into the bed
Hi. Try to clear the eeprom, then run through the process again.
I tried everything I could but now I’m just waiting for the 4.2.7 board to show up, because I had the gd chip in the 4.2.2
@@3DPrintscape hey so installed the new board still having the same problem
My auto home just makes my nozzle crash into the bed no matter what z probe offset I have
@@tobiasdeas6877 The 4.2.7 board is a nice upgrade, so i think you will be happy with it. The silent drivers make all the difference.
Mine has control, not configuration. I am pretty sure babystep isn't under tune.
Hi. If you have the firmware updated and dont see babystepping under tune, try to clear the eeprom by going to restore settings in the menu. I also finished up the written article for this video and linked to it in the description, but here is the link 3dprintscape.com/bigtreetech-touchscreen-z-offset-wizard-complete-guide/ . I show the menus in there as well.
Still prints in air after this wizard. Missing 2-3mm from the nozzle to the bed. Tried everything.
Hi. If its still printing in mid air, the z offset is not correct or you have a lot of movement in one of your axis's. I would go through and make sure everything is tight.
@@3DPrintscape Still haven't found the problem...i solved it by adding an extra 1.8mm to z offset. That makes it work for now. Thanks
Ran the wizard but when I try to print the nozzle is too high. So frustrated with this thing already.
Hi. It may be worth making sure you don't have any excessive movement on the hot end carriage, x-axis, and bed.
@@3DPrintscape I checked everything even loosened and tightened everything. About to give on this piece of crap.
@@3DPrintscape thanks for your help I finally figured it out. Did what you said and just had to keep lowering it .1 mm at a time until it printed just right. Thanks so much.
@@goin2cali420 Awesome, I'm glad you got it working.
Hey! I was hoping for your help. Ender 3 pro w/ skr mini v2. Followed all your steps in installing bltouch (putting on the 512K text in the platformio file actually caused my compilation issues, so I used what was in the description w/o the 512K). I go to select "Z Probe Wizard and it stops as it homes, and the screen doesn't change from saying "Homing XYZ," Any help?
Hi. They removed the 512k part last year, so what you did was correct. Does everything work if you do an autohome or run a mesh?
@@3DPrintscape No, the auto home does the same thing. Homes x and y, like moves the bed all the way to the back and the nozzle all the way to the left. But then the bed comes forward maybe 3 in. And the nozzle comes over 5 in to the right and then it just stops, and the screen doesn't change from saying homing XYZ. And I don't know what a mesh is . . .
@@bradonvelueta7117 Is your z stop connected?
@@3DPrintscape z stop is connected yes
@@bradonvelueta7117 Try to clear eeprom. If that doesnt work, try to push the firmware to the printer again.
I've levelled, probed, z-off set.. but nothing works.
The CR touch has throw me a for loop that I can not break out of.
Hi. Does it autohome and run a mesh without any issues?
@@3DPrintscape It auto home's okay.
I'm still pretty new to printing, so I'm not sure what running a mesh is.
Though I'm starting to wonder if my filament isn't just moist.
@@alphonsereitz Did you add the g29 command to cura so it runs the mesh at the start of the print? It will probe the bed 9 times (3x3 grid).
@@3DPrintscape I had not.
I ran it through five runs of the probing, recorded each point, and averaged them.
Turns out my bed is quite beautifully levelled. I found the real problem has been the extruder tension.
Ok...so I redid everything again and I am closer...now when I go into Z Offset Wizard, it homes to the front left corner, then travels to the center of the bed, deploys the BLTouch and lowers itself to the bed however, When the BLTouch probe contacts the bed, it doesn't stop. It continues on down until the nozzle contacts the bed and at that point, the Z Axis motor starts making a helluva racket because it has travelled downward as far as it can go. The only way to stop it is to turn the printer off.
I did not/do not have the firmware configured to use the Z Limit Switch nor do I have it wired as such.
Hi. It sounds like the firmware and bltouch wiring don’t align. If your using the prebuilt firmware you need to have the z-stop and all 5 bltouch wires connected. If you built the firmware you need to wire the bltouch based on what’s configured. By default, it’s set to work with the bltouch stop connected to the z stop and the z-stop not connected.
I'm NOT using the preconfigured BIGTREE firmware. I have the BLTouch two pin connector (black & white wires) plugged into the two pin connector on the SKR board that would normally have the Z Stop limit switch plugged into it
@@jimjones8428 Got it, how do you have #define Z_MIN_PROBE_USES_Z_MIN_ENDSTOP_PIN and #define USE_PROBE_FOR_Z_HOMING defined in the config?
@@3DPrintscape Directly from the configuration.h file that I used to compile the firmware build.......
#define Z_MIN_PROBE_USES_Z_MIN_ENDSTOP_PIN
// Force the use of the probe for Z-axis homing
//#define USE_PROBE_FOR_Z_HOMING
/**
* Z_MIN_PROBE_PIN
*
* Define this pin if the probe is not connected to Z_MIN_PIN.
* If not defined the default pin for the selected MOTHERBOARD
* will be used. Most of the time the default is what you want.
*
* - The simplest option is to use a free endstop connector.
* - Use 5V for powered (usually inductive) sensors.
*
* - RAMPS 1.3/1.4 boards may use the 5V, GND, and Aux4->D32 pin:
* - For simple switches connect...
* - normally-closed switches to GND and D32.
* - normally-open switches to 5V and D32.
*/
//#define Z_MIN_PROBE_PIN 32 // Pin 32 is the RAMPS default
.......Also, from what I read in the configuration.adv.h file, I don't believe my application to be uncommon but, incase I am incorrect in my interpretation...with the nozzle just touching the bed and the BLTouch probe is FULLY RETRACTED into the sensor, the distance from the tip of the BLTouch housing to the bed is 4.5mm.
ok. For anyone following this thread, I have solved my problem. While I did not think it would, I have determined that it DOES MATTER which pin on the Z-Stop connector, on the motherboard, you connect the black and the white wires from the BLTouch sensor. For reference...on an Ender 3 Pro, with the SKR Mini E3 V2.0 , the black wire has to go to the pin next to the Y-Stop connector i.e. the rearward pin farthest away from the BLTouch and flat ribbon display connectors on the motherboard.
I also have to assume that when using the 5 pin BLTouch port for this connection, it WILL matter which pin gets which color wire.
Good luck and Thank You SO MUCH! @3D Printscape for all you attention and help in this issue! It is GREATLY appreciated!!! And keep up the great work with your tutorial videos!!!
Cool, but the tft35 screen has changed and functionality is different, also difficult to understand without telling people about platformio and marlin auto build software first , anyway thanks
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. The TFT firmware was the latest at the time I made the video, I will check out the newer releases. There are links to videos on how to build the firmware in the videos description, I figured that would give the viewers what they needed
Where is the link for baby steps
Hi. What do you mean, are you saying its not in the firmware or on the screen? Did you clear eeprom?
I was talking about link to download the firmware
I have builds you can download here 3dprintscape.com/marlin-firmware-builds/ @@mikedavis3398
Used your bug fix-2.1x firmware for ender 3 sir mini e3 v3.0 files for config. Trying to follow this video, but z is still running into the build plate. W glass bed. Unsure of what I’m doing wrong here
Hi. Do you have a bltouch or crtouch installed and is the z stop connected?
@@3DPrintscape crtouch connected with z stop as well. Have not gone through coding yet, as I’m trying to learn and understand how the printer works with these upgrades via these videos/trial and error
Printer: ender 3 from original 8 bit model
Upgraded to skr mini e3 v3.0
W/tft35 e3 v3.0.1 touch screen
Tmc2209 upgraded 32bit silent main board
W/ crtouch with description reading [for 32bit v4.2.2/(.7) mainboard]. (-->I’m unaware if specific firmware would affect the crtouch performance in this manner or if that description matters)
@@CelticNickC When you said you havent gone through the coding yet does that mean your running the stock skr firmware? If so, the crtouch wont work but the z stop should still stop the z axis, assuming it was triggered.
@@3DPrintscape I flashed it with the bug fix-2.1x firmware on your page for ender 3. I haven’t figured out how to get it to stop from crashing into the bed yet. I have a glass bed as well, so it may likely be higher than average. I believe you also talked about that in one of your videos. Trying to go back through each of them to solve in parts where I have time to. I appreciate you making replies!
@@CelticNickC Did you use the bltouch build from my site? If not, that is the one you need. The glass shouldnt make a difference for the bltouch but if it prevents the endstop from being engaged it will cause issues.
The wizard never sets the value when I save it.
Hi. The value should get saved but doesn’t actually do anything until a print starts, an autohome doesn’t use this value. Also, make sure to save your settings before turning the printer off.
@@3DPrintscape Yeah even when I start a print it doesn't take the value. I did save it. ☹
@@3DPrintscape Okay upgrading to the latest bugfix seems to have fixed the issue. 😊
What does this mean???
Build Firmware
VS Code user interface. That will kick off the build and shouldn’t take longer than a couple of minutes to complete. You should see success in the terminal window if everything worked. If it didn’t, you will be able to get the error from there to troubleshoot.
VS Code user interface, huh? Not a complete sentence so not sure what you mean.
Hi. Sorry im in the technology field so many times i talk as such. VS code is the software, user interface is just the application interface. Not sure if that helps much.
Another guy who wants to set the z offset one random piece of paper too high…..why? The firmware expects z zero to be the bed level not the bed level plus a random bit of paper. Bring the nozzle down to a known feeler gauge then drop the z offset by the value of the feeler gauge. Never have I seen an engineer or cnc machine operator using bits of paper….
Hi. You dont want the z offset to be at exactly 0. Doing this will have the nozzle too close to the bed when it prints and will cause other issues including filament jams. Using a precise 1mm feeder gauge would work better than a sheet of paper but most people dont have anything like that laying around.
@@3DPrintscape so you think the clearance on the bed for printing set by the firmware is too close? I suppose you could edit and recompile the firmware I think the firmware I run prints .2mm above the bed if I add a bit of paper to the z offset that it will likely be actually printing at .3mm …who knows for sure it would depend on which bit of paper I have lying around……anyway I suppose it’s whatever makes your prints come out how you want them.
This is terrible. Same with your website. None of your instructions actually work.
Hi. Sorry to hear that. I have helped many of people but I’m always open to improving things. What issues are you having?
I have a problem "Marlin/src/lcd/menu/menu_probe_offset.cpp:124:20: error: 'PROBE_OFFSET_START' was not declared in this scope
probe.offset.z = PROBE_OFFSET_START;"
Hi. What config example are you using and does it build fresh (so just using the example with no changes)?
@@3DPrintscape I'm setting up an Ender 3 pro with bltouch.
@@marcelrios806 Gotcha, but what marlin config example are you starting with and if you build it before making changes does it work?
@@3DPrintscape I'm using the examples provided by Marlon in his latest version 2.1.2
@@marcelrios806 Ok, but which one specifically? Under config examples there are the different brands, printer models, then boards. Im trying to see if its an issue with the config example or possibly something in VS code on your side.