Java Software Legacy Preferences
This page lists preferences that used to be used in the host software, but have now been abandoned.
Contents
- 1 General Preferences
- 1.1 AxisCount=3
- 1.2 BackFactor=2.0
- 1.3 BoundFactor=3.0
- 1.4 DisplaySimulation=false
- 1.5 FastSpeed(-1..255)=240
- 1.6 FrontFactor=0.001
- 1.7 GCodeUseSerial=false
- 1.8 IdleZAxis=true
- 1.9 MouseTranslationFactor=50
- 1.10 MouseZoomFactor=50
- 1.11 MovementSpeedZ(0..255)=240
- 1.12 RadiusFactor=0.7
- 1.13 RememberWindowPosition=false
- 1.14 RepRap_Machine=GCodeRepRap
- 1.15 Subtractive=false
- 1.16 WorkingLocation=reprap-wv.stl
- 1.17 WorkingOffsetX(mm)=-17.3, WorkingOffsetY(mm)=-24.85, WorkingOffsetZ(mm)=-2
- 1.18 WorldName=RepRap-World
- 1.19 XAxisAddress=2
- 1.20 XAxisScale(steps/mm)=7.99735
- 1.21 XAxisTorque(%)=100
- 1.22 XYReZeroInterval(mm)=-1
- 1.23 YAxisAddress=3
- 1.24 YAxisScale(steps/mm)=7.99735
- 1.25 YAxisTorque(%)=100
- 1.26 ZAxisAddress=4
- 1.27 ZAxisScale(steps/mm)=320
- 1.28 ZAxisTorque(%)=100
General Preferences
AxisCount=3
The number of Cartesian axes in the machine. String theory aside, we live in three dimensions...
BackFactor=2.0
A viewcone parameter needed for Java 3D, q.v.
BoundFactor=3.0
A viewcone parameter needed for Java 3D, q.v.
DisplaySimulation=false
This is normally set and reset by the "Display Paths" button on the RepRap control window, and so should not be hand-edited. Setting this true will cause a new window to be opened in which each segment laid down by the RepRap machine is represented as a line, so you can see the build happening on the computer's screen as each slice is being processed.
FastSpeed(-1..255)=240
Legacy. The fastest rate that the PIC XY steppers can be stepped.
FrontFactor=0.001
A viewcone parameter needed for Java 3D, q.v.
GCodeUseSerial=false
This is normally controlled automatically, and shouldn't be changed by the user. Setting this true causes the code to send G-codes direct to the RepRap machine (as opposed to writing them to a file) from communications port Port (see below).
IdleZAxis=true
Legacy. Causes the PIC to turn off the current to the Z-axis stepper when there is no vertical movement.
MouseTranslationFactor=50
A scaling factor for mouse movements in 3D in the graphics window.
MouseZoomFactor=50
A scaling factor for mouse movements in 3D in the graphics window.
MovementSpeedZ(0..255)=240
Legacy. The speed to move the Z axis on the PIC controlled machine.
RadiusFactor=0.7
Another Java 3D parameter. This sets the size of the world that you're looking at.
RememberWindowPosition=false
When set true, forces the system to put the RepRap window back where it was and the same size after you've folded it away.
RepRap_Machine=GCodeRepRap
The type of RepRap machine attached to the host computer. This decides the encoding of the information sent from the host. Valid types are: GCodeRepRap, SNAPRepRap (legacy), and Simulator.
Subtractive=false
Set this true if you have a cutting head, rather than an extruder, in your RepRap. Experimental...
WorkingLocation=reprap-wv.stl
The file containing the stl for the model of the RepRap build base that appears in the graphics window.
WorkingOffsetX(mm)=-17.3, WorkingOffsetY(mm)=-24.85, WorkingOffsetZ(mm)=-2
The position of the bottom left hand corner of WorkingLocation (see above) relative to (0, 0, 0).
WorldName=RepRap-World
An internal label that is used as the root of the Java 3D graphics object tree.
XAxisAddress=2
Legacy. The address of the X-axis stepper controller for the PIC.
XAxisScale(steps/mm)=7.99735
Legacy. The number of X stepper-motor steps needed to move 1 mm for the PIC. A good way to set this is to get the machine to build a long thin brick 100 mm long and a few mm deep and high. Then measure the object with accurate vernier calipers (giving length L, say) and change this value accordingly: XAxisScalenew = XAxisScaleold.L/100.
XAxisTorque(%)=100
Legacy. The power to sent to the X-stepper coils. This is now controlled by a potentiometer on the stepper controller board.
XYReZeroInterval(mm)=-1
Repeatedly stop building and re-zero the X and Y axes against the opto endstops after this distance of movement. Set this negative to suppress this behaviour. See also InterLayerCooling above.
YAxisAddress=3
Legacy. The address of the Y-axis stepper controller for the PIC.
YAxisScale(steps/mm)=7.99735
Legacy. The number of Y stepper-motor steps needed to move 1 mm in the PIC. See XAxisScale above for how to set this.
YAxisTorque(%)=100
Legacy. The power to sent to the Y-stepper coils. This is now controlled by a potentiometer on the stepper controller board.
ZAxisAddress=4
Legacy. The address of the Z-axis stepper controller in the PIC.
ZAxisScale(steps/mm)=320
Legacy. The number of Z stepper-motor steps needed to move 1 mm in the PIC. Look up the pitch of the threads in the corner of your RepRap machine (the standard ones, M8, have a pitch of 1.25 mm), then divide the number of steps your Z stepper takes for one revolution by that value.
ZAxisTorque(%)=100
Legacy. The power to sent to the Z-stepper coils. This is now controlled by a potentiometer on the stepper controller board.
