Completely confusing MK4 instructions

Unfortunately in my opinion, the instructions for the MK4 are much like Bill's profile folder. In need of some organisation. :) I have now spent 2 full days and nights sifting through videos of MK2 and MK3's. Assembly, great, much the same on all of them. I achieved this in maybe two hours. Nothing else seems to be relevant to the MK4.

Would it be too much to ask, for a dedicated instruction manual for the MK4?

MK4 GCode Generator? Not really! filament change Gcode generator, maybe.

It seems to me, this will not run without a custom start Gcode and End Gcode. Where is the generator for these?

I chose this system, as I have a Creallity K1 and Bill has a video of it working on the same machine. He also offers a profile for it. Hmmm, no instruction explaining what to do with the profile. In fact, to me it looks like a 3mf model of a coaster. I import it in to Bambu studio and yep, that is exactly what it is. How do I get the profile from it?

Will it also be possible to have a text box in the generator for the other axis. My fist attempt at using the generator, I selected the Y axis with a position of 220. All good but when running the Gcode for the first time, it missed with the X axis, then ripped the switch out.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Steve

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3dcoded

May 12

The profile model is a model of the 3DChameleon logo. If you import it into PrusaSlicer and select import as project or import config, it will import its configuration. Not sure how to do it for BambuStudio, though.

Steve Powlesland

May 13

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Thanks Bill.

I don't know if your K1 extruder is exactly the same as mine but mine has two nodules on the back. With the X setting in your profile, the two nodules straddle the switch and doesn't press it. Then when it moves, one of the nodules gets caught behind the spring steel and rips it off. Not too much of a problem as I set X to 204mm which puts one of the nodules in the correct place to make proper contact. However, there are more than one references to the X axis in the set of Gcodes, so the idea of an input setting in the generator, would guarantee setting all of them correctly.