I mentioned having a problem before with the auto focus, I am still having this problem, and now a product that I regularly do, with the bed in place, is not measuring. The image also looks like its too close?
Did some firmware update change the way the camera/auto focus works?
The error I get now is " Material didn’t measure
The material was not measured correctly. It may be too short or too tall."
I have never seen this error before. So something has definitely changed.
Need help ASAP! Or a replacement!
I haven’t heard of any changes to the focus – pretty sure it would have been in the March update if so.
When you say “auto focus” do you mean the auto focus that happens when you hit Print, or are you referring to the “set focus” feature? Set focus will make sure your focus point is on your material, and not ending up off the edge or in a hole in the material. That could be the issue, depending on what it is you’re working on
Only other things I can think of are to make sure the windows on the bottom of your head are clean and there’s no bright external light shining into the machine.
Nothing has changed here. Updates are applied as soon as the machine is powered on. Based on your previous posts, it appears your machine (or more likely, the head) needs to be replaced.
I’ve only noticed an improvement from this change, but it’s possible this firmware update has had some unintended side effect with whatever you’re trying to focus on. Is it especially tall, or black colored maybe? Others have had issues with items meeting those criteria this week.
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I am getting this error as well as “set focus” only working maybe 1 out of 10 times. I haven’t changed anything, nothing is dirty, etc. I’m an experienced user with lots of technical skill so it’s not me or something I’ve done.
Editing to add: I had to replace the white ribbon cable. Not provided by & no instructions from GF. I bought it on Etsy and followed their video. Issue resolved!
