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FabWiki Using MDX-20

acrymble — 2009-03-04 11:20:23

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- - == Scanning == - - Smaller half of the heart was scanned twice, exposing varying amounts of clay. - - Larger half of the heart is too big to fit in the scanner. - - Scanning on draft setting, an object about 3"x4" takes about four hours. - Scanning on fine setting, an object about 0.5"x0.5" takes about four hours and warns that memory will run out. (not big enough to be practical) - - Screenshots of a scanning on the finest settings possible by the machine. Accurate to 0.05mm. - - \|\|[[Image(Scan Dec 1(a).jpg, 116, thumbnail)]]\|\|[[Image(Scan Dec 1.jpg, 116, thumbnail)]]\|\|[[Image(Scan Dec 1(b).jpg, 116, thumbnail)]]\|\| - - Original object that was scanned is 1" x 1" x 2". Wireframe and wireframe closeup shown in Dr. Picza, the software that came with the Roland MDX-20.

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acrymble — 2009-03-04 11:19:44

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	+ + == Scanning == + + Smaller half of the heart was scanned twice, exposing varying amounts of clay. + + Larger half of the heart is too big to fit in the scanner. + + Scanning on draft setting, an object about 3"x4" takes about four hours. + Scanning on fine setting, an object about 0.5"x0.5" takes about four hours and warns that memory will run out. (not big enough to be practical) + + Screenshots of a scanning on the finest settings possible by the machine. Accurate to 0.05mm. + + \|\|[[Image(Scan Dec 1(a).jpg, 116, thumbnail)]]\|\|[[Image(Scan Dec 1.jpg, 116, thumbnail)]]\|\|[[Image(Scan Dec 1(b).jpg, 116, thumbnail)]]\|\| + + Original object that was scanned is 1" x 1" x 2". Wireframe and wireframe closeup shown in Dr. Picza, the software that came with the Roland MDX-20.

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acrymble — 2009-01-30 15:50:24

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- Clearing the print queue is a nightmare. The following site gives step by step instructions how you should be able to do it, but it did not work.	+ Clearing the print queue is a nightmare. The following site gives step by step instructions how you should be able to do it.
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- To reset the MDX-20's print cue, press the view button and when the tray gets to the front, press and hold the "UP" and "DOWN" Buttons until the light begins to flash.	+ If that doesn't work, try this:
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- The issue is the the PC's print cue. It refuses to clear even after following all the normal and beyond normal steps. I blame Bill Gates.	+ To reset the MDX-20's print cue, press the view button and when the tray gets to the front, press and hold the "UP" and "DOWN" Buttons until the light begins to flash. Then turn off the printer. + + The problem is probably that the print cue hates you. Even if you turn off the computer, the print job stays ready to send to the printer the moment it gets the chance; therefore we must delete the print job at the source - the print file. The file is being used by spoolsv.exe so you will not be able to delete it until you stop that process. + + * CTRL-ALT-Delete and go to the Task Manager + * End the process for spoolsv.exe . + * Go to c:\windows\system32\spool\printers and delete the files + * Restart the computer so spoolsv.exe will now be available

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acrymble — 2009-01-30 15:18:40

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	+ + To reset the MDX-20's print cue, press the view button and when the tray gets to the front, press and hold the "UP" and "DOWN" Buttons until the light begins to flash. + + The issue is the the PC's print cue. It refuses to clear even after following all the normal and beyond normal steps. I blame Bill Gates.

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acrymble — 2009-01-30 14:47:33

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	+ + ==30 Jan 2009 == + + Clearing the print queue is a nightmare. The following site gives step by step instructions how you should be able to do it, but it did not work. + + http://intellecta.net/mdx-20_spooler.html

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william.j.turkel — 2008-12-07 14:32:00

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	+ Return to ["FabWiki Our work" Our work] \| ["Fabrication Wiki"] +

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acrymble — 2008-12-01 11:51:48

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	+ + ===1 Dec 2008 === + + When using Dr. Picza to scan a model, the program might tell you "COM1 is not ready". This is a conflict with the serial port that the printer is plugged into and some mystery hardware. To fix the problem, open Device Manager and delete the "COM1" serial connection. Then under the top menu, select "Scan for new hardware." This should fix the problem.

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william.j.turkel — 2008-09-21 09:25:51

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william.j.turkel — 2008-09-21 09:25:28

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william.j.turkel — 2008-09-21 09:23:21

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william.j.turkel — 2008-09-21 09:21:37

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william.j.turkel — 2008-09-21 09:20:57

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william.j.turkel — 2008-09-21 09:19:35

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	+ === 19 Sep 2008 == + + Settings: 1/8 square end mill, medium density tooling board (SRP styrenefoam); using Roland Modela software.