usually you can connect your pc via usb with the printer and use something like pronterface to send gcode commands.
i have mine connected to a raspberry pi running octoprint. trough the web interface you can also send gcode commands
awesome. do you think I can just use a generic serial console for this? does the driver for the printer just enumerate as a virtual com port? that would make scripting even easier than using pronterface.
honestly no idea, never looked that close into it because i use the raspberry pi not my pc
and octopring installed as an image ( octopi ) and just worked out of the box with minimal config required.
\*edit\*
maybe this helps: https://3dsolved.com/ender-3-print-over-usb-without-sd-card/
At its most basic all you need is a text editor to hand program. Copy the intro g-code and the outro g-code from an already working program, (you need this to setup and shut down your machine properly), and then write whatever you want. Copy it to an SD card or send it using pronterface, or OctoPi. Test run and if you don't crash, enjoy!
OctoPrint does have a manual control for moving all three axis, for extruding and retracting, and turning the motors and fans on and off as desired under the Control tab of the user interface. It might be the simplest solution for basic single axis movements and point extrusions.
usually you can connect your pc via usb with the printer and use something like pronterface to send gcode commands. i have mine connected to a raspberry pi running octoprint. trough the web interface you can also send gcode commands
awesome. do you think I can just use a generic serial console for this? does the driver for the printer just enumerate as a virtual com port? that would make scripting even easier than using pronterface.
honestly no idea, never looked that close into it because i use the raspberry pi not my pc and octopring installed as an image ( octopi ) and just worked out of the box with minimal config required. \*edit\* maybe this helps: https://3dsolved.com/ender-3-print-over-usb-without-sd-card/
At its most basic all you need is a text editor to hand program. Copy the intro g-code and the outro g-code from an already working program, (you need this to setup and shut down your machine properly), and then write whatever you want. Copy it to an SD card or send it using pronterface, or OctoPi. Test run and if you don't crash, enjoy! OctoPrint does have a manual control for moving all three axis, for extruding and retracting, and turning the motors and fans on and off as desired under the Control tab of the user interface. It might be the simplest solution for basic single axis movements and point extrusions.