3DHex

3DHex is a windows host controller 3D printer firmware. All kinematics calculations are executed by the computer while the MCU accepts raw 0s & 1s.

Downloads

Still in development

Features

• SD/USB Printing
• Compiled setup installation
• Direct configuration from the UI
• Up to 25 configurations
• S-Curve analytic mathematic solver for G0/G1 & G2/G3
• S-Curve = 0: Trapezoidal analytic mathematic solver for G0/G1 & G2/G3
• Optimized arc motion algorithm for G2/G3: microstepping grid resolution
• Smart curve detection post processing algorithm, integrating multiple movements into one velocity profile if the direction change is below threshold angle
• XY-XZ-YZ Skew correction
• PID/Bang-Bang temperature control
• AutoPID tuning
• Auto Bed Leveling plane interpollation
• Auto Bed Leveling mesh interpollation algorithms: Multiquadric, Inverse, Gaussian, Linear, Cubic, Quintic, Thin plate
• Auto Bed Leveling plane/mesh view
• USB idle functions: Temperature control, Fan control, Move toolhead, Enable/Disable stepper, Homing, AutoPID
• USB on the fly functions: Temperature control, Fan control, Pause, Cancel, (Jump/Jerk/Acceleration/Feedrate)% control
• Supported G/M commands: G0, G1, G2, G3, G4, G28, G90, G91, G92, M104, M109, M140, M190, M106, M107, M17, M18, M84, M204, M205, M82,M83, M226
• Basic thermal protection

Supported hardware

• Arduino Mega 2560 - RAMPS board
• Ramps 2004 LCD Smart Controller
• Cartesian 3D printers only

Pending

• 32bit boards
• CoreXY and delta printers
• Update manuals

User interface

Theory