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V0.4 Troubleshooting Stabilization Issues
This page is currently under construction. I'm trying to get Octolapse V0.4 stable released ASAP at the moment, and this has led to some documentation shortcuts. As you might know, Octolapse v4.0 has a TON of documentation built right into the plugin that may help. Click on the various help icons (blue question marks) throughout the system to see detailed help on almost every setting. There are also help buttons that will show up for many error notifications. ALWAYS click on those if you need help.
Octolapse needs a lot of information about your printer's build volume, origin, and shape in order to properly stabilize. If these are not set correctly, your extruder may not go where you expect while taking a snapshot.
First, check your Build Volume and Origin settings within your printer profile. See this guide for more details.
Second, are you using one of the Snap To Print triggers? If so, your extruder will not be allowed to leave your print, and the final timelapse my be a bit jerky. That is the nature of this trigger. If you want a perfectly stabilized timelapse, use one of the other triggers.
Octolapse is provided without warranties of any kind. By installing Octolapse you agree to accept all liability for any damage caused directly or indirectly by Octolapse.
Use caution and never leave your printer unattended.
If you have a great new guide, see a typo, or have other suggestions for improving the existing documentation, please let me know! You can either submit a feature request or submit a pull request. I would appreciate it greatly!
Consider supporting Octolapse by becoming a Patron, a Github Sponsor, or by sending some coffee/beer money, I would REALLY appreciate it. Almost all of the donations go towards offsetting the cost of development, which are substantial. Plus it always makes my day!
If you cannot afford to leave a tip or just don't want to, that is fine too! Octolapse is free and open source after all. There are other ways you can help ensure that Octolapse continues to be updated and improved:
- Share your Octolapse videos, and be sure to leave a link and explain that the timelapses were captured with Octolapse and OctoPrint (you will be asked how you made the timelapse, so this will also save you some time answering questions). This is not necessary, but it is greatly appreciated.
- Subscribe to my youtube channel.
- Post any bugs you find to the Issues Page. I would like to eliminate as many bugs as possible!
- Participate in the OctoPrint Community Forums, and help all the noobs get OctoPrint and Octolapse working and help expand the hobby. The more people use OctoPrint and Octolapse, the better the software will become!
- If you've created a working and tested printer profile for any printers that aren't in the make/model list, please send it to me! I want to make it as easy as possible for new users to get their printers configured quickly.
- Help me make this documentation better! Octolapse has a LOT of documentation, guides, tips, etc., both here in the Wiki and integrated with the Octolapse plugin. If you find inaccuracies, typos, gaps, or have ideas for improvement, I'd love to hear about them.
- If you have any special talents that could be applied to Octolapse development, like graphic design, video production (think tutorials), programming, etc., maybe you'd like to participate more directly in Octolapse development/documentation?