[{"type":"heading","level":2,"children":[{"t":"text","v":"Overview","b":false,"i":false}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"t":"text","v":"SteinWipe Motion Control Pro for P1 Series and Orca Slicer.","b":false,"i":false}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"children":[{"t":"text","v":"Warnings","b":false,"i":false}]},{"type":"heading","level":5,"children":[{"t":"text","v":"This section is updated as user reports come in and may change without notice. If you hit an issue not listed in this section, post in the Leckiestein Discord #steinwipe channel so it can be documented for the community.","b":false,"i":false}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"t":"text","v":"This is not a full release and is focused on the Pro Mounts at this time. 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During filament change the slicer may also show a shift in positioning that goes off the plate.","b":false,"i":false}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"t":"text","v":"% Slicer layer shift example","b":false,"i":false}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"t":"text","v":"filament_change_layer_shift_off_plate | max_height=400 | caption=bottom","b":false,"i":false}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"t":"text","v":"Slicer preview showing the layer shift that occurs during filament change with [[divide_large_purge]] enabled. The toolpaths extend far off the right side of the bedplate. Commenting out [[divide_large_purge]] in the printer notes resolves this. 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If you need further guidance please leave a message in the Leckiestein Discord #steinwipe channel.","b":false,"i":false}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"children":[{"t":"text","v":"Change Log","b":false,"i":false}]},{"type":"heading","level":3,"children":[{"t":"text","v":"Apr.28.1.2025 → Apr.28.1.2026 Fixes","b":false,"i":false}]},{"type":"list","listType":"unordered","items":[{"children":[{"t":"text","v":"SSD-to-variable conversion introduced.","b":true,"i":false},{"t":"text","v":" Printer notes regex checks now resolve once at the top of the start gcode and downstream code reads boolean globals instead. 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Adds time to each toolchange but greatly improves reliability for unsupervised overnight prints.","b":false,"i":false}]},{"children":[{"t":"text","v":"SteinRetraction modes","b":true,"i":false},{"t":"text","v":" - four progressive retraction lengths via [[steinretraction_low]], [[steinretraction_med]], [[steinretraction_max]], and [[steinretraction_revo]] (the last is tuned for Panda Revo nozzles). Pick the one matching your hardware.","b":false,"i":false}]},{"children":[{"t":"text","v":"Purge flow rate adjustment","b":true,"i":false},{"t":"text","v":" - the new SSDs [[purge_with_25_percent_flow]], [[purge_with_50_percent_flow]], [[purge_with_75_percent_flow]], and [[purge_with_125_percent_flow]] (HF nozzle only) let you tune purge speed independently from print speed. 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