Dear Users,
I am thrilled to announce that Z-Suite 4.0.0 BETA is now live for both Windows and macOS!
Alongside standard stability and performance improvements, this update introduces an exciting new feature: setting groups. This feature provides greater control over the printing process and, for M300 Dual users, unlocks the ability to create multi-material prints.
You can download this version here.
We look forward to hearing your feedback!
The new interface in Z-Suite is unintuitive and confusing. The old interface offered many useful features but requires adaptation to todayâs 3D printing standards. It lacks the ability to calibrate external filaments, for example, through settings like flow rate, which is a fundamental feature in modern slicers â especially considering the availability of your material profiles. I have the impression that the current interface resembles solutions from XYZ Printing from 10 years ago.
Modern slicers offer organic supports and the ability to precisely configure advanced printing parameters, such as the first layerâs temperature or detailed retraction options. In the case of your printers, performance remains low, and the so-called âspeed modeâ is just an increase in speed without considering an appropriate nozzle with high flow rate, which significantly limits the results. The lack of a G-sensor results in noticeable ghosting and print inaccuracies.
Overall, I feel that Zortrax devices have stagnated technologically since 2018. Today, the market is dominated by printers with CoreXY systems â even Prusa has adopted this direction. The lack of automatic calibration is also a significant issue. The capacitive sensor you use is insufficient, and constant problems with âsensor noiseâ only confirm this.
I hope this feedback will contribute something valuable, even considering the dwindling user base of Zortrax. Another issue is the performance of the service department â Iâve had numerous experiences with your technical support, and unfortunately, they werenât positive. Iâm familiar with all your devices and have to say that sometimes truly bizarre malfunctions occur.
I wonder what happened to Inpsiere 1 and 2? there is no more s in the software!
Inkspire 2 is supported in the stable (3.6.0.0) release you can get from Support Center. This version of Z-Suite 4.0.0 BETA does not have resin printers - we will add them in the future.
Beta 4 wonât open on macOS 15.2 without this complicated dance of:
Trying to open it.
Right-click and select Open
Goto System Settings â Privacy and Security â Gatekeeper â Security
Ensure âAllow Applications fromâ is set to âApp Store & Known Developersâ
Click on the button that says âInstall Anywayâ
Updating the local printer doesnât update the time remaining. It shows up in incloud, but not locally.
And of course, it doesnât keep track of 2X printing speed, so I have to manually guesstimateâŚ
Also neither of them update the %complete number
Yeah, Apple wages war on application sideloading. We are working on enabling our app to be installed without that trick.
What do you mean by âupdating local printerâ? Do you mean firmware update?
Sorry, for âupdating local printerâ read ârefresh the view to determine how much time is remaining in the printâ
Ah, okay - you mean that print time/print progress percentage does not update, right?
I set the heat bed at 70 (for PETG) . It was heated only at 40 and print fail.
With stable version works well.
I canât find any external materials in beta version.
You should use z suit 3.6. Iâv used all the time and I donât have any trouble.
Stable version is now 3.6.0.0. I am using it for over a year and a half - with no problems, except my mistakes.
I think using a profile for any type of filament is a good option.
Which printer are you using? Are you on Windows or macOS?
Print progress in percent does not show up in either Zortrax inCloud or Beta 4.0.0
Print time remaining shows up in inCloud and matches the printerâs display. Of course itâs wrong because it doesnât take print speed into account.
Print time remaining does not work in Beta 4.0.0, it shows the original print time estimate (which is wrong, see above) from the beginning of the print to the end, never updates, even when pressing the âRefresh connectionâ button.
The Beta 4.0.0 software will not allow you to cancel a print when the printer is âheatingâ.
M200 Plus
Firmware 2.7.1
macOS 15.2
2018 (Intel) Mac mini
I have a Zortrax M200 Plus, hardware 2, firmware 2.6.16. I am runing Zsuite on a Windows 10 Pro x64 ver. 22H2 with a Intel Core i5, 12G RAM, SSD.
Why I get a message âAutomatyczne sklaowanie modeluâŚâ (Automatic scalingâŚ) after clicking button âpodporyâ to generate supports. The model is much smaller than printer area.
Does it mean that Z-Suite will make the part useless by scaling it?
The message disappear after rotation of the model.
The second thing: please write somewhere how to use selection of materials, material sets, extruders in PRO mode. This is completely unintuitive.
Third thing: When I change something with the model (rotation, change of position) print settings are forgotten. I do not know if all settings. I see that platform temperature was changed.
Hi 1) I am struggling to print a small nylon component with internal support. I have tried numerous settings and the support can be removed but the support layer is stuck fast.
2) i have four 200+ and the same model on one printer sticks fast to the bed, the others are easily removeable.
I can make adjustments to the bed gap BUT in both the above issues it would be very useful if recommended/standard settings (i.e. those that the printer defaults to) were displayed alongside each variable so it would be simple to then see the effect of changes.
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Hi
The grass is always greener. Thanks for stating the obvious but for those of us with a lot invested in this technology we have to make it work. Yes Zortrax did lose their market dominance but i have Zortrax printers with 7000 hours and i have never needed to change a drive belt. Some times the devil you know is best.
Perhaps you can suggest a solution to my nylon printing problem.?
The part regarding printing with PA12: I usually print with a 0.2 mm layer height and set the gap between the raft and the first layer to 0.5â0.6 mm. Of course, this depends on the filament manufacturerâI typically test it by printing a calibration cube.
As for the print bed, itâs worth calibrating and checking the tightness of the platform screws, as the center of the platform can be slightly higher if it becomes loose. (The screws require an Allen key.)
For the PA12 filament I use, I set the nozzle temperature to 270°C, the gap between the raft and the first layer to 0.5 mm, and the bed temperature to 100°C.
