Rapidly dropping from the .200s now in the .100s headed for double digits on the way to .000 .

After my initial successes getting it unboxed, assembled, booted up, run through a calibration sequence and connected to my WiFi network, I ran into a Brick Wall getting the device to communicate with my Windows computer, where I am drafting the designs for the parts in my proprietary PolyPandora model building set.

I attempted to circumvent this problem by ordering a 6' male-male full size USB cord to hardwire it and avoid the networking method, which I have always had problems with in the wireless era whether it is WiFi or Bluetooth.  It arrived today and when I hopefully turned on both machines and booted them, I plugged one end of the cord into each machine expecting to hear the BEEEP from the computer and the little dialogue prompt "new device detected" pop up as it always does no matter what the device is.  The computer always knows that at least something is there, even if it doesn't know what to do with it and you have to hunt down a Driver for it.  This time though...a big fat NOTHING.

So next step, contact support, but all the online support dialogue box does if you want after-sales support is direct you to email them at support@flashforge.com.  This is bullshit support because any troubleshooting has to be done either over the phone or with a chatbox so you can try things and report if it worked or didn't.  Sometimes if it is going through the net the support person can see the settings himself if you give permission and he can make the changes.  I prefer not to do it that way but rather learn where all the switches are myself, but as a last resort I would do that too.

Anyhow, bottom line is until I can get the 3D printer working, the whole PolyPandora project is on hold, stuck in neutral.  If I ever do get the two devices talking to each other, I STILL have a learning curve on settings, because there's all sorts of things like speed, temperature, infill and so forth that you have to tweak correctly for each roll of the material you used, usually PLA plastic but even that stuff isn't uniform, being made by different manufacturers.  It can vary by the batch and with different color dyes and additives that give the plastic different properties in hardness and flexibility.  So, who knows when I'll actually be able to make my first parts at this point.

Fortunately, I am not in a rush and have no absolute deadlines I need to meet yet.  Any shopping for a SUIT and firm to to handle the intellectual property protection part of this is on hold also until the 3D printing problem is solved.  Eventually unless the machine is a total LEMON, this should be solvable.  May take a while though, and society may collapse before it is done, lol.  Meanwhile, I'll just keep working on designs and periodically working on getting the website ready for prime time.

RE