DrLex0 / FFCP-GCodeSnippets

G-Code and scripts for using the FlashForge Creator Pro with PrusaSlicer (Slic3r)
https://www.dr-lex.be/software/ffcp-slic3r-profiles.html?r=gh
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Add STL Model of the build plate [enhancement] #22

Closed lthown closed 2 years ago

lthown commented 2 years ago

There's a model of the FFCP build plate on https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3772642

This file can be loaded into the PrusaSlicer using the "bed shape" setting

2022-09-26 18_45_02-Settings

The results are quite nice, though the file appears to be too far back by a few mm

2022-09-26 18_46_48-_Untitled - PrusaSlicer-2 5 0 based on Slic3r

Still a nice way to visualize the print within the printer.

DrLex0 commented 2 years ago

It's not entirely useless, because it adds some visual reference points and this avoids the risk of placing things upside down, which I sometimes end up doing because the model covers the XYZ arrows and it isn't obvious what is the front or back of the plate. I'll see if I can tweak the model to be 100% correct and maybe also add a texture.

lthown commented 2 years ago

cool beans

DrLex0 commented 2 years ago

Added, but as you'll see, because PS relies on absolute paths to these files, it is not possible to load the model (and texture) fully automatically while importing the ini. I have added functionality to the config helper page that can avoid having to manually configure the files for each of the printer profiles, although in your case reconfiguring the bed shape is probably a better option than going through the whole config process again.

This would all be simpler (at least for users) if I could distribute these configs as a vendor preset in PrusaSlicer, but this is blocked by their unwillingness to solve the issue with the tool number.

lthown commented 2 years ago

That's frustrating but what you put together looks fantastic