GCODE save filename date and time

[dicksondickson]

Is there is a way to turn off the automatic appending of the date and time to the gcode file name?

I would like to have FC export the gcode the same as the design name only without the date and time so it fits within my workflow.

Thank you!

[fullcontrol-xyz]

You can save it as any filename you like with an extra line of code in your design... see near the top of the gcode_controls notebook

I think this is the best option... you could also add a couple of lines to save a file of the same name with your design settings in to have a really nice record of what you've done. And then go to the next level and optionally import your settings from that file rather than manually defining them :D

Alternatively, if you clone the fullcontrol repo, you can edit the module fullcontrol/gcode/steps2gcode.py

relevant code:

      if gcode_controls.save_as != None:
          filename = gcode_controls.save_as + datetime.now().strftime("__%d-%m-%Y__%H-%M-%S.gcode")
          open(filename, 'w').write(gc)

[dicksondickson]

Thanks for the tip! Exactly what I was looking for.

Just from a usability standpoint, I do think "datetime.now().strftime("%d-%m-%Y%H-%M-%S.gcode")" should be optional and added by the user in their notebook / python script.

While I've been using FC for the past few days, I have a over a hundred .gcode files because I forgot to comment out the save to gcode block in my notebook while working on a design.

Thank you again

[fullcontrol-xyz]

Great, and thanks for your suggestion. I've created a reddit poll to see what most people prefer as the default option

reddit poll