brandonbloch
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2 months ago Hi @rmhoward33322,
Sorry to hear you're running into issues with the new auto-arrange feature. There are a few things I want to clarify to make sure we understand the issue fully:
- When you duplicate a model (or a group of models), the initial position of the new models before they are arranged is in the same spot as the originals. When you say the new objects don't appear, are they overlapped with the existing models or not present at all? You can tell if they're actually just overlapped by using the Move tool – moving just one of the new models away should show the original model in that same position
- If the new models aren't present on the print bed after trying the above, there is likely a front-end bug involved here, but refreshing the page to re-load the models should work around this issue in the short term
- The "Stop" and "Cancel" buttons behave differently from one another – "Stop" will use the best solution found so far (which will always be a valid auto-arrange result) and "Cancel" will abort the operation entirely, leaving the duplicated models in their starting positions (where they would be overlapped with the originals). Are you sure you used "Stop" and not "Cancel"? If so, this may be a bug in the new feature, but if you used "Cancel" this should actually be the expected result
- While the new auto-arrange algorithm is running, you can simply let it proceed and apply the best solution without stopping or cancelling. Have you tried that, and if so, did you run into any issues?
Let us know when you get a chance; these clarifications will help us figure out what's going on and fix any bug that might be present in the new implementation.
As for making it easier to learn about updates in Canvas, this is something we're working on, and we're aiming to make new features and improvements more discoverable directly within the application.
Cheers, Brandon
It appears Auto Arrange has changed. When I attempt to duplicate objects and the Auto Arrange determines there's no space on the slicing table for the number of objects I want, the item gets added to the object window but doesn't appear anywhere on or off the slicing table. I have plenty of room on the slicing table for another object but when I ask to make a duplicate, i get a message that there were 2 solutions. In the bottom right it indicates there may not be enough space. OK, but where is the object? the object is added to the Object list, but is nowhere to be seen. And if there are 2 solutions, how do i see the 2 solutions. I went so far as to duplicate my object with 2 new objects and they worked fine. I arranged the 3 objects on the screen. I then moved one of the objects to a new location on the slicing table, leaving the space open for another object, but when I try to duplicate the object again, it adds the object to the object list (item #4), but the object doesn't appear anywhere that I can see. I read the release for July 8 on new auto arrange features, where can I go to get help on how they work? Perhaps this isn't a bug, I just don't know how to use the new features. If so, I need some kind of help on how to use it.
To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Expected behavior If the objects don't fit the slicing table, the "extra" objects should appear on the screen off the table so I can determine what to do. Manually arrange them myself or delete them if they truly don't fit on the table..
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in this example I was able to create 3 objects, moved one of the objects to a new place on the slicing table leaving room for another object. when I asked to duplicate object #1 object 4 was added to the list, but doesn't show up; anywhere.
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Additional context I am in need of being able to duplicate the objects as I need them. This is causing me much grief.,, as I have a deadline to get these prints finished. and it's fast approaching. I wish it was easier to learn about changes you make, especially when the changes just show up without warning.