OllisGit
commented
2 years ago Hi @vogler, please attach the octoprint.log maybe there is something that could identify the issue.
Open vogler opened 2 years ago
OllisGit
commented
2 years ago Hi @vogler, please attach the octoprint.log maybe there is something that could identify the issue.
vogler
commented
2 years ago The original log is gone. I checked it at the time but didn't see anything obvious. I just tested it again. Enabled Arc Welder, overwrite enabled. First I printed some existing .gcode file - the material fields were there. Then I sent a new print from Cura, Arc Welder processed it, and the print started, but the info box on the left already said 'Required Filament unknown'. Cancelled after some time - material fields empty.
plugin_arc_welder.log is empty.
Here's the whole octoprint.log of the runs described above:
For the second print it says 2021-11-13 21:19:05,669 - octoprint.plugins.PrintJobHistory - INFO - There is no calculated filament data in meta-file?.
(Aside: the Database connection logging seems excessive: 162 matches for password just in this log.)
OllisGit
commented
2 years ago Hi @vogler,
the plugin reads some job-statistics from the metadata-file (.metadata.json) located in the upload-folder.
Please take a look if you can find this section for you print-file (in particular "filament"):
"analysis": {
"printingArea": {
"maxX": 127.881,
"maxY": 95.506,
"maxZ": 10.9,
"minX": 88.081,
"minY": 42.554,
"minZ": 0.3
},
"dimensions": {
"depth": 52.952,
"height": 10.6,
"width": 39.8
},
"estimatedPrintTime": 2754.571579330689,
"filament": {
"tool0": {
"length": 2016.75497,
"volume": 0.0
}
}
}If it is not available, it could be deactivate, please take a look into the feature-plugin-settings:
Btw I need to write down where all the data came from, because depending on the installed plugins you will see different values.
Btw2. the Database connection is annoying and I will remove this in one of the next releases.
vogler
commented
2 years ago I have no .metadata.json files.
Changed the setting from Only when idle (not printing) to Always.
Still no such files, but now Required Filament unknown is gone and it shows the estimates.
Cancelled the print and the material fields are no longer empty 👍
Any conclusions how to improve this? Seems broken.
Should Arc Welder delay printing until it is done pre-processing?
Should this plugin wait for the metadata even if this setting is set to Only when idle (not printing)?
I assume the intent behind the setting is to not analyze a lot of other gcode, but shouldn't it always analyze the current print?
OllisGit
commented
2 years ago Hi @vogler, I never used arcwelder - plugin, but I think there is also a Cura-Plugin for it. So maybe you should use arcewelder in cura first.
Because the missing metadata is also related to other support-issues, I will try to improve the "communication with the user" about the missing metadata...or maybe wait or retrigger the job.
vogler
commented
2 years ago Yes, that's what I ended up using instead. IMO anyway a better fit to have it in the slicer with all the other settings.
I don't know which plugin needs fixing, but whenever I enable Arc Welder, all the spool and used material fields are empty.
PrintJobHistory (1.14.0) SpoolManager Plugin (1.5.0) Arc-Welder (1.0.0+u.bb71e8f)
Arc Welder Setting
Overwrite Source Fileis enabled. Maybe it's a data race (starts analyzing, Arc Welder overwrites file)?