Print Order: By Color

[Culain]

Is there an existing issue for this feature request?

• [X] I have searched the existing issues

Is your feature request related to a problem?

When there are multiple parts on the plate with different colors there are two issues:

• print by layer will change color on every layer leading to a lot of wasted material
• print by object has it so the printspace is very limited

Which printers will be beneficial to this feature?

All

Describe the solution you'd like

In this case it would be nice to have a "hybrid" solution. Parts with the same material/color will be printed "by layer" and groups of parts with the same color are printed as "by object".

in this case, the two blue parts could be placed directly next to each other and printed as one part. after that they will be treated as "one object" on the plate for collision avoidance for the last (white) part. this way, this model could be printed twice or more on the same plate.

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

Additional context

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[discip]

@Culain Just select both blue parts, right-click one of them and choose Assemble.

Prior to assembling the parts, you might want to place them close to each other.

But even after assembly, you can still move them individually by selecting the corresponding part from the list on the left in Object-mode.