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fieldOfView / Cura-OctoPrintPlugin

Cura plugin which enables printing directly to OctoPrint and monitoring the process
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When unselecting 'start print after send' you cant toggle the 'switch printer on' checkbox #276

Closed ImagineerNL closed 2 years ago

ImagineerNL commented 2 years ago

see title

fieldOfView commented 2 years ago

Please be more descriptive of why this is a problem. If you don't want Cura to start the print, then why would Cura turn on the printer? What is your workflow?

ImagineerNL commented 2 years ago

My workflow is: 1 slice in cura 2 Uplod to octoprint 3 Turn on printer 4 If needed, preheat and load filament 5 If a while ago since last print, do a bed leveling check and adjust wheels if needed. 6 Print.

I know i can technically do 4 and 5 beforehand, but this is a workflow that works for me, also with the least amount of walking for me ((printer with octoprint cam is upstairs)

mvn23 commented 2 years ago

In my setup (Ender 3 running Marlin 2.1), OctoPrint won't let me select a print job unless it is connected to the printer. The printer needs to be switched on before I can connect to it. Having an option to "Select print job after uploading" without an option to power on the printer automatically does not make sense in this case.

ImagineerNL commented 2 years ago

@mvn23 and that is why i am not asking for that ;)

@fieldOfView the issue can be closed; when having the 'start print' enabled and the confirmation popup when sending to octoprint i am able to deselect the 'start print after uploading' option. So i can either start the print immediately or do my own workflow in octoprint.

fieldOfView commented 2 years ago

Having an option to "Select print job after uploading" without an option to power on the printer automatically does not make sense in this case.

In the next version of the plugin, I'll enable the "Turn on printer with..." control when either "Start print job after uploading" or "Select print job after uploading" is checked.