Open forReason opened 1 month ago
Basically a duplicate of https://github.com/prusa3d/PrusaSlicer/issues/12659 (but yours is prettier)
I'm hesitant to close my issue as I put a lot of effort formating, testing, and fleshing out a solution. Hence, I let community or moderators to decide which issue to keep
Description:
It would be beneficial to have settings in PrusaSlicer that allow users to provide estimated startup and cooldown times in the format { hh.MM.ss } (or xxx.x minutes) . These settings would enhance the accuracy of print time estimations by including the time needed for the printer to warm up before printing and cool down after printing.
Use Case:
Imagine starting a print and the printer estimates it will take 15 minutes. You return after 15 minutes, but the printer is either still finishing up, or the print bed is too hot to safely remove the print. This can result in potential burns or permanently bending the still-warm plastic if you attempt to remove it too early. Further risks would be damaging the print or worse the build plate when trying to remove a print fixed to a hot buildplate by force.
Proposed Solution:
Benefits:
Negatives
Example:
Estimated Startup Time Setting:
Estimated Cooldown Time Setting:
Comparison of Estimated vs Actual Print Time:
From the test results, I assume, the slicer already factors in a given warmup and cooldown time, but it seems too little. For longer Prints, the time is more accurate, since warmup and cooldown dont play a huge role but its quite relevant when printing either small parts or with a high nozzle and high layer height.