abbr_machine

[qkdefus]

[abbr_machine] displays blank on my ender 3 pro ( preferably CE3PRO )

thanks

[rgomezjnr]

Hi I'll review and see if [abbr_machine] is working on my end.

[qkdefus]

great, thank you

[rgomezjnr]

I was not able to replicate the issue. [abbr_machine] is working as expected from my testing. I tested this in both Cura 4.9.0 and 4.11.0 using the preset Creality Ender-3 Pro printer definition.

• What Cura version are you using?
• Are you sure you're using GFF Plus and not GFF (older version of the plugin, deprecated)?
• Are you using the Ender-3 Pro preset printer definition within Cura? i.e. did you add the printer using the Cura setup wizard after installation, or using the Preferences -> Printers dialogue, or did you copy and paste custom printer definition files into the Cura folder?
• Are you sure you're using the correct option name [abbr_machine]? Try clicking the Default button on the GFF Plus Edit Format dialogue.

[rgomezjnr]

@qkdefus Are you still having this issue? I don't see this behavior.

[qkdefus]

Hi, thank you for your time and effort. Unfortunately I dont have my printer up and running right now due to upgrades and problems with shipping 😅. (pretty sure iam on latest cura with curas ender3 presset and chep's ender3 profile)

[bryanhunwardsen]

I can confirm this is (still) broken on at least Cure 5.0.0. This is for a "CR6-SE" (Cura Displayed Printer Profile Name). I cant answer how this was added, and possibly is part of the problem. Most of my machine profiles were created a while ago, some from v3 most in v4, most w/ from the Custom Profile as CURA did not have a dedicated predefined profile, some from predefined profiles that were available after major/minor version upgrades or as the result of a corrupt profile needing to be remade from scratch. All of which have been carried across multiple computers using profile backup/restore sync functionality.

This was all working perfectly as far as 4.09-12, likely using the old plugin, but has now stopped working using new plugin on 5.0.0. IIRC, i thought the plugin dynamically generated the abbreviation? It pulls [printer_name] fine. Is the abbreviator choking on the "-" possibly? Or is abbr set in the xml(?) profile on creation?

Thats all the info I have to give, so far, but can confirm there still is "an" issue with it working correctly.

Follow-Up, new plugin version does nothing on 4.11(?) Since the new plugin does not show (appear) to show the formatting in real time on the Prepare/Preview screens(or allow access to modify the formatting), I was trying to understand when do format changes take effect (re-import model, restart cura, real-time, after slicing) but I cannot discern when it happens, but in 4.11 nothing works even w/ default set.

[rgomezjnr]

All of which have been carried across multiple computers using profile backup/restore sync `functionality.

If you guys delete the printer profile then add a new one from the Cura default printer profiles is [abbr_machine] still empty?

I could also try importing your printer profiles and attempt to recreate the issue if you upload the profile. I'm not sure if this is actually causing the issue or not.

I just tried recreating the issue in Cura 5 but I haven't been able to recreate it. I deleted the existing CE3Pro machine profile, added back the default printer profile for Creality Ender-3 Pro, and the [abbr_machine] option results in CE3PRO.

i thought the plugin dynamically generated the abbreviation?

This is how GFF+ obtains the [abbr_machine] parameter. It simply spits out whatever string is stored in the abbr_machine property of print_information object. There is no manipulation or modification of this string directly by GFF+.

https://github.com/rgomezjnr/GcodeFilenameFormatPlus/blob/gff%2B/GcodeFilenameFormatPlus.py#L126

abbr_machine = print_information._abbr_machine
printer_name = global_stack.getName()

Is the [abbr_machine] option always empty for you for all printer profiles? Can you try adding a different printer profile just for testing? If you're able to get non-empty [abbr_machine] strings for other printer profiles but you do when only using 1 printer profile then the problem is likely with that specific printer profile.

@bryanhunwardsen I added Creality CR-6 SE printer profile in Cura 5 and [abbr_machine] is working for me, Cura 5.0.0 GFF+ 1.0.0 Windows 10.