search

slic3r / Slic3r

Open Source toolpath generator for 3D printers
https://slic3r.org/
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
3.35k stars 1.29k forks source link

Save everything (models, plates, configurations - also unsaved) in one (factory) file #4251

Open hoegge opened 6 years ago

hoegge commented 6 years ago

Feature request

It would be great if you could save the plate and all active settings in a single "factory" file, so you can transfer everything and save for future retrieval later even if any configurations has been changed. This should also include settings that are not saved in a print, filament or printer configuration.

Explanation / details

I have just "discovered" Slic3r after having used Simplify3D for a while. Slic3r is in many ways much more intuitive especially how the settings are organised. One thing I really miss is the ability to save a "factory" file that contains everything for a specific print. It saves all settings, STLs and plate arrangements, so you know you can accurately do the exact same print again at some time later without having to spend a lot of time checking what are the right settings. Especially when you have had to tweak and change settings specifically for a model to make it just right, then you don't want to save a separate config for every print to be able to reproduce it and then a "factory file" would be very useful.

bubnikv commented 6 years ago

Slic3r could export the platter into an AMF file, and it could export the working configs into a single config file. The two files together (AMF and config) make up your factory file. Ideally Slic3r would have an option (or do it by default) to save the config into the AMF file.

The Prusa fork could also import the config from a G-code file.

On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 9:33 PM, hoegge notifications@github.com wrote:

Feature request

It would be great if you could save the plate and all active settings in a single "factory" file, so you can transfer everything and save for future retrieval later even if any configurations has been changed. This should also include settings that are not saved in a print, filament or printer configuration. Explanation / details

I have just "discovered" Slic3r after having used Simplify3D for a while. Slic3r is in many ways much more intuitive especially how the settings are organised. One thing I really miss is the ability to save a "factory" file that contains everything for a specific print. It saves all settings, STLs and plate arrangements, so you know you can accurately do the exact same print again at some time later without having to spend a lot of time checking what are the right settings. Especially when you have had to tweak and change settings specifically for a model to make it just right, then you don't want to save a separate config for every print to be able to reproduce it and then a "factory file" would be very useful.

— You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub https://github.com/alexrj/Slic3r/issues/4251, or mute the thread https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AFj5Iw-lhroOYei9wtl3u7j3kf_UitQNks5tHTWwgaJpZM4RTiC1 .

hoegge commented 6 years ago

@bubnikv Do you by "could" mean "can"? I finally understood that the "config bundle" are all the presets that you export or import and "config" is the current settings. So "config + plate = factory file" ? In that case I assume that the feature request is not necessary and and sorry for the inconvenience.

hoegge commented 6 years ago

But the Layers table in the settings for each object and the settings per part, they are not saved anywhere are they? So you lose those from print to print?

lordofhyphens commented 6 years ago

The per part settings should be saved in AMF already (I think 3MF too but I can't remember).

On Jan 5, 2018 6:16 AM, "hoegge" notifications@github.com wrote:

But the Layers table in the settings for each object and the settings per part, they are not saved anywhere are they? So you lose those from print to print?

— You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub https://github.com/alexrj/Slic3r/issues/4251#issuecomment-355541866, or mute the thread https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAB8CmLosClJK1dylW3aY3ogzU0njFg1ks5tHhKwgaJpZM4RTiC1 .

hoegge commented 6 years ago

But the adaptive layer height and the layer height tables cannot be / are not saved, right?

hoegge commented 6 years ago

Can see it is kind of a duplicate of #3545 - so maybe should just be tracked there. Would be nice though.

platsch commented 6 years ago

At least the adaptive layer height table is currently not saved to AMF files, I'm not sure about the old region based table. This is a known (important) issue and on my todo-list...

lordofhyphens commented 6 years ago

I don't think the old table is saved either.

On Jan 9, 2018 9:39 AM, "platsch" notifications@github.com wrote:

At least the adaptive layer height table is currently not saved to AMF files, I'm not sure about the old region based table. This is a known (important) issue and on my todo-list...

— You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub https://github.com/alexrj/Slic3r/issues/4251#issuecomment-356320389, or mute the thread https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAB8CqmBPMZCZz_Dg9NwhxL49NNI4XGdks5tI4grgaJpZM4RTiC1 .