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supermerill / SuperSlicer

G-code generator for 3D printers (Prusa, Voron, Creality, etc.)
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Estimate time of completion for sliced files #4275

Closed GalvanicGlaze closed 1 week ago

GalvanicGlaze commented 1 month ago

Any chance we could get a line added under the total printing time for a sliced file to say what time it's expected to finish?

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neophyl commented 1 month ago

How ? You could start the print of the gcode file at any point after its sliced. The SLICER has no idea when that will be. Could be a minute, and hour, 3 weeks etc. Just because its been sent to a printer that does not mean its going to start the print.

Finish time is a function of your printer firmware. It knows when it started, it knows the total time to print and so if it has a real time clock then it can tell you when it should finish.

GalvanicGlaze commented 1 month ago

How ? You could start the print of the gcode file at any point after its sliced. The SLICER has no idea when that will be. Could be a minute, and hour, 3 weeks etc. Just because its been sent to a printer that does not mean it's going to start the print.

Finish time is a function of your printer firmware. It knows when it started, it knows the total time to print and so if it has a real time clock then it can tell you when it should finish.

Yeah , I would hope common sense would prevail

I always slice my files and send them directly to the printer to print with the upload and print button in SS. Everyday when I print and I want the print to end at a certain time so I can swap the plate out before bed or before I go to work I need to work out what time it would finish and then I add or remove parts to get the timing right.

I want an option for it to take the current time and add the approximate print time and tell what time it would finish if I sent it now with a hot printer ready to go, same thing I have to work out myself currently.

krautech commented 1 month ago

I agree, as simple of an addition this is, itd be great. I also upload + print directly to printer and having this would be great. I could easily see an ETA and know what time itd finish for the same reasons.