JewelryMaker

I'm still using Cura 14.09 but the same issues seem to exist. It appears to have something to do with the way expert mode is implemented. The expert tab seems to undo the defaults that are automatically set using the Quick print mode, or perhaps it fails to set them. Whenever I use expert tab I get a spew of crap because it doesn't stick to the plate. My guess is that it is the starting bed temperature not being set in the g-code instructions. My only reason for using expert mode in the first place was to simply set the fill to 100%, but ended up not being able to print anything. My solution was to generate two g-code files: 1. using Quick print and 2. using Expert mode. I then copy the header from the one that works (Quick print generated) and replace the one in the g-code file that doesn't (generated with Expert mode). The Expert mode file has the path I want with the 100% fill. I then stream the g-code to the printer using gcode-sender.exe ...It works great! Too bad the Cura environment isn't a little easier, or maybe it is my bad because there is some version with the fix and I'm not aware of it. If someone knows what's going on here I'd love to know the right solution also.

Thanks for the previous answers, but unfortunate not very helpful. I wasn't clear enough about my objective being to send a file to printer directly by command line. It is true that curaEngine can be run from the command line, however it only creates a gcode file from an stl file. Another drawback of curaEngine is that every single setting must be set on the command line. There is no ini or config file option for loading these settings. The config file in Cura is not related to these settings. If I go back to running Cura.exe form command line, it launches the GUI. There is no documentation on how to use as a command line option, if it is even possible. The goal is as follows: (1) pass an stl file + config settings (ideally a file) to curaEngine to create a gcode file (2) send the gcode to the printer. If this can be managed through Cura.exe by suppressing the GUI it would be easier. I don't think this should require coding my own solution. If it does I would need to find the firmware interface documentation. Perhaps I'm the only odd-ball who is trying send prints from another external program..?

Thanks for your last response. I found the synopsis of CuraEngine on the web with the extensive list of "settings". The problem is that I don't want to come up with values for all of these. I just want to duplicate settings generated by the Cura GUI. I have no idea how to find out what they all are. I wish that there was some kind of configuration file with all of the inputs generated for a particular application. Do you know if this exists? Thanks again

I have an application where I would like to launch Cura from a batch file and load a specified model with default print settings. Is this possible? something like: "run cura.exe file.stl" - JewleryMaker