[Feature request: Custom G-code in profile]

On 12/12/2018 at 8:52 AM, ahoeben said:

 

In the current version of the plugin, this line is automatically added if it is not in the start g-code.

 

I don't know if the second line is required or not. If it is, it does seem that this would be an issue with adaptive layer height. I admit I have never used to plugin beyond testing (or adaptive layer height for that matter).

 

I think the plugin could also be improved for multiple extrusion; currently there is one "global" linear advance constant, but since its value is material dependent I would say that it should be possible to set this per extruder, and the M900 lines should actually (also) be in the extruder start gcode.

 

PS: in case you had not put 1 and 1 together, I'm the author of the Linear Advance Setting plugin.

Mr Plugin Author, thank you very much for your feedback!

In addition to the K factor, would it be possible to add a line to manually input the ratio (M900 R#), or to use the extrusion width, layer height, and filament diameter from the Cura inputs to add the "M900 K0.7 W0.4 H0.1 D1.75" GCode to set the WH/D [W * H / ((D / 2) ^ 2 * PI)] ratio?  Or just to input the values manually?

[Feature request: Custom G-code in profile]

10 hours ago, drewoprea said:

Commenting here to help the next guy:

 

Plugins are under 'Marketplace' and you are looking for 'Linear Advance Settings'

Then you can set {material_linear_advance_factor} from the right side panel in Cura.

To use it you will have to add a line like 'M900 K{material_linear_advance_factor}' to your start g-code.

I follow that line with 'M900 W{line_width} H{layer_height} D{material_diameter}' like it says in the readme:

https://github.com/fieldofview/LinearAdvanceSettingPlugin
 

I don't think this works with adaptive layer heights, not perfectly anyway.  I think we would have to include 'M900 W{line_width} H{layer_height} D{material_diameter}' at each layer, or each layer that is different from the last. If we wanted to adjust the Linear advance perfectly for different layers in prints sliced with adaptive layers enabled. If someone wants to test this, it could be hacked tother with a search/replace in the g-code post processor.

 

This will be handy!

[Feature request: Custom G-code in profile]

18 minutes ago, ahoeben said:

Note that there’s a plugin to get you a setting to solve your linear advance usecase.

Thank you very much for your reply!  I will give it a try.

[Feature request: Custom G-code in profile]

Hi,

 

I have a suggestion for a feature in Cura: being able to add custom G-code in a printing profile that gets inserted between the start G-code set in machine settings, and the printing G-code.

For example for Malin users; a space where you can add G-code for custom Linear Advance values for a specific material, instead of having to change it every time in the machine settings window of Cura, or having to update it via the terminal every time before starting a print.

 

Looking forward to feedback on my suggestion.

 

Marno