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Okay, thanks. Oh, I see 🙂. I understand, that Cura may not be suited to use with this type of work, but I like working in it so will stick to using the software at least for now). I will wait a couple of days for any other ideas and mark the issue as "Resolved" then.

Hi! As my journey with Cura continues, I encounter new problems. This time I'm asking for help with the following issue: I am working with a concrete printer and a corresponding STL model. When trying to slice the model, for example, with the "Layer height" set to 20mm, which is okay according to the printer specifications, the preview in Cura right after slicing looks good: However when opening the generated G-Code file, here is what I can observe: Does anyone know if this is expected behavior, or how to fix it otherwise? I would be glad to hear your ideas or read any info, which could help me understand the matter more. Here are my settings: Machine settings (apart from dimensions, everything else is default) Extruder Printing profile was "Extra coarse" with Layer Height set to 20mm. Uploaded the STL model. I know, it is not very well suited for 3D printing, but the issues are not critical, so I will fix it later. Thank you for reading the post! I would much appreciate any help. MyFriends Basement.stl

I'm just about to try another sample model and a built in printer definition. I have tried slicing this model in Cura normally and it worked well. Yes, it is large, and you are absolutely right: I am working with a concrete printer. Thank you for pointing that out. The model was exported from Autodesk Revit and I just assumed the software did a pretty good job. I will take this into a count. Oh, that is such a useful insight. I did not know, that the frontend does it by itself and just assumed it would work just fine in the CuraEngine. That is probably the main issue. Thank you so much! You gave me a direction to go now 🙂

Do you mean not using the "-j "cobod_bod_2.def.json" parameter? If you do, then my answer is no, it doesn't: d:\Program Files\CuraEngine\Install\bin>CuraEngine.exe slice -v -p -o "CuraDebug.gcode" -l "MyFriends Basement.stl" Cura_SteamEngine version master Copyright (C) 2021 Ultimaker ... *license stuff* ... along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. [ERROR] Trying to retrieve setting with no value given: 'mesh_rotation_matrix'

Greetings! I am developing an application and want to use CuraEngine for the G-Code generation. I have created custom printer and extruder definitions for my desired configuration and tried using them both in the Cura UI and in CuraEngine. Unfortunately, while Cura UI easily detects my custom printer definition and I am able to slice the passed STL-model and later view the generated G-Code, I have no success whatsoever slicing in CuraEngine. If anyone could help me solve this issue, I would be very thankful. I will try to provide as much info as I can. Printer definition file Printer extruder file { "version": 2, "name": "Extruder 1", "inherits": "fdmextruder", "metadata": { "machine": "cobod_bod_2", "position": "0" }, "overrides": { "extruder_nr": { "default_value": 0 }, "machine_nozzle_size": { "default_value": 40 }, "material_diameter": { "default_value": 40 } } } Attached the .stl mesh Slice command and arguments CuraEngine.exe slice -v -p -j "cobod_bod_2.def.json" -o "CuraDebug.gcode" -l "MyFriends Basement.stl" Full CuraEngine slicing log Personally, I think the issue is highlighted in in the message "Stopping process because there are no non-empty layers", but I have no idea what that means 😞 Note: the "fdmprinter.def.json" and "fdmextruder.def.json" as well as other required files are located in the same directory as the CuraEngine.exe. If any other information needed I would gladly provide it. MyFriends Basement.stl