gradient infill

[udir 0]

hello

Is there a way for infill in varies density – high density near the walls (shell), low density in the center of the model? Is it possible to define the level for high / low density?

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My Cura builds now provide this feature. It is new and somewhat experimental. You can find my builds at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s43vqzmi4d2bqe2/AAADdYdSu9iwcKa0Knqgurm4a?dl=0

 

Please read the README.md file there before using.

[udir 0]

Hi

Thanks for your response.

Unfortunately, I am not in the SW details anymore …

·       Can you send me detailed instructions what to do in order to be able to use your infill functionality?

·       Does your "Cura-mb-master-win64-20200328.exe" replace the "Cura.exe" with all its functionality?

·       I am using Cura 4.5, and my printer is running by arduino - Atmega2560. Can I run your application in this environment?

·       PI 4 – means - RASPBERRY PI 4?

·       Where should I find the libgles-dev package?

Thanks a lot

Udi

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Hello,

 

6 minutes ago, udir said:

Can you send me detailed instructions what to do in order to be able to use your infill functionality?

 

There's an experimental setting that turns it on, it has the normal help blurb if you hover your mouse over the setting. Just have a play with it, it's not tricky.

 

8 minutes ago, udir said:

Does your "Cura-mb-master-win64-20200328.exe" replace the "Cura.exe" with all its functionality?

 

It doesn't replace anything (other than one of my previous releases), my releases can live alongside the UM releases.

 

9 minutes ago, udir said:

I am using Cura 4.5, and my printer is running by arduino - Atmega2560. Can I run your application in this environment?

 

I don't see why not.

 

9 minutes ago, udir said:

PI 4 – means - RASPBERRY PI 4?

 

Yes.

 

But for the PI 4 you need the armhf appimage, not the windows exe. With the appimage, once you have downloaded it onto the PI, make it executable by typing in a terminal chmod +x FILE, where FILE is the name of the AppImage file you downloaded. You should then be able to execute that AppImage from the command line or clicking on it. 

 

10 minutes ago, udir said:

Where should I find the libgles-dev package?

 

In a terminal window type the following to download and install it: sudo apt-get install libgles-dev

 

Hope this helps, have fun!

[Ak_09 0]

HI, I tried your link but it seems its been deleted. Is it possible to reshare it.

I am searching for a plugin that would specifically give me 2-3 different infill densities across the model.

Example - Imagine a circle/cylinder, 20% infill density in the middle, 60% at the end and maybe say 40% in between both those infill density. Again this is just an example.

Even if whats available is not that complex and gives me a range between two infill densities I am okay with testing that.

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12 minutes ago, Ak_09 said:

HI, I tried your link but it seems its been deleted. Is it possible to reshare it.

I am searching for a plugin that would specifically give me 2-3 different infill densities across the model.

Example - Imagine a circle/cylinder, 20% infill density in the middle, 60% at the end and maybe say 40% in between both those infill density. Again this is just an example.

Even if whats available is not that complex and gives me a range between two infill densities I am okay with testing that.

You can do that in regular Cura now!

 

Just set up your infill at the highest density you'll want, then set Infill > Gradual Infill Steps to how many times you want it to change, and set Gradual Infill Step Height to what distance you want it to change it.

It counts from the top, so if you had something 20mm high, 2 steps at 5mm height, it would do them at 15mm and 10mm.

Each step it halves the density of the infill.

 

For example, here's a 30mm cube set to 60% density with 2 steps at a height of 10mm:

Top: 60% density

10mm-20mm: 30% density

0mm-10mm: 15% density

 

If you need more granular control than that, then you can do it by turning a support blocker into a modifier mesh and changing the properties that way. Let me know if you want the instructions!