Feature Request(s)

[Photog1 0]

Several, actually:

• when in Layer View (Preview) mode after slicing, show the physical dimensions (height at least) of the current layer displayed as well when moving through the layers
• cylindrical "support blockers" (also modifiable by "per model settings" as the rectangular ones are now).
• allow a support blocker modification of "do not print" (with options to enable or disable top/bottom/wall layers for the surrounding printed areas, could just be the children of the base layer settings)
• a "compare profiles" option (or plugin) that enables you to compare the differences between two profiles at any time, not just after you've sliced a model and go to change to a different profile, and it should include ALL settings, including the experimental and special modes.
• 4a) when switching profiles, checkboxes next to the changed settings listed that allow you to choose which settings to keep or discard.

 

One more thing:  The ability to close the window without quitting the program and entailing the entire startup sequence for the program again.

Edited April 1, 2020 by Photog1
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[nallath 1,120]

On 3/31/2020 at 1:27 AM, Photog1 said:

• when in Layer View (Preview) mode after slicing, show the physical dimensions (height at least) of the current layer displayed as well when moving through the layers

This has been requested before, I believe it's still somewhere on our backlog

 

On 3/31/2020 at 1:27 AM, Photog1 said:

• cylindrical "support blockers" (also modifiable by "per model settings" as the rectangular ones are now).

You can already do this. Just load a cylinder and mark it as a support blocker. You can use any shape of model as a modifier mesh / support blocker

 

On 3/31/2020 at 1:27 AM, Photog1 said:

• a "compare profiles" option (or plugin) that enables you to compare the differences between two profiles at any time, not just after you've sliced a model and go to change to a different profile, and it should include ALL settings, including the experimental and special modes.

There is a bit of a work around you can do; The complete (flattend) settings are pasted in the logs. But be warned; this is a very long list (~500 ish settings). If you want some more info about what's going on, you can have a look at the godmode plugin (https://github.com/sedwards2009/cura-god-mode-plugin)
 

On 3/31/2020 at 1:27 AM, Photog1 said:

One more thing:  The ability to close the window without quitting the program and entailing the entire startup sequence for the program again.

I don't quite understand what you mean by this. Could you give an example?

 

For the future; Could you report feature requests on github (and please make one request per feature). You can do that on https://github.com/ultimaker/cura/issues/new/choose. This makes it a lot easier for us to keep track of it 🙂