CustomSupportCylinder

[Cuq 198]

Hello,

 

I'm working on a plugin based on the CustomSupport plugin. But in this case I'm not creating a cube but a cylinder.  I haven't any problem to get the right length ( from the picked point to the base) but I wanted to define the radius as a parameter in order to be able to customize this value.  Is it possible to add a customized value ? or to get an existing value for this parameter Ie : support_conical_min_width ?

Cylinder.zip

Edited May 18, 2020 by Cuq
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[Cuq 198]

temporary solution : using the value of support_tower_diameter  (Support as Tower diameter) as Cylinder diameter:

        # get support_tower_diameter as cylinder value
        id_ex=0
        extrud = Application.getInstance().getGlobalContainerStack().extruderList
        DiamCylinder = extrud[id_ex].getProperty("support_tower_diameter", "value")

 

Edited May 18, 2020 by Cuq

[Cuq 198]

So my question is now where can I find a "basic sample code" or how to implement in this plugin a windows to define specific parameters to define the size of this cylinder ? Hereafter a sample view of the expected function to clarify my request.

[Cuq 198]

Step by Step thanks to the plugin ZOffset  I found  a solution to define a new parameter. Still looking to define this value via a dedicated windows

[ahoeben 1,948]

Why would you want this to be a setting though? Couldn't it just be a numeric input field in the tool panel?

[Cuq 198]

29 minutes ago, ahoeben said:

Why would you want this to be a setting though? Couldn't it just be a numeric input field in the tool panel?

 

That's exactly what I want , using a setting is not the right solution but as I don't know how to implement such type of numeric field in the tool panel it was for me a workaround.   In the different plugins there is no sample code to integrate this type of function.  I'm just a beginner in Python coding and this type of code is too hight level for me without an existing example.

Edited May 19, 2020 by Cuq

[ahoeben 1,948]

Cura has many included plugins that you could use as an example. The translate tool has numeric input fields:

https://github.com/Ultimaker/Uranium/tree/master/plugins/Tools/TranslateTool

[Cuq 198]

Ok it's a little bit more clear now, I can define this windows ..  But I still have some problems to understand how the Binding mecanism works between the windows and the main code. Can you help me on this point ?

 

I have now a control TextField and  I can fix the value with the code :

    def getDiam(self) -> float:
        """ return: Diam  in mm.
        """
        # get diameter_custom_support as cylinder value
        id_ex=0
        extrud = Application.getInstance().getGlobalContainerStack().extruderList
        DiamCylinder = extrud[id_ex].getProperty("diameter_custom_support", "value")
        
        return DiamCylinder

but how to get back this value form the TextField ?

Edited May 19, 2020 by Cuq

[ahoeben 1,948]

If you put the whole thing up on github, I can help you later this week.

[Cuq 198]

thanks a lot ... 

 

It's working, but as I m a newbie in Python it's absolutly not 
 a clean code.. So yes  if you can have a look and clean it a little bit or give me some advice it would be very nice :

 

The plugin source code on Github

[ahoeben 1,948]

See my pull request here:

https://github.com/5axes/CustomSupportCylinder/pull/1

[Cuq 198]

Ok I will try to modify my present code according to your recommendation.

 

Thanks a lot for your time and the support you give us

 

[Cuq 198]

Ok I think I have  simplify the source code and based on your recommendation switched to the solution of storing the support size value in Preference "customsupportcylinder/s_size"

 

CustomSupportCylinder on Github

Edited May 19, 2020 by Cuq

[ahoeben 1,948]

Cool. Don't give too much credit to lokster; his plugin is 98% my work on the Support Blocker. What you are doing is already much more interesting.

[Cuq 198]

Ok

I wasn't aware about, that.

Thanks to your help the plugin is now "acceptable". So next step for me: find the solution to create a curapackage. Can you point me to a tuto or document which explain how to do that ?

 

[Edit]  your solution in test https://community.ultimaker.com/topic/26046-writing-a-custom-cura-package/?do=findComment&comment=229467

 

and : https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/wiki/Creating-Packages

 

But my goal at the end is not necessary to put it on market place. Is it possible just to get the curapackage via this solution ?

Edited May 20, 2020 by Cuq

[ahoeben 1,948]

9 hours ago, Cuq said:

Is it possible just to get the curapackage via this solution ?

Yes. You upload a zip containing the source of your plugin, and before you submit it for approval, you can download a curapackage.

[Cuq 198]

Finaly I don't need to go throug the market place. I made the file "manualy" it's working for a basic install on my Cura release 🙂 

CustomSupportsCylinder1.0.0-sdk7.0.0.curapackage.zip

[Cuq 198]

On 5/20/2020 at 9:10 AM, ahoeben said:

Cool. Don't give too much credit to lokster; his plugin is 98% my work on the Support Blocker. What you are doing is already much more interesting.

 

I think I can understand now your remark 🙂  he seem's to be the king of copy/past  except for the section "Donate to the plugin developer!" this part of the source code is definitly his own 🤣

Edited July 3, 2020 by Cuq