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· Cura 4.6.1 Not generating retractions at all?
Nevermind: Moderator - I figured it out, and you can feel free to remove my post, I can't figure out how. I realized my extruder is in absolute mode, so I don't have movements that are negative, they just go to lower positive values, and I do find places where that occurs.
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· Cura 4.6.1 Not generating retractions at all?
If you don't mind we'll leave this up in case anyone else has the exact same question.
Note that in cura, in PREVIEW mode make sure moves are visible (checkbox) in "color scheme: line type"and there are 2 shades of blue. Blue moves are non-extruding moves. One shade is for retraction moves. That's a really good way to tell which are which very quickly. The rules for if a retraction happens is complicated so it's good that Cura shows you which are which.
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· Cura 4.6.1 Not generating retractions at all?
I don't mind at all, just didn't want to clutter things up unnecessarily. If you think it's helpful for it to be here, please leave it up. Thank you, too, for the additional help!
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Nevermind: Moderator - I figured it out, and you can feel free to remove my post, I can't figure out how. I realized my extruder is in absolute mode, so I don't have movements that are negative, they just go to lower positive values, and I do find places where that occurs.
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If you don't mind we'll leave this up in case anyone else has the exact same question.
Note that in cura, in PREVIEW mode make sure moves are visible (checkbox) in "color scheme: line type"and there are 2 shades of blue. Blue moves are non-extruding moves. One shade is for retraction moves. That's a really good way to tell which are which very quickly. The rules for if a retraction happens is complicated so it's good that Cura shows you which are which.
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Hi there,
We've all been there at sometimes, -so this is great inspiration and information to go on!
Way to go.
Good decision.
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Torgeir
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I don't mind at all, just didn't want to clutter things up unnecessarily. If you think it's helpful for it to be here, please leave it up. Thank you, too, for the additional help!
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