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Posted · Comparing profiles

Hey Folks,  I lost access to the laptop that I had been doing my slicing on.   I have a new laptop that I am now using with the same version of Cura (4.2.1), using the same STL files, Same 3d printer.  I have a gcode that i saved ,on the original laptop. that prints perfect.  Re-slicing this file on the new laptop using the same STL files and importing the profile from the existing working file generates a gcode that doesn't print well.  So I'm thinking some settings come across in the import of the profile.   Looking at the end of the gcode where the profile is stored I can see some differences but I don't know a good way to read it. 

 

Does each of the \\ indicate a different variable?  

Thanks for any help provided

 

Here is the end of the gcode of the working file

SETTING_3 {"global_quality": "[general]\\nversion = 4\\nname = Taz Printer Prof
;SETTING_3 ile Electrical Connector\\ndefinition = fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\n
;SETTING_3 type = quality_changes\\nquality_type = normal\\nsetting_version = 8\
;SETTING_3 \n\\n[values]\\nadhesion_type = skirt\\nlayer_height = 0.2\\nmaterial
;SETTING_3 _bed_temperature = 100\\nprint_sequence = one_at_a_time\\n\\n", "extr
;SETTING_3 uder_quality": ["[general]\\nversion = 4\\nname = Taz Printer Profile
;SETTING_3  Electrical Connector\\ndefinition = fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\npos
;SETTING_3 ition = 0\\ntype = quality_changes\\nquality_type = normal\\nsetting_
;SETTING_3 version = 8\\n\\n[values]\\ninfill_before_walls = False\\ninfill_over
;SETTING_3 lap = 15\\ninfill_sparse_density = 100\\nmaterial_print_temperature =
;SETTING_3  270\\nretraction_amount = 1.0\\nretraction_min_travel = 0.5\\nretrac
;SETTING_3 tion_speed = 10\\nskirt_line_count = 2\\nspeed_infill = 30\\nspeed_pr
;SETTING_3 int = 40\\nspeed_topbottom = 15\\ntop_bottom_thickness = 0.6\\nwall_l
;SETTING_3 ine_count = 2\\nwall_thickness = 0.4\\n\\n", "[general]\\nversion = 4
;SETTING_3 \\nname = Taz Printer Profile Electrical Connector\\ndefinition = fdm
;SETTING_3 printer\\n\\n[metadata]\\nposition = 1\\ntype = quality_changes\\nqua
;SETTING_3 lity_type = normal\\nsetting_version = 8\\n\\n[values]\\n\\n", "[gene
;SETTING_3 ral]\\nversion = 4\\nname = Taz Printer Profile Electrical Connector\
;SETTING_3 \ndefinition = fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\nposition = 2\\ntype = qua
;SETTING_3 lity_changes\\nquality_type = normal\\nsetting_version = 8\\n\\n[valu
;SETTING_3 es]\\n\\n", "[general]\\nversion = 4\\nname = Taz Printer Profile Ele
;SETTING_3 ctrical Connector\\ndefinition = fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\npositio
;SETTING_3 n = 3\\ntype = quality_changes\\nquality_type = normal\\nsetting_vers
;SETTING_3 ion = 8\\n\\n[values]\\n\\n", "[general]\\nversion = 4\\nname = Taz P
;SETTING_3 rinter Profile Electrical Connector\\ndefinition = fdmprinter\\n\\n[m
;SETTING_3 etadata]\\nposition = 4\\ntype = quality_changes\\nquality_type = nor
;SETTING_3 mal\\nsetting_version = 8\\n\\n[values]\\n\\n", "[general]\\nversion
;SETTING_3 = 4\\nname = Taz Printer Profile Electrical Connector\\ndefinition =
;SETTING_3 fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\nposition = 5\\ntype = quality_changes\\n
;SETTING_3 quality_type = normal\\nsetting_version = 8\\n\\n[values]\\n\\n", "[g
;SETTING_3 eneral]\\nversion = 4\\nname = Taz Printer Profile Electrical Connect
;SETTING_3 or\\ndefinition = fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\nposition = 6\\ntype =
;SETTING_3 quality_changes\\nquality_type = normal\\nsetting_version = 8\\n\\n[v
;SETTING_3 alues]\\n\\n", "[general]\\nversion = 4\\nname = Taz Printer Profile
;SETTING_3 Electrical Connector\\ndefinition = fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\nposi
;SETTING_3 tion = 7\\ntype = quality_changes\\nquality_type = normal\\nsetting_v
;SETTING_3 ersion = 8\\n\\n[values]\\n\\n"]}

 

Here is the one that isn't working

;SETTING_3 {"global_quality": "[general]\\nversion = 4\\nname = 2x solid print e
;SETTING_3 ar mount\\ndefinition = fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\nquality_type = n
;SETTING_3 ormal\\ntype = quality_changes\\nsetting_version = 8\\n\\n[values]\\n
;SETTING_3 adhesion_type = skirt\\nlayer_height = 0.2\\nmaterial_bed_temperature
;SETTING_3  = 100\\nprint_sequence = one_at_a_time\\n\\n", "extruder_quality": [
;SETTING_3 "[general]\\nversion = 4\\nname = 2x solid print ear mount\\ndefiniti
;SETTING_3 on = fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\nquality_type = normal\\ntype = qual
;SETTING_3 ity_changes\\nsetting_version = 8\\nposition = 0\\n\\n[values]\\ninfi
;SETTING_3 ll_before_walls = False\\ninfill_overlap = 15\\ninfill_sparse_density
;SETTING_3  = 100\\nmaterial_print_temperature = 270\\nretraction_amount = 1.0\\
;SETTING_3 nretraction_min_travel = 0.5\\nretraction_speed = 10\\nskirt_line_cou
;SETTING_3 nt = 2\\nspeed_infill = 30\\nspeed_print = 40\\nspeed_topbottom = 15\
;SETTING_3 \ntop_bottom_thickness = 0.6\\nwall_line_count = 2\\nwall_thickness =
;SETTING_3  0.4\\n\\n", "[general]\\nversion = 4\\nname = 2x solid print ear mou
;SETTING_3 nt\\ndefinition = fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\nquality_type = normal\
;SETTING_3 \ntype = quality_changes\\nsetting_version = 8\\nposition = 1\\n\\n[v
;SETTING_3 alues]\\n\\n", "[general]\\nversion = 4\\nname = 2x solid print ear m
;SETTING_3 ount\\ndefinition = fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\nquality_type = norma
;SETTING_3 l\\ntype = quality_changes\\nsetting_version = 8\\nposition = 2\\n\\n
;SETTING_3 [values]\\n\\n", "[general]\\nversion = 4\\nname = 2x solid print ear
;SETTING_3  mount\\ndefinition = fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\nquality_type = nor
;SETTING_3 mal\\ntype = quality_changes\\nsetting_version = 8\\nposition = 3\\n\
;SETTING_3 \n[values]\\n\\n", "[general]\\nversion = 4\\nname = 2x solid print e
;SETTING_3 ar mount\\ndefinition = fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\nquality_type = n
;SETTING_3 ormal\\ntype = quality_changes\\nsetting_version = 8\\nposition = 4\\
;SETTING_3 n\\n[values]\\n\\n", "[general]\\nversion = 4\\nname = 2x solid print
;SETTING_3  ear mount\\ndefinition = fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\nquality_type =
;SETTING_3  normal\\ntype = quality_changes\\nsetting_version = 8\\nposition = 5
;SETTING_3 \\n\\n[values]\\n\\n", "[general]\\nversion = 4\\nname = 2x solid pri
;SETTING_3 nt ear mount\\ndefinition = fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\nquality_type
;SETTING_3  = normal\\ntype = quality_changes\\nsetting_version = 8\\nposition =
;SETTING_3  6\\n\\n[values]\\n\\n", "[general]\\nversion = 4\\nname = 2x solid p
;SETTING_3 rint ear mount\\ndefinition = fdmprinter\\n\\n[metadata]\\nquality_ty
;SETTING_3 pe = normal\\ntype = quality_changes\\nsetting_version = 8\\nposition
;SETTING_3  = 7\\n\\n[values]\\n\\n"]}

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    Posted · Comparing profiles

    Well I broke each file down at each\\ putting one variable per line.  Then I ran both files through a compare program.  All the values are the same.  They are in different orders sometimes but they have all the same information.  

     

    So now I got to figure out what I'm missing and why its not printing the same getting sliced on this new laptop.   I must be missing something.

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    Posted · Comparing profiles

    After pondering on this a while I think I have figured out what has changed. 

    Being that the file compare didn't show any substantial differences in the printer profile area of the file I started looking at the extrusion values. 

    I have the suspicion that the profile backup doesn't backup extruder settings like nozzle size.    Because if I change the nozzle size from 0.035 to 0.03 and generate a new gcode the code almost matches completely.

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