save as ufp

[sekisback 1]

Morning is it possible to change the format from gcode to ufp by default?

 

I have an Ender3 Profile in Cura 4.7.1 with octoprint connection and it works like a charm. Now I added the CuraThumbnails Plugin to Octoprint to see the thumbnail form the ufp file.

I can slice and use save as *.ufp, than i have to transfer the file to octoprint manualy, so this works.

 

I found under PrinterSettings that i can change the G-Code-Var. In my case by default "Marlin", I changed this to Ultimaker2 without effect.

 

I dont know where to change the export format to ufp to send the file as ufp directly to the printer via cura octoprint plugin

 

Edited September 25, 2020 by sekisback

[Smithy 1,144]

It works with an UM printer and the Octoprint plugin, so there should be also an easy way to get it with an Ender too.

 

Let's ask the expert @ahoeben

[ahoeben 1,948]

The OctoPrint Connection plugin detects if the CuraThumbnails plugin is installed, and sends files to OctoPrint as .ufp without having to configure anything in Cura, regardless of the printer brand.

 

2 hours ago, sekisback said:

I found under PrinterSettings that i can change the G-Code-Var. In my case by default "Marlin", I changed this to Ultimaker2 without effect.

Don't do that, that will not work with your printer and it will not in any way affect the use of .ufp files.

[sekisback 1]

@ ahoeben,

thx for you quick answer, damm you are right I dint checked that. I was the meaning that the file will be stored as gcode. Made my day