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Posted · Model Specific Settings - override Extruder used

Hi,

IF we have say a 4 extruder printer (1,2,3,4) 

 

1 is outline for MODEL 1

2 is infill for MODEL 1

 

3 is outline for MODEL 2

4 is infill for MODEL 2

 

 

Can this be done?

 

 

Thanks

 

joe

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    Posted · Model Specific Settings - override Extruder used

    Yes.  I'm pretty sure you can.  You can definitely have 2 different models with extruder 1 for one model and extruder 2 for the other.

     

    You can also specify that the infill (or support also) can be done by a different extruder than the shell.

     

    I'm not sure how to do 4 extruders but I think it's possible.

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    Posted · Model Specific Settings - override Extruder used

    Within Settings for EXTRUDER 1 I set INFILL override to #2.

     

    Then I go to EXTRUDER 3 and notice its' INFILL override is set to #2. I change this to #4...

     

    But this changes the override for INFILL for EXTRUDER 1 

     

    😞

     

     

    When I go try to do it by Model...it doesn't give me option to override 😞

     

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    Posted · Model Specific Settings - override Extruder used

    I've noticed in one of the json config files..

     

     

                    "infill_extruder_nr":
                    {
                        "label": "Infill Extruder",
                        "description": "The extruder train used for printing infill. This is used in multi-extrusion.",
                        "type": "optional_extruder",
                        "default_value": "-1",
                        "settable_per_mesh": false,
                        "settable_per_extruder": false,
                        "settable_per_meshgroup": true,
                        "settable_globally": true,
                        "enabled": "extruders_enabled_count > 1"
                    },
     

    So, this probably explains what I'm seeing.

     

     

     

     

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    Posted · Model Specific Settings - override Extruder used
    4 hours ago, joeman1556 said:

    Within Settings for EXTRUDER 1 I set INFILL override to #2.

     

    The infill extruder is not defined per extruder, but per model (the same way as the assignment of the main extruder).

    According to the shown snippet - "Infill Extruder" should be selectable as a "per model setting".

     

     

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                    "infill_extruder_nr":
                    {
                        "label": "Infill Extruder",
                        "description": "The extruder train used for printing infill. This is used in multi-extrusion.",
                        "type": "optional_extruder",
                        "default_value": "-1",
                        "settable_per_mesh": false,
                        "settable_per_extruder": false,
                        "settable_per_meshgroup": true,
                        "settable_globally": true,
                        "enabled": "extruders_enabled_count > 1"
                    },

     

     

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    Posted · Model Specific Settings - override Extruder used

    Lovely. I'll have a play around with it.

     

    I did try :-

                    "infill_extruder_nr":
                    {
                        "label": "Infill Extruder",
                        "description": "The extruder train used for printing infill. This is used in multi-extrusion.",
                        "type": "optional_extruder",
                        "default_value": "-1",
                        "settable_per_mesh": false,
                        "settable_per_extruder": true,
                        "settable_per_meshgroup": true,
                        "settable_globally": false,

                        "enabled": "extruders_enabled_count > 1"
                    },

     

     

    But I'll play with your suggestion...get a better understanding.

     

    Many Thanks

    Joe

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    Posted · Model Specific Settings - override Extruder used

    Setting just...

     

     "settable_per_mesh": true

     

    did the trick.

     

    I can now select the extruder for INFILL "per model"

     

    Lovely!

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