*ARC WELDER PLUGIN* - Pls Help

[ScoutParamotor 0]

Hey Guys,

 

I have been having some trouble with the ARC WELDER plugin in Cura. After downloading/ installing the plugin, once I restart Cura again I cant see the Arc Welder tab in special modes. Does anyone know how I can access it. It has been driving me crazy! 😞 Cheers

[ahoeben 1,948]

  

See this post:

 

Download the development snapshot linked therein, and drop the file onto the buildplate in Cura as if you were opening a 3d model.

 

Edited February 6, 2021 by ahoeben

[jfavre1 0]

I am having the same problem of the Arc Welder plug-in not showing up in cura.

[Robair 0]

If anyone gets this "non display" of Arc welder sorted out, please post it
I have also just uploaded the plug in and no matter how much I search in all the menus, there is no Arc welder to be found.

[Robair 0]

17 hours ago, ahoeben said:

  

See this post:

 

Download the development snapshot linked therein, and drop the file onto the buildplate in Cura as if you were opening a 3d model.

 

I cannot find "development snapshot linked" and therefore cannot do this solution to get Arc Welder to display in my Cura 4.8 menu
Please, if you don't mind, can you elaborate a bit more on where to find this solution to get Arc welder to display.

[ahoeben 1,948]

As luck would have it, the updated version has just been pushed to the Marketplace, so you can just update the plugin from there. Thanks @JelleSpijker

[3Dranger 0]

Just upgraded to Cura 5. In Cura 4.13 I used Arc Welder with good success. Cura 5 does not display Arc Welder even though I have installed it several times.  4.13 is printing much faster most likely because of Arc Welder. Same part, same settings are being used in Cura 5 but no Arc Welder and Cura 5 is taking much longer to print the part. There is no check box anywhere for Arc Welder in Cura 5. Help?

[ahoeben 1,948]

53 minutes ago, 3Dranger said:

Cura 5 does not display Arc Welder even though I have installed it several times.

Please try the following:

• In the Marketplace, uninstall Arc Welder
• Restart Cura (this here is the important bit)
• In the Marketplace, install Arc Welder
• Restart Cura again.

It seems there may be a bug in Cura 5 where removing and installing (or updating) a plugin without restarting Cura after uninstalling will result in Cura thinking and showing the plugin has been installed without the plugin actually being present on your system.

[3Dranger 0]

 

Thank you, that worked, Arc Welder is installed. 4.13 is still printing 2 hours 22 minutes to Cura 5, 4 hours and 57 minutes. I have to figure that out now. Again, Thank you, 

 

3Dranger

[3Dranger 0]

I also managed to get Cure 5 running nearly as fast as Cura 4.13.  What a wonderful program. Thank you,

[ahoeben 1,948]

It could be nice for others if you shared what you had to change to get Cura 5 running nearly as fast as Cura 4.13

[3Dranger 0]

I did a split screen Cura 4.13 on the left, Cura 5 on the right. Went down setting by setting and matched them. That is all I did. If your happy with your 4.13 settings, start by using those same setting in 5, and make adjustments as needed.