Feature Request: UI/Script hook after slicing

[Nicolinux 288]

Hi,

I'd like to request a feature where one would be able to call a script (only once) after slicing is done.

I'd like to use this feature to grab the generated gcode file and upload it to my server (where I add it to a specific Confluence wiki page). I am tuning my UM2 right now and I need to document which settings I used for which object in order to compare them later. Further down the "workflow pipe line" I intend to generate and print a qrcode and stick it on the 3d printed object. The qrcode is just an encoded url that points to the wiki page where the gcode file was added. This way I can take a look at objects later and instantly access the gcode file to see which print settings I have used.

I tried to create a simple Cura plugin that calls an os command until I realized that this would be called _every_ time when the Stream Engine is working. So I guess this is the wrong route to take.

 

[Daid 303]

You most likely want to hook into the "save" button then?

If you do not mind some hacking, you could go into Cura/gui/sceneView.py and find "self._slicer.submitSliceInfoOnline()" (at 2 locations) this is most likely the point where you want to call your own script.

 

[Nicolinux 288]

I don't mind hacking. Thanks for the pointer.