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Posted · How do you control print order?

Hi, I need to ask how to control the order of prints when it's set up to print one at a time. My printer's situation is that it'd be much easier (ie less likely to collide with previous parts) to print models in front first, moving backwards. But I don't see how to adjust this.

If it helps to visualize the hardware, I'm using the Snapmaker 2. Unlike Ultimaker's printers, this machine slides the printhead side to side, raises and lowers the rail the printhead is mounted on, and slides the bed forward and back. So there's more risk of collision if the prints are in any order except front to back.

Thanks in advance.

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    Posted (edited) · How do you control print order?

    The short answer: there is no way to control the order of prints.

     

    It is a subject of some contention.

     

    I think you can affect the order by intelligently nesting groups, eg like grouping the two models you want to print last, then grouping that group with the next, etc until you reach the model you want to print first. So most models will be grouped with a group that consists of one model and a group, etc.

     

     

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    Posted · How do you control print order?

    Well, great. Appreciate the warning though. I'm not sure grouping is gonna cut it for me, but I appreciate the insight.

    Even if doing it by hand though, you think I could fix it by cutting and pasting bits of gcode in a text editor? I don't know if this thing does relative or absolute coordinates.

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    Posted · How do you control print order?

    Howdy! Sorry for scratching this back open but I was wondering if there's – after nearly 2 years – still no way to change the order of printing when the Print Sequence 'One at a Time' is selected? If not, it would be a pretty amazing feature. I often find myself moving models around, just to achieve the perfect sequence. I've experienced that with Creality (I wouldn't recommend it to anyone) it's absolutely necessary to print from back to front and preferably in a 'snake pattern' to avoid collisions.

     

    Thanks for reading!

    Timmy

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    Posted · How do you control print order?
    On 5/4/2023 at 4:26 PM, COSnTimmy said:

    Howdy! Sorry for scratching this back open but I was wondering if there's – after nearly 2 years – still no way to change the order of printing when the Print Sequence 'One at a Time' is selected? If not, it would be a pretty amazing feature. I often find myself moving models around, just to achieve the perfect sequence. I've experienced that with Creality (I wouldn't recommend it to anyone) it's absolutely necessary to print from back to front and preferably in a 'snake pattern' to avoid collisions.

     

    Thanks for reading!

    Timmy

     

    A lot of people seem to be asking this feature, but as far as I know it's not implemented. Prusa Slicer has it so it's possible that it will be in Cura as well at some point, I hope.

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