Feature Request: Show current/total layer on screen during a print

[MBoffin 7]

The progress in terms of percentage and time is useful, but it would also be extremely useful to also have the current layer out of total layers as well. Nothing big or fancy, just something that says like "112/437" somewhere on the status screen while printing.

[GregValiant 1,251]

If you go to "Extensions / Post-Processing / Modify Gcode" and then in the following dialog select "Add a Script" there are two post-processors that do this.

"Display Progress on LCD" and "Display Filename and Layer on LCD".  Pick one and fill in the settings.  It will add M117 lines to the gcode to send the message to the LCD at each layer change.

[MBoffin 7]

Awesome! Thank you! I didn't know that. 😄

[Link 34]

if you are running a UM machine this solution does odd things with the LEDs, they start pulsing like the machine is paused. There have been multiple requests into UM to add this option officially to the firmware.......

[Dadkitess 19]

On 4/10/2023 at 3:29 AM, MBoffin said:

The progress in terms of percentage and time is useful, but it would also be extremely useful to also have the current layer out of total layers as well. Nothing big or fancy, just something that says like "112/437" somewhere on the status screen while printing.

I really don't understand why this is still not implemented... This is such basic feature 😕

This is really easy to benchmark what other 3d printers show on their screen and UMS5 almost dispend nothing useful.

 

Please... Add some layer count on the screen, at the very very very least. It's like driving your car without having the speedometer 😞 

[Link 34]

I have been asking for literally years to get the most basics added to even a separate stats for geeks type screen, layer number, some temperatures etc, I am baffled why this cannot be done. I keep being told it's 'potentially' being looked at. 

 

How can you diagnose issues with you don't even know the layer number 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Link 34]

one of many threads where i am chasing to get the basics added 😞

 

Edited April 11, 2023 by Link