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· Cura Feature Request; Print ABS on glass coating
The request to have a variable layer height in Cura seems to appear every few months... :wink: I'm pretty sure it is somewhere on Daid's roadmap.
Until then, you may write a plugin for your special purpose. Design your model in a way it contains the first layer you want to have with the thickness of your planned z step. Then your plugin should do the following with the gcode:
- correct z height for the first layer, e.g. from 0.2mm to 0.02mm (smallest possible value with an Ultimaker)
- use an G92 to define this height as 0.2mm
- use an M221 for the first layer (in the case of the example above M221 S10)
- use another M221 for the second layer to set it back to 100%
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The request to have a variable layer height in Cura seems to appear every few months... :wink: I'm pretty sure it is somewhere on Daid's roadmap.
Until then, you may write a plugin for your special purpose. Design your model in a way it contains the first layer you want to have with the thickness of your planned z step. Then your plugin should do the following with the gcode:
- correct z height for the first layer, e.g. from 0.2mm to 0.02mm (smallest possible value with an Ultimaker)
- use an G92 to define this height as 0.2mm
- use an M221 for the first layer (in the case of the example above M221 S10)
- use another M221 for the second layer to set it back to 100%
If you're not familiar with the gcodes, you may have a look at http://reprap.org/wiki/G-code
Information about how to write a plugin, you may find here: http://wiki.ultimaker.com/How_to_write_a_Cura_plugin
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