Thanks, now I am certain how to deal with those values.
I already have the Material Settings plug-in installed, and just because I wish to consolidate the settings a bit I wanted to know how this works. Then I will have to probably put all types of flows in the Material profile itself and only change what is needed case by case. For example, I found that for hinges, it helps to lower the flow 1-2% to allow for clearance (I know that there are better ways like Horizontal Expansion, ordering or outer walls, and exclusive mode).
It is a pity. I hoped to be able to separate strictly material dependent things from all other cases.
May be I will come back to you for a postprocessing script to anneal the parts in place. Actually, I am not annealing but I printed a support part for filament roles featuring a small fan, all covered, on the heated print plate, in order to dry filaments - not far from annealing (just a higher temperature is needed then).
Thanks a lot.
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The "Flow Rate" is what is entered into the setting boxes of the material section in Cura. It is not cumulative but rather an over-ride. If you have the default flow of a material set to 98% and you enter 100% into the Material Settings flow boxes, the flow will be 100%.
If you right click on a setting box in the material settings you can select "Use value from Material". You have to look closely. If a setting has been over-ridden then the font of the setting changes to "regular". If the setting is still linked to (in this case) the material then the font of the setting will be "italic" and the "circle arrow" should be there.
If you install AHoeben's "Material Settings" plugin from the Marketplace you can add additional settings in "Manage Material / Print Settings".
"...no special setting for shrinkage of annealed parts..."
So, how are you annealing the prints? I ask because this has come up before and I've written a post-processor to do a timed cool-down of the bed and/or build volume. It will even move the print head out of the way so you can put a cover over the print (deluxe!). I haven't posted it so it's just sitting here. If you think it is something you could use I'll post it.
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