Can't get Cura to connect w/ my Qidi X-Plus 3 printer...

[Josh623 0]

I got on my router and opened the ports but it is still giving me this:

 

 

[Dustin 175]

By default network connection usually only works with UltiMaker branded 3d printers.
You generally have to use a plugin to enable support for 3rd party printers.

[Josh623 0]

34 minutes ago, Dustin said:

By default network connection usually only works with UltiMaker branded 3d printers.
You generally have to use a plugin to enable support for 3rd party printers.

thanks! any idea what plugin I could use for this? 

[Josh623 0]

I found this but it looks old... no longer in the cura app store. I tried installing manually but keep getting a .json error when trying to extract to the cura folder on my computer

 

https://github.com/alkaes/QidiPrint

Edited April 18 by Josh623

[GregValiant 1,408]

Starting with Cura 5.0 the "QT Controls" dialog boxes, settings boxes, buttons, etc. that Cura uses went to a different QT version.  That Qidiprint plugin looks like it hasn't been updated in 4 years so the settings it tries to add aren't working and that causes an error.

If you want to print via a network you would probably need to research whether OctoPrint is an option.  There is a Cura plugin but it also requires it's own hardware (usually a Raspberry PI board).

 

 

[jaysenodell 18]

10 hours ago, GregValiant said:

If you want to print via a network you would probably need to research whether OctoPrint is an option.  There is a Cura plugin but it also requires it's own hardware (usually a Raspberry PI board).

Look @Slashee_the_Cow!!! I didn't say it! 

[GregValiant 1,408]

I'm not afraid of the cow.  (I'm far enough away!!)

[Slashee_the_Cow 478]

16 hours ago, jaysenodell said:

Look @Slashee_the_Cow!!! I didn't say it! 

*pats on shoulder* Good job.

 

15 hours ago, GregValiant said:

I'm not afraid of the cow.  (I'm far enough away!!)

Ah, but you never know when the cow might be near. I hope to be at some point in the next few years. That could mean tomorrow, or it could mean February 2027. Keep an eye out. And WoW portrayed it pretty well: Tauren rogues are so good at stealth you never see them.

[GregValiant 1,408]

@Slashee_the_Cow - This one has questions.

• It might be a regional thing but don't cows run in "herds" rather than "hordes"?
• Would a stealth cow have to change the color of their spots?  A chameleon cow?
• Also (just so I'm clear on this) would keeping an "eye out" for a stealthed cow actually work?  I mean their stealthy and hard to see right?  Logic would seem to indicate that removing an eye would cut the possibility of actually seeing a stealth cow just about in half.
  • Would I need a pirate patch to cover the hole where the missing eye used to be?

I'm going fishing now.  These things will probably keep me awake.

[Slashee_the_Cow 478]

33 minutes ago, GregValiant said:

@Slashee_the_Cow - This one has questions.

• It might be a regional thing but don't cows run in "herds" rather than "hordes"?
• Would a stealth cow have to change the color of their spots?  A chameleon cow?
• Also (just so I'm clear on this) would keeping an "eye out" for a stealthed cow actually work?  I mean their stealthy and hard to see right?  Logic would seem to indicate that removing an eye would cut the possibility of actually seeing a stealth cow just about in half.
  • Would I need a pirate patch to cover the hole where the missing eye used to be?

I'm going fishing now.  These things will probably keep me awake.

• The two aren't mutually exclusive.
• Not all cows have spots. They just need to be a colour that blends in. Or any cow could just jump in a bath full of paint.
• Monoscopic vision has its advantages. It means a stealth cow couldn't fool your depth perception (like those "magic eye" pictures) to appear to be in a different location than they actually are.
  • Depends how long until you plan to put it back in. You need to keep it moist. Use some preservative free eye drops if it's going to be a while.