3 minutes ago, Slashee_the_Cow said:Can't be done AFAIK 😞 Previewing a gcode file and setting up a print are basically separate modes in Cura.
Your best bet is probably to load the gcode, then on the menu bar select View > Camera View > Orthographic
Then select View > Camera Position > Front View and save a screenshot. Do the same for Left Side View and Bottom View.
Use these as reference images for setting up your new print. Make sure to leave the Camera View in Orthographic.
It helps if you have Cura open on one half of your screen and use the other half to look at the reference images so you don't have to keep going back and forth.
And most importantly... in future whenever you set up a print, when you save the gcode, save a Cura project file as well! Just go to File > Save Project and it'll save as a 3mf file. A Cura project file contains all your models, their positions as well as your print settings. If this happens again, you can just load the project file, duplicate the mesh, finagle it into position and delete the original one... or just move the original one, or whatever you need to do to fix your problem 🙂
Thanks 🙂 I usually avoid saving 3mf files because my computer is slow and it takes a while 😅 Thanks for the tip with the Orthografic-Camera-View, (and the quick answer!) I'll try that
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Can't be done AFAIK 😞 Previewing a gcode file and setting up a print are basically separate modes in Cura.
Your best bet is probably to load the gcode, then on the menu bar select View > Camera View > Orthographic
Then select View > Camera Position > Front View and save a screenshot. Do the same for Left Side View and Bottom View.
Use these as reference images for setting up your new print. Make sure to leave the Camera View in Orthographic.
It helps if you have Cura open on one half of your screen and use the other half to look at the reference images so you don't have to keep going back and forth.
And most importantly... in future whenever you set up a print, when you save the gcode, save a Cura project file as well! Just go to File > Save Project and it'll save as a 3mf file. A Cura project file contains all your models, their positions as well as your print settings. If this happens again, you can just load the project file, duplicate the mesh, finagle it into position and delete the original one... or just move the original one, or whatever you need to do to fix your problem 🙂
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