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Posted · Fan Speed idea/suggestion

It would be very useful if under Cooling there was an option for what layer/height you want the fan to turn on and then proceed with the incremental increase. As of now I can have my Initial Fan Speed be 0%, so it is off, and then I can set a number of layers/a height for the fan to then achieve it's maximum speed by, set by the Fan Speed, but it starts at the 2nd Layer. I'd like to see the Initial Fan Speed either replaced with or enhanced by Initiate Fan at Layer. Sometimes PetG and other filaments can benefit from no fan at all for the first few layers.

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    Posted · Fan Speed idea/suggestion

    I could have added it as a plugin rather than a post processor, but it alters or obsoletes some of the Cura settings.  People are used to those settings.  In addition it would lose flexibility.

     

    As a post-processor there can be multiple instances of the script running with different settings.  You could start with "By Layer" and have the fan off until layer 20 when it would go on at 50%.  Then at layer 50 a second instance of the script could be configured for "By Feature" and the fan speeds would be adjusted for skins, outer walls, inner walls, etc.

    That would be difficult (maybe impossible) with a plugin, or as a fixed feature within Cura.

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