Hello,
I believe Cura prefers filenames in title-case (aka camel-case). MrRiscoC's AML script would not appear in Post Processing Plugin dialog box using the filename 'professionalfirmware.py'. However, after renaming the file to 'ProfessionalFirmware.py' and restarting Cura, the script appears as it should.
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GregValiant 1,455
There are "plugins" which are generally "Extensions" to Cura, and then there are "post processors" which generally make some changes to the Gcode after it has been completed by Cura.
Custom "Plugin" folders should go into your Configuration Folder. In Windows mine is:
"C:\Users\_GregValiant_\AppData\Roaming\cura\5.8\plugins"
Plugins are multi-folder mini-apps. You could add one to the installation folder like:
"C:\Program Files\UltiMaker Cura 5.8.0\share\cura\plugins"
But if you update Cura to a newer version you could lose it.
Custom "Post-Processors" consist of a single Python file and would go into:
"C:\Users\_GregValiant_\AppData\Roaming\cura\5.8\scripts"
You could add it to the installation folder in:
"C:\Program Files\UltiMaker Cura 5.8.0\share\cura\plugins\PostProcessingPlugin\scripts"
But again, if it's in the installation folder you could lose it when upgrading to a newer version of Cura.
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Slashee_the_Cow 541
You can get to the Cura configuration by opening Cura and going to Help > Show Configuration Folder (I can't remember where it is in on a Mac/
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