How to change support fill at a specific height

[nimbus 0]

How to change support fill amount at a specific height?

ex. to change from 30% to15% at 5mm from bottom..

is there a plugin for this?

Best regards Mats

 

[gr5 2,235]

The new Cura will be able to do this. Hopefully it will be available as a beta soon. It's codename is "pink unicorn". I think some people have tried it already. I guess you could download all the source files from github and build all the pieces yourself.

 

[Dim3nsioneer 558]

The new Cura will be able to do this. Hopefully it will be available as a beta soon. It's codename is "pink unicorn". I think some people have tried it already. I guess you could download all the source files from github and build all the pieces yourself.

 

Are you sure about it? I thought Cura PU will be able to do different infills for different objects, but not a variation of the infill within one object. But maybe you know more than I do or I do not remember correctly... :unsure: Daid will certainly let us know it tomorrow... B)

edit: I think a beta is not something to expect within the next few weeks...

 

[pm_dude 27]

You can make multiple gcode files with different settings for infill then start from one and replace the content you desire with the other one.

 

[dirkels 0]

Slicing up multiple g-code files of the same object and merging them together is not as easy as it sound the extrusion value is relative to the previous extrusion movement (G1 command with E component). So when just putting 2 parts together your first extrusion movement could result in either a retraction or over extrusion. But still is a nice idea which I'm current exploring current have AWK script that can put 3 gcode files together as one. Been able to print a rose starting with a layer height of 0.3 then switching to 0.2 layer height and ending with 0.1 layer height without above mentioned extrusion problems.

 

[pm_dude 27]

Yes I noticed that too so I started a plugin in cura. See topic here

http://umforum.ultimaker.com/index.php?/topic/7290-new-plugin-swap-at-height/