Thanks, that worked great!
The copy buttons also caused other problems, which is why I took them out.But it seems Daid took that functionality out from the later versions and added it instead to ProjectPlanner - the difference being that project planner will print the objects one by one, while the 'copy' function would enable you to print all the copies simultaneously..
I do think the project planner gives better results, and is more flexible. But for lots of small objects it can use a lot of bed space.
Also:
https://github.com/daid/Cura/issues/98
I confess, I also really miss that duplicates button. sometimes I just wanted 4 Ultimaker feet to print out and hitting the duplicate button was so easy..
The project planner has a duplicate button almost next to the auto layout button ;-) yes, it's a tiny bit more complicated then the old multiply buttons. But it saved me a lot of trouble.I confess, I also really miss that duplicates button. sometimes I just wanted 4 Ultimaker feet to print out and hitting the duplicate button was so easy..
- 7 years later...
On 6/21/2012 at 4:53 AM, approx said:plater.py comes bundled with CuraR4..under the printrun folder
I have Cura 4.2.1, and there is neither a printrun folder, nor a plater.py.
I do "light manufacturing" on 2 projects - where I print 15-30 at a time - little Jigs for "Build-a-Blinkie" LEDs, or CR2032 battery holders to avoid them shorting out in a pocket/drawer etc.
Finding the duplicate button (or whatever it was called) missing, *and* the above workaround not being found, I'm seeking help.
Thank you!
Ward Christensen, inventor of "Xmodem" and "BBSs". (in the WAY-back time)
select object and then cntr M
@WardXmodem, the post you responded to is 8 years old. It referred to a totally different Cura.
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So previous versions of Cura - CuraRC1 for example - had a 'copy' button (as seen below) to achieve what you're trying to do.. So you can download the previous version to try it..
But it seems Daid took that functionality out from the later versions and added it instead to ProjectPlanner - the difference being that project planner will print the objects one by one, while the 'copy' function would enable you to print all the copies simultaneously..
Another option is to use plater.py to open up the stl 4 times and then place it where you want to place it and then export it as a single stl..
plater.py comes bundled with CuraR4..under the printrun folder
So in a DOS prompt, you can get to the printrun directory and type the following to launch plater.py
..pythonpython.exe plater.py
Hitesh
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