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131 lines
3.1 KiB
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# Quicktips
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quick tips, without much explanation
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## Hide macros, outputs or fans
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You can also hide devices by prefixing the name with an underscore.
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Lets hide a temperature_fan:
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```ini
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[temperature_fan fan1]
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[temperature_fan _fan2]
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```
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fan1 will show in the interface, but _fan2 will be hidden.
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## Layer Progress
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### Accurate layer progress as a message below the status:
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#### PrusaSlicer
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* Open PrusaSlicer
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* Go to: `Printer Settings` > `Custom Gcode` > `After layer change Gcode`
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* Add this:
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```ini
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M117 Layer {layer_num+1}/[total_layer_count] : {filament_settings_id[0]}
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```
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#### Cura
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Install the extension: `Display Filename and Layer on LCD`
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#### IdeaMaker
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* Open IdeaMaker
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* Got to: `Slice` > `Manage templates` > `Click on your template` > `Edit`
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* Select the tab named `Gcode` > `Layer Change Gcode`
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* Paste this:
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```ini
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M117 Layer {layer_index} / {total_layers}
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```
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### Accurate layer progress in the secondary screen of the printing panel:
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The layer number in the secondary screen of the printing panelis calculated according to object height and provided layer height.
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It will be innacurate when using variable layer height, but can be fixed by providing klipper with the correct data.
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#### PrusaSlicer:
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* Open PrusaSlicer
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* Go to: `Printer Settings` > `Custom Gcode` > `Start Gcode`
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```ini
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SET_PRINT_STATS_INFO TOTAL_LAYER=[total_layer_count]
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```
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Printer Settings > Custom Gcode > After layer change Gcode
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```ini
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SET_PRINT_STATS_INFO CURRENT_LAYER={layer_num + 1}
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```
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#### Cura
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Cura doesn't have a way to use this directly (the only "g-code on layer change" post-processing plugin doesn't support variables),
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so the only way to work around is by adding a replacement post-processing script and a specific macro to Klipper.
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To add the script to Cura, use the following steps:
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* Open Cura
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* Open the `Extensions` menu, then `Post processing`, and click on `Modify G-Code`
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* Click the `Add Script` button, and select `Search and Replace` from the options
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* On the `Search` textbox, enter this:
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```
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;(LAYER|LAYER_COUNT)\:(\d+)
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```
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* On the `Replace` textbox, enter this:
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```
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;\1:\2\n_CURA_SET_PRINT_STATS_INFO \1=\2
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```
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* Tick the `Use Regular Expressions` checkbox
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* Click Close
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In Klipper, add this macro to your printer.cfg:
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```ini
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[gcode_macro _CURA_SET_PRINT_STATS_INFO]
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gcode:
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{% if params.LAYER_COUNT is defined %}
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SET_PRINT_STATS_INFO TOTAL_LAYER={params.LAYER_COUNT}
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{% endif %}
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{% if params.LAYER is defined %}
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SET_PRINT_STATS_INFO CURRENT_LAYER={(params.LAYER | int) + 1}
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{% endif %}
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```
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Then save the changes and restart Klipper.
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After this, any new file sliced in Cura will tell Klipper how to handle the layer values
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#### IdeaMaker
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* Open IdeaMaker
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* Got to: `Slice` > `Admin templates` > `Click on your template` > `edit`
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* Select the tabs named `Gcode` > `Layer Change Gcode`
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* Paste this:
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```ini
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SET_PRINT_STATS_INFO TOTAL_LAYER={total_layers}
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SET_PRINT_STATS_INFO CURRENT_LAYER={layer_index}
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```
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!!! note
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`{total_layers}` doesn't seem to be available in the Start gcode (at least on IdeaMaker 4.3.2)
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