PrusaConnect Not Selecting Correct Material Type
I couldn't seem to find this issue in the forum. I just noticed if I upload and the Prusa XL is using a different tool then tool 1. It will register the incorrect material type. I've been printing ASA today and it's showing as PLA. The print is using Tool 3. The job will properly put the material type into the filename.
PrusaLink type (Raspberry Pi Zero / Pi 3 / Pi 4): Prusa XL
PrusaLink version: unknown print is going can't look. I sent this file directly to PrusaConnect
Printer type: Original Prusa XL 5 Tool
Printer UUID (you can find it in Printer detail page - address line): c37fa7a7-fc98-4cc3-bfcf-852fd0c0cbfa
Printer firmware version: 5.1.2+13478
PrusaSlicer version (if applicable)Description of the bug, including steps to reproduce (if possible): PrusaSlicer 2.7.2 macos arm64
Included is the print history showing a few files that are ASA print but the material type is PLA.
RE: PrusaConnect Not Selecting Correct Material Type
Can you verify that if you upload the file into connect, without uploading it into the printer, it will also show the wrong filament type? I can try to do the same. This will tell us, whether it's the printer telling us the wrong filament type, or if the issue is present even on connect metadata parsing. Also interested, what bgcode files show as these are analyzed differently. Thanks
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I was uploading directly to queue in PrusaConnect then it would copy to the printer from there. It seems to happen even if you send directly to the printer with PrusaLink as well.
I did more testing. If I use any tool head from 2-5. Whatever Tool 1 is set to in PrusaSlicer is what material type it will use for the print job and statistics. It's not grabbing the material type from the actual job information. Which does show the correct material type being used.
EX: If I setup a print job using Tool 5 and it's ABS. If Tool 1 is set to PLA it will show the job as PLA in the history and statistics. If I change Tool 1 to an ABS filament to match what I'm using in Tool 5. It will set the job history as ABS and the statistics is correct.
Thanks
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Hi again, I have made a task for this one. Thank you for the report
RE: PrusaConnect Not Selecting Correct Material Type
Just started having the same problem, but I used PETG on extruder 4 and 5 a couple times last week and had no problems personally. Tools 1-3 were PLA, tools 4-5 had PETG in them shortly. Sent a couple different prints that only used one of the toolheads, a PETG toolhead, and had no problems at all. No error messages or anything like that. Today I got some nozzles in and replaced the nozzle on extruder 5 and set Prusa Slicer up to try my hand at printing with different nozzle diameters for the first time. At this point, every toolhead but toolhead 1 has PETG running through it. Everything is as it should be on the printer, in Connect, and in the slicer. But I'm getting the same warning message now saying that the filaments arent correct. I'm curious to know if the nozzle size thing may be the cause of this bug. As I said, I ran prints in PETG with PLA in toolhead 1 at least two or three times last week. No problems at all until I tried to print with different nozzle sizes (in a single print) as well. Went back and tried to send a file printing PETG on a single toolhead (other than toolhead 1) to see if it made any difference, but it still gives me the warning message. When I'm finished with this project, I may switch everything back running .4 nozzles, at least as far as the software is concerned, just to see if that has any effect. I'm aware correlation isnt causation, but its just strange I didnt experience this at all until trying to print with different nozzle sizes. Id be interested to know if OP is doing the same or if they are using uniform nozzle sizes.