Slic3r wish list  

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Wish list:

Check for and with a button click update to latest version, keeping all slicing profiles/settings intact, and give a warning if the setting would be changed incompatible with the new version (I don't see this as likely, but it may be upsetting if it ever happened) with a chance to back out of the update.

Better support generation / manual control of supports (I know you're working on this, just adding a tick mark in the features most requested column)
There are often parts that just need support added in one or two small areas, but turning on supports in Slic3r would put them all over the place without any easy way to control that, and modeling in the supports (currently the best option) isn't that ideal.

Ability to manipulate rotation of individual object that were added by the "more" button. Right now they all will rotate together. If I want to get around this right now I have to click add and reload the file again, for the same result as "more" but I can rotate the objects independently then.

Estimated print time and filament used.

Move through the layers preview heights with up and down arrows.

Better support for high polygon count objects, certain objects with too much detail do not load well in Slic3r, but work fine in other slicers.

And thank you to the PR team and Vojtech to putting resources into this! It makes me very glad to have put my money into this printer company versus any other when I see you being awesome stewards to the community as a whole.

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This would have to be an end-user setting, but on the nitpicks side, I would love if there was an option to automatically start printing in OctoPrint after clicking "Send to printer". I've clicked that button more times and forgotten to go into Octoprint to start the print than I'd care to admit. (In S3D I handle this with a curl command so it's all automatic there.)

Based on what I can see in the OctoPrint REST API documentation, it's as simple as setting a variable to true:

http://docs.octoprint.org/en/master/api/fileops.html#upload-file

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Joe,

If automatically printing in Octoprint were selectable I would be all for it. I could see 2 buttons in Slic3r, one Send To OctoPrint and the other Print To OctoPrint.

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> If automatically printing in Octoprint were selectable I would be all for it. I could see 2 buttons in Slic3r, one Send To OctoPrint and the other Print To OctoPrint.

I will add it to my list.

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What do you think about an option to have the vertical perimeters cycle between two different settings on each layer change? EG layer 1 has 5 perimeters, layer 2 has 4, layer 3 is back to 5, and so on. The idea is to tie the infill and perimeters tighter together.

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My Wish list:

- Reload 3D object(s) Button, place and transform it likewise, this would shorten the turnaround massive during modelling where you often have to check for printablility and stuff

- I think the autocooling feature is fooled by the Vase mode short layer times. Either suggest the user to change "Slow down printing speed if layer time..." to ZERO (did not test it, will it work?), or even better somehow calculate some "virtual layer time" for doing one circle and then use this as layer time

- better documentation of what can be used as variable in for example gcodes ([layer_z], [bed_temp]) and e.g. Output File Format: [input_filename_base] etc.

- add something for [layer_height] which does not have a "." (dot) in it, that can cause problems on windows for above

- more(?) access to variables from the other settings e.g. filament

- It would be nice to be able to use for example a defined name for the Filement set used, e.g. in Filament settings there could be a field "Short name:" e.g. "PETG_esun" and the a [filament_short] would add PETG_esun to the output name for the gcode (which comes handy if your keep often printed files and the you have an idea what material it is for.

Best,
Carsten

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Carsten,

> - I think the autocooling feature is fooled by the Vase mode short layer times. Either suggest the user to change "Slow down printing speed if layer time..." to ZERO (did not test it, will it work?), or even better somehow calculate some "virtual layer time" for doing one circle and then use this as layer time

If you believe the auto cooling is broken in the vase mode, please provide a detailed report to the issue tracker.
https://github.com/prusa3d/Slic3r/issues

> - better documentation of what can be used as variable in for example gcodes ([layer_z], [bed_temp]) and e.g. Output File Format: [input_filename_base] etc.

https://github.com/alexrj/Slic3r/wiki/FAQ#what-placeholders-can-i-use-in-custom-g-code
http://mauk.cc/mediawiki/index.php/Slic3r_placeholders
http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?263,604126

> - add something for [layer_height] which does not have a "." (dot) in it, that can cause problems on windows for above

I don't understand what you mean.

> - more(?) access to variables from the other settings e.g. filament

They shall be accessible as arrays, indexed by the filament index, see the references above.

> - It would be nice to be able to use for example a defined name for the Filement set used, e.g. in Filament settings there could be a field "Short name:" e.g. "PETG_esun" and the a [filament_short] would add PETG_esun to the output name for the gcode (which comes handy if your keep often printed files and the you have an idea what material it is for.

Currently you can use the complete preset name for the purpose, but I was thinking of exactly the same thing as you, to add a shortcut to be included into a file name.

Vojtech

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Ah, again I failed to search (did only search at the Git).

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> - add something for [layer_height] which does not have a "." (dot) in it, that can cause problems on windows for above

I don't understand what you mean.

Using [layer_height] inserts an additional dot into the filename, which may cause a problem on windows. I THINK.

> - more(?) access to variables from the other settings e.g. filament

They shall be accessible as arrays, indexed by the filament index, see the references above.

I tried [filament_settings_id] but it does not contain anything. [filament_colour] works and adds the hexcode of the color.

> - It would be nice to be able to use for example a defined name for the Filement set used, e.g. in Filament settings there could be a field "Short name:" e.g. "PETG_esun" and the a [filament_short] would add PETG_esun to the output name for the gcode (which comes handy if your keep often printed files and the you have an idea what material it is for.

Currently you can use the complete preset name for the purpose, but I was thinking of exactly the same thing as you, to add a shortcut to be included into a file name.

Vojtech

The complete name would be ok for now, but see above :-/

Thanks!
Carsten

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> Using [layer_height] inserts an additional dot into the filename, which may cause a problem on windows. I THINK.

I don't think the additional dot causes any problem, but it is certainly a bug. Please add an issue into the issue tracker.

> I tried [filament_settings_id] but it does not contain anything. [filament_colour] works and adds the hexcode of the color.

filament_settings_id is exactly the field one would want to set at the user interface. Maybe I should add it now.

[filament_preset] shall work, but probably for a single extruder setup only.

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Ah, did not found folament_preset in the docs at the first look!

Thanks!
Carsten

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Alessandro did implement two of my wishes:

https://github.com/alexrj/Slic3r/issues/2666

https://github.com/alexrj/Slic3r/issues/1466

Now see if they work as expected 🙂

Hope they can be included into prusa edition. They changed the layout of the files a bit.

Carsten

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I really like what has been accomplished with the Prusa Slic3r edition.

It would be really cool to add the following.

Add an option in the slicer to make the Mk2 beep at a certain layer. This would be helpful to verify the the print object has not failed during tricky parts of the print such as:
- When a bridge has completed
- When the raft is complete and the first real layers of the object are complete

Related to this feature, it would be could if the slicer could compute the estimated time to reach a particular layer.

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In the print settings there is a Notes area. A nice feature would be the ability to add a photo of how the model printed.

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I really like what has been accomplished with the Prusa Slic3r edition.

It would be really cool to add the following.

Add an option in the slicer to make the Mk2 beep at a certain layer. This would be helpful to verify the the print object has not failed during tricky parts of the print such as:
- When a bridge has completed
- When the raft is complete and the first real layers of the object are complete

Related to this feature, it would be could if the slicer could compute the estimated time to reach a particular layer.

+1
agree

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The infills work super with PLA. It would be nice to see an infill made especially for printing with PETG that would reduce blobs. I only get blobs generated when the printer is make the infill.

Maybe I am doing something wrong, if so please let me know. I am using eSun PETG.

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If you slice this wrench from NASA, it creates a small rectangle ( gear lock part) that is too small to stick to the bed.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:608397

Is there a way to detect the surface area of all parts starting on the 1st layer and if the square area is below a min. threshold it will suggest printing the object on a raft ( which is how I got the object to print).

Thanks and keep up the good work, I love the PE Sic3r.

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If you slice this wrench from NASA, it creates a small rectangle ( gear lock part) that is too small to stick to the bed.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:608397

Is there a way to detect the surface area of all parts starting on the 1st layer and if the square area is below a min. threshold it will suggest printing the object on a raft ( which is how I got the object to print).

Thanks and keep up the good work, I love the PE Sic3r.

I'm having the same issue! with the same part! it sticks for about 1.5mm then is ripped off.

it could either recommend a raft or print at a slow federate for the smaller part which i think will help it for rip off?

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I have only printed this part once, about 13 months ago.

I seem to recall printing with a brim, but not sure about that. I printed it on the Mk1 (sliced with KISS @ 0.2mm) and there were no problems at all.

Turned out so well, I gave it to a friend for Christmas...

Peter

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It would be cool if you could if you could specify a print speed reduction between certain layers of the 3D model.

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I would love to see an overall print speed reduction the same as turning the dial on the front for the complete print, that would display on the LCD. I like to print ABS and smaller finer objects at set speeds, but it always varies, so to be able to set it in the Gcode would be great.