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brianp6621
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Incorrect Filament type in published gcode file name

I believe this started when I upgraded to 2.3.0 just recently. Prior to that I was on the older version without paint on supports etc.

I have an MK3S and MMU2s.

If I am running Prusaslicer in my MMU2S Multi, hardware printer profile (to choose which of the 5 loaded filaments I want to use), when I publish a gcode to octoprint, the filament type in the file name seems to default to whatever is my Filament #1 selection. 

So if I have PETG in Filament #1, and PLA in Filament #2, and I print with Filament #2, my output filename reflects PETG, even though the object was selected to use Filament #2.

Did this ever work correctly/is it supposed to? 

Posted : 18/05/2021 4:27 pm
FoxRun3D
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RE: Incorrect Filament type in published gcode file name

I'm pretty sure that's just the way it works. In the output file name options in a print settings you specific the extruder the filament type is taken from, which by default is the first one. 

Formerly known on this forum as @fuchsr -- until all hell broke loose with the forum software...

Posted : 19/05/2021 3:07 pm
brianp6621
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Incorrect Filament type in published gcode file name

@fuchsr

Is there a way to change the output filename to reflect the currently being used filament?

In the output file name is {filament_type[0]}, can that be changed to something else?

Posted : 19/05/2021 3:38 pm
FoxRun3D
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RE: Incorrect Filament type in published gcode file name

You can set it manually. Filament _type uses the usual coding convention of starting with index 0 instead of 1, so extruder 1 is filament_type[0], say extruder 2 is filament_type[1] etc. But I don't see a way to do this dynamically based on what you're actually printing. 

Formerly known on this forum as @fuchsr -- until all hell broke loose with the forum software...

Posted : 19/05/2021 3:57 pm
brianp6621
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Incorrect Filament type in published gcode file name

That's odd, yeah, I don't want to go into the print settings each time I change something to make sure the published filename is correct. Surprising there isn't a way to do this automatically. It knows what extruder that file was created using (assuming only 1 is specified, a true multicolor print would have to be done differently) so I don't know why they don't code it to check and use that.

 

Posted : 19/05/2021 6:09 pm
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