PrusaSlicer and feature requests
PrusaSlicer looks very promising, im quite excited for it. figured id post the feature requests id like to see for future updates. and see what you all agree with or disagree with. perhaps Prusa will take notice of these requests 🙂
anyways, in no particular order....
- ability to paint the surface of a model for MMU2S colour printing, and control over how many perimeters deep the colour goes inwards from the outer most shell. that way you can take any 3d model and add some simple colour to it. or not be restricted to the pre-made colour models.
- internal support structures, although i suppose this could be achieved by a modifier mesh, and controlling the fill density for a specific area.
- improved settings to control Z-seam, i've seen a number of people having issues with this on the forums
- coasting distance, and wipe distance like in Simplify3D (this could help improve Z-Seam)
- Z-seam position controlled by layer height
so at layer 45 (and higher), z-seam goes at a specific place on the model (or angle of degree)... the at layer 125 (and higher) the z-seam could move to another position
(Simplify3D has something similar that can be done to this.) - support for community made plug-ins to add extra features
- control over object nesting on the bed, some parts i might need 10mm between parts, others only 1mm, having this control would make life easier when trying to print 20 items on the bed. as well as taking into consideration the "true" perimeter of the model, if im printing a large ring with nothing in the center, PrusaSlicer should be able to recognize that and use that empty space.
3d nesting would be great as well, as i think Sli3r PE only takes into consideration a 2D profile, while calculating positions.
this would also be useful for MSLA as well, by using the entire model, objects could be placed on top of each other, and use the tree supports to keep them above. - improved sequential printing, PrusaSlicer should have a better understanding of its own 3D printers, detect whether a collision would happen with the extrusion head, or the smooth rod, or the first few centimeters of the cable bundle.
- automatic upgrading of the software, straight from the software itself.
- improve "detect thin walls" sometimes using this would cause this walls to mostly disappear, and Sli3r PE would extrude time blobs here and there.
perhaps a "force thin parts to be printed always" option, even for areas that are smaller than the nozzle. - new modifier mesh option "don't travel in this space"
even with "avoid crossing perimeters" turned on, certain shapes might still end up with stringing, or blobs on perimeter surfaces that need to be avoided. printing a cellphone case, or a crown as a model comes to mind, forcing the print head to take the extreme long way around to get from one point to another would help keep important surfaces clean. - tree support generation.. this one speaks for itself.
RE: PrusaSlicer and feature requests
502 bad gateway, cannot enter the drivers page:
https://www.prusa3d.com/drivers/
please fix asap....
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I had the same problem, but when I removed the last "/" it worked
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And the link you posted works ..
RE: PrusaSlicer and feature requests
- being able to paint layer heights on the model
- being able to paint the seam on the model
- being able to paint supported areas on the model
- easier, more intiuitive manipulation with objects and modifiers in 3d
- snapping also to whole mm/cm x/y/z offsets like when rotating
- automatic layer height / extrusion width for slopes
- automatic layer height / extrusion width to eliminate overhang perimeters
- fractional layer heights inside a layer. currently possible for infill vs perimeters (infill n× thicker than layer), but I'd like to see it even for perimeters themselves. where there is a near horizontal slope, do two, three or four perimeters of half, third or fourth the height instead of one to get a smooth surface.
- side supports for tall models to prevent toppling (or simply custom supports with the ability to define the direction)
- support modifiers that don't split perimeters if you change perimeter settings
- working layer height modification in modifier blocks. modifier blocks should really be able to change almost any setting including eg. temperature, perhaps even emitting custom gcode when entering/leaving a modifier
- solid infill that adapts to sparse infill properly and always stretches and attaches to the next sparse infill line
- merging of top / solid / overhang infills into single stroke movements if they match and coincide
- split thin walls (infilling non-integer trace widths) from single-perimeter walls, having two options
- or actually making sure the single-perimeter thin walls are merged into the surrounding wall stroke and not extruded separately
- internal support structures instead of infill optimized to only support overhanging walls.
- when sequential printing, verify that the print can succeed not based on a few numbers, but based on a printer 3D model and collision modelling
- thermal 3d modelling of the printer part to control fan and improve bridging, curling, overhangs and thin spires
- easier per-model print/filament/printer options
🙂
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- the ability to edit the scene (object placement, modifiers, options) as a text file easily. (I can unzip the 3mf and edit the xml, but ...)
RE: PrusaSlicer and feature requests
While threads like this may be good for drawing community attention to requests, they should be logged as an issue too so that it's more likely the developers and contributors will actually see it.
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[Already submitted to github] Rather than having to go into Printer Settings to change the extruder color to get a proper image of a multi-extruder print in the 3D view, it would be much more convenient if this could be accomplished on the main screen.
A couple of suggested ways to implement this:
In 3D editor view, right click on the filament to access a color-picker
Add a floating "tool" pallet to the upper left corner (similar to the one in the preview view). double clicking on any of the extruder colors here would bring up the color-picker
simply use the existing tool pallet in Preview to do the same.
RE: PrusaSlicer and feature requests
While threads like this may be good for drawing community attention to requests, they should be logged as an issue too so that it's more likely the developers and contributors will actually see it.
what is best practice for submitting a feature request on github?
should i post all my ideas/requests under 1 "issue"?
or make 1 new "issue" per idea/feature request?
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I think one post per feature as that way the issue numbers can be kept track of separately. There's nothing worse that putting multiple issues under one number as you cant mark something as closed until all the issues have been dealt with.
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Rather than having to go into Printer Settings to change the extruder color to get a proper image of a multi-extruder print in the 3D view, it would be much more convenient if this could be accomplished on the main screen.
Well, it turns out this is already there, just needs a bit of work. Simply left-click on the color on the extruder list on the right brings up the color picker. The part that needs work is that the color you want to change is the right of the two, but clicking on that simply pulls down the menu to change colors. You have to left-click on the left color to change the right color. 🤥
RE: PrusaSlicer and feature requests
While threads like this may be good for drawing community attention to requests, they should be logged as an issue too so that it's more likely the developers and contributors will actually see it.
what is best practice for submitting a feature request on github?
should i post all my ideas/requests under 1 "issue"?
or make 1 new "issue" per idea/feature request?
@neophyl is right. One per idea is the safest bet. Sometimes it makes sense to consolidate tightly related requests, but that can be hard to judge from the user's perspective (e.g. things may seem related, but they are totally separate in the code). So create separate requests and if you feel some are related, post links to the other issues in the comments (or add them directly to the request details).
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New feature request.
(I've also posted this on GitHub)
There are a couple of minor feature in Repetier that would be nice to have in PrusaSlicer:
1) The ability to load a gcode file into the app so the user can review a slice done earlier.
2) The ability to view, search and edit the gcode.
3) When a slicing parameter is changed, don't clear the preview and Slice Info immediately - wait until the user clicks "Slice". This gives the user one last chance to see the previous slice and observe the effects of the change they just made. To alert the user to the fact that the preview is out of date, you could change the background or font color. (If you really want to be nice, a pop-up that compares the previous Slice Info with the new one.)
4) At the top of the layer slider bar, show the total number of layers and total height.
5) Add the ability to set your default filament. It currently always defaults to PLA and I usually use PETG so everytime I switch from printers (swithcing MMU on/off), I have to remember to change the filament.
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5) Add the ability to set your default filament. It currently always defaults to PLA and I usually use PETG so everytime I switch from printers (swithcing MMU on/off), I have to remember to change the filament.
I like that idea.
Somewhat related it would be nice if you could disable filaments you don't use so the menu is focused on just what is important to you.
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> Somewhat related it would be nice if you could disable filaments you don't use so the menu is focused on just what is important to you.
This is being worked on for quite some time, it is coming.
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How about an UNDO function? Or is it there and I'm not seeing it? Quite often when enforcing supports and moving objects around I make small mistakes. Undo would save so much time..
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undo is in the next version
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The ability to change unload/ramming temperatures. For PETG 225 gives better tips but lousy quality and adhesion while 240 creates these long strings that crash mmu2 loading.
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Is there an undo button? Cuz if there is, I haven't found it yet.
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undo will be in 2.1.0 when it releases