alexrj/Slic3r — Issue #218: Idea for easy implementation of a cool feature
Author: stohn
Created: 2012-02-23 13:13:48+00:00
State: open

Just a very simple to add idea for cooling feature:

#1 make a GUI input field for "print time per layer"
#2 in print.pm in "export_gcode" add a "G4 P...." to let the machine wait for the value entered in #1
#3 optionally the extruded filament for this layer could be multiplied with the feed rate in order to know the time spent for printing the actual layer and shorten the wait time by this amount
#4 maybe retracting filament and/or moving the print head away from the object is a good idea while waiting

Benefit: Each layer is printed with same speed (better result)

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Another possibility would be just to add a per layer user defined gcode set (like for begin and end of print).
Then the user could add something like:

G1 X0 Y0; move to origin to avoid nozzle to heat object / leaking
G4 P5000 ; wait for 5 seconds

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BTW: Thanks for the fantastic work you are doing. I just started with 3D printing and slic3r helped me a lot to get things right.

Maik