Filament Length counter.

[Rebekah_harper]

Hiya,

I thought of an addition of a filament length counter which would be great to keep track of the total amount used and what's left.

basically you have the initial filament to be used in the report within the preview. but if it could keep a log of what was left too.

in other tab, to add filament length and as long as you don't change it it could show on the control panel how much it has used so far (during print) and how much is left.

this could be enhanced with a spool tab where you could have 8 preset spool spaces each with a number that could be annotated on the physical spool by the user. in each preset should show the original amount (entered by user) then the system's calculated filament remaining of that spool followed by a user entered description of the material on the spool

The filament details on the 'other' tab could then be moved over to the spool tab and have each preset spool with a set of those details.
A select tick box at the start of the spool preset in order to select that spool to be used in the preview window's details. showing a warning if you dont have enough on the spool.

adding to this, another script tab could be added for actions on filament run out. with a default command of retract filament - lower build plate- move to front left corner. once changed, the control panel on GUI or machine should be just a resume to return to normal operation / continued printing.

beyond this the spool presets could have a profile assigned by means of a drop down menu, allowing for quicker set ups. where adjustments are made to the profile it should cascade to the spool preset that has that profile selected. selecting the spool with the profile assigned to it should have the same effect as if changing the profile on the first window of the Process setup.

hope this is possible as it would help massively with managing spool usage.

Becky

[arhi]

I thought of an addition of a filament length counter which would be great to keep track of the total amount used and what's left.

teartime have that on their slicer, you put how big spool you put on the printer when you do it and it deducts from that weight every time you finish a print .. after a while 90% of the users put 999999kg there as it is more hassle then a benefit

[Rebekah_harper]

why was it a hassle.

I really could use such a function on S3D so I can manage my spools better.

my printer goes 24/7 with only down time for routine maintenance, spool changes and taking parts out.

so it would be handy to have this level of monitoring so I don't have to sit there calculating etc...

[arhi]

why was it a hassle.

because works correctly only with filament they make (fey colors only, fairly expensive), any other filament (fo e.g. ensun or colido) and it complaints you will not have enough to print part while u have enough plastic in machine to print three ... or vice versa, will claim you have enough to finish part and then will fail at 80% ... and that's closed machine, single extruder single slicer no calibration .. rafts and support make issue mostly for overextrusion and underextrusion .. with vast range of machines and extrusion calculators ... just measure your part+support+raft and compare to what s3d shown