Filament Settings
Is it normal that the filament specific settings do not update when Filaments are changed with Auto Configure for material? Perhaps the developers do not consider some settings specific? As I see it, details like what temp the heated bed is at, extrusion, filament temp, retraction, cost, diameter, etc are all relative per filament. Where as say head diameter, orientation, and offsets are hardware. That being said, certain filaments benefit from different bed height offsets at layer 1.
Re: Filament Settings
They already let you choose which settings you want to be changed with the material, since people have different opinions (for example, some thing speed should be a quality setting, not a material setting).
There's lots of threads on the forum already about how to do this. Just go to Export FFF Profile, then add whatever settings you want to each of the <autoConfigureMaterial> sections at the bottom. Search the forum if you need more info.
There's lots of threads on the forum already about how to do this. Just go to Export FFF Profile, then add whatever settings you want to each of the <autoConfigureMaterial> sections at the bottom. Search the forum if you need more info.
Re: Filament Settings
Decided to make a proper closure here.
I operate Simplify 3D in a dumbed down format. The select-able options ultimately are a waste of hot air given they do little to nothing that I need then to. So I found out how to remove them and recommend others to do the same.
I then save the profile for each variant setup. Thus insuring that when I change settings from high to low quality, all accompanied setting are changed too, not just the handful that S3D thinks I need, and thus I do not have to chase the extra settings each time.
It is a pain to construct a profile for every instance and need. But until the sub options become fully functional and allow me to retain the changed settings as nested within a single profile rather than several, they will continue to be a waste of screen space, and I will remove them, and I will recommend others to do so too.
In order to compensate for changes relative to the layers, I was able to take advantage of the FFF thing, which still makes little sense as it seems like there should be more options than FFF but it's all you get... Ok, so using the variable settings wizard I took my profiles and split them into Acceleration layers, then saved the respective changes as new profiles linked to each named FFF. Then saved the mess as a factory file. -Would be so much simpler if only... But yes I am glad at least I can do this rather than not at all. I do strongly believe this whole system could be improved and cleaned up for much greater intuitive option.
I operate Simplify 3D in a dumbed down format. The select-able options ultimately are a waste of hot air given they do little to nothing that I need then to. So I found out how to remove them and recommend others to do the same.
I then save the profile for each variant setup. Thus insuring that when I change settings from high to low quality, all accompanied setting are changed too, not just the handful that S3D thinks I need, and thus I do not have to chase the extra settings each time.
It is a pain to construct a profile for every instance and need. But until the sub options become fully functional and allow me to retain the changed settings as nested within a single profile rather than several, they will continue to be a waste of screen space, and I will remove them, and I will recommend others to do so too.
In order to compensate for changes relative to the layers, I was able to take advantage of the FFF thing, which still makes little sense as it seems like there should be more options than FFF but it's all you get... Ok, so using the variable settings wizard I took my profiles and split them into Acceleration layers, then saved the respective changes as new profiles linked to each named FFF. Then saved the mess as a factory file. -Would be so much simpler if only... But yes I am glad at least I can do this rather than not at all. I do strongly believe this whole system could be improved and cleaned up for much greater intuitive option.
