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duplicate models not printing
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 12:00 pm
by slamzee
Hi,
I installed the new 2.1.2 version, and now if I duplicate a model after importing it, the new copies do not show in the print preview, nor do they print. I can work around this -
For example I want 4 copies of a part -
Using simplify3 I make 4 copies of the object - which now shows 5 total on the platform.
I remove the orginal model.
Now it previews with 4 piece, and prints fine.
Re: duplicate models not printing
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:14 pm
by jimc
Hi, you need to choose the models you want the process applied to. At the bottom of the first process tab there is a button "select models". Click that and choose the models to apply the process to.
Re: duplicate models not printing
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 7:48 pm
by tmorris9
I had this issue as well.
May I suggest that you make it something more obvious or make it select all by default so that if you don't want to slice you can then de-select them.
Re: duplicate models not printing
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 4:06 am
by PrCTRL
I found, that individual Prints working only If an "max height clearance" is defined (in the "Select Process" window )
if it is 0 or not "appropriate" you will get a layer by layer slice for all Parts...
regards
Gerhard
Re: duplicate models not printing
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:51 am
by slamzee
I also thought this was a bug. Needs to be a better way. I would assume normally anything on the "plate" would print.
Re: duplicate models not printing
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 9:38 am
by msmollin
Google landed me here because I also thought this was a bug. Has anyone contacted support about this? My issue is, regardless of workflow, not even the documentation mentions the step that jimc pointed out above.
http://www.simplify3d.com/support/tutor ... ur-models/ doesn't mention this at all.
http://www.simplify3d.com/support/tutor ... -printing/ mentions selecting the models, but it's having you add a new process, and doesn't mention that this step won't happen if you already have a process added.
I do agree though, it would be straightforward to have the software check to see if there's a process already added and attached to the model, and to just duplicate that attachment step for the duplicated models. If they're worried that that "automates things too much" they could add an alert prompt informing the user that has happened (and for UX sake, put a checkbox option to not show that again).