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Select a LAYER after which to stop...
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 5:35 pm
by cpangracs
Would it be possible to add a "Select Layer to Stop Printing" on the Advanced tab? This sure would be convenient and save lots of time, at least it would for me.
Thanks!
Curt
Re: Select a LAYER after which to stop...
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:20 am
by ChristianCooper
Yes +1 for that idea!
I wanted to add captive nuts to a print yesterday, the only way to find the correct boundary to pause at was to adjust the process setting (in mm) and prep repeatedly, even though I could see the correct layer to halt at from the slider in previous mode when it it is set to preview by layer.
Re: Select a LAYER after which to stop...
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 3:09 pm
by cpangracs
Right now, I have to take the layer on which I stopped (hopefully near the end), then multiply that by the layer height minus the layer height % in the process for the number of base layers. It's all a PITA, really.
Re: Select a LAYER after which to stop...
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 1:40 am
by brian442
There's a few ways to do this in S3D right now. I've used the "stop printing at height" option in the Advanced tab a few times. That lets you run a print that stops at a certain height, then you can insert your part and then run the rest of the print if needed.
I've also used their scripting which can automatically insert a pause command at a specific layer. For example, insert an "M0" command right before layer 50.
So both of those methods are pretty easy without needing to multiply anything
