Cura Plugin - Swap At Z

By pmdude

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Cura Plugin - Swap At Z

By pmdude

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Cura Plugin - Swap At Z

By pmdude

at 2024-05-03
*****Please note that this plugin is for the older Cura versions (14.07 to 15) and doesn't work with the Cura 2 and Cura 3 versions.Swap At Z is a plugin for Cura that let you mix 2 gcode with different parameters together. All parameters can be changed between the two gcode like infill, layer height, speed, combing or spiralize. Different objects can also be used but make sure you validate the gcode result prior to printing to avoid waste of time :)------------------------------------------------------------------Install:Save the swapAtZ.py file in your Cura plugin directory (ex: C:\Program Files (x86)\Cura_<version>\plugins).SwapAtZ started in Cura 14.07 version. Older versions have not been tested.------------------------------------------------------------------How to use:- First you need to prepare a gcode in Cura without using the plugin with a set of parameters and save the gcode file. This is the gcode that will be used in the plugin.- Now you can change the needed parameters.- Add the plugin- Set the path to the previously saved gcode. The path need to be complete and must contain the path, filename and extension (ex: C:\Users\Pierre-Marc\Documents\Prints\test.gcode)- Set the height at which you desire to start the swap. Height is in mm. This is where the swap between the current slice and the one part of the specified gcode will occur. You can leave this value at 0 if you which to replace the beginning of the slice- Optionally include the swap end height if you which to return to the current slice. Swap end value must be higher then swap start value.------------------------------------------------------------------Validate:When mixing 2 gcode its always important to validate before printing. To validate the result of swapAtZ you can view it in Layer View. Its important to check the layers at which the swap occur and the following one to make sure no issue occurred. If you have changed the layer height you will see issues in the layer view of the current object. To see the REAL result of the mix you can save the gcode and open it in Cura. This way the layer view will load every layer and display properly even with layer height changes.Revisions:Version 1.1: Initial version released on YoumagineVersion 1.2: Support for Spiralize and other modes where no G0 codes are present at the begining of the layer.

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pmdude
pmdude
over 6 years
Hi Matthew. The plugin was made for the older Cura version before the Cura 2 and Cura 3 rewrites. I've updated the description.
Matthew Roberts
Matthew Roberts
over 6 years
for the life of me i cannot get this plugin to show up in the toolbox in cura 3.4 i've extracted it, and put it in the folder, and trying to browse and find it to install, nothing i also don't see where i can access it. any tips would be awesome!
Christoph Drescher
Christoph Drescher
about 7 years
hi, how can I start the plugin? I pasted the .py file in the plugins folder of cura like in the Description. the only difference is that my cura is installed in the ordinary c folder. not the (x86). and shall I use the 1.1 or the 1.2 file? where can I start the plugin in cura. it is neither in the post processing option, nor in the plugins settings. I use cura 3.0.4 Thank you
pmdude
pmdude
over 8 years
Unfortunately it doesn't. The new cura handle plugins differently so it would need to be redone (at least partially).
cyclone
cyclone
over 8 years
Does this work with the new 2.1+ versions of Cura?
Stanos
Stanos
over 9 years
<p>Thank you so much for this plugin. &nbsp;I've been having a hell of a time getting the top of a print that has a top facing star on it to outline correctly. &nbsp;Now I can set the last couple mm to almost solid infill so no more unsupported lines without having to make the entire thing solid. &nbsp;This should have been part of the official release.</p>
pmdude
pmdude
over 9 years
<p>I would have to test it but you should be able to stack more than once plugin entry and provide different premade gcodes.</p>
slem waalwijk
slem waalwijk
over 9 years
<p>Thanks so much for this, it works beautifully! One question though: we use it to change infill density throughout a design, but can you adjust density several times or just once? For instance, I wanted to print a cylinder as a test for different infill densities and just repeated the plugin to create an infill gradient, starting from 90% then, 80%, 70% etc. Upon printing it started at 90% but then went straight to 10%. Any suggestions on how I combine several infills with your plugin?</p>
pmdude
pmdude
almost 10 years
<p>Thanks for mentionning it. I'll see what's causing it.</p>
chetas
chetas
almost 10 years
Is a fantastic work, I have tried testing with "only follow mesh surface" expert setting, but don't work (one gcode with and the other without this option). Do you know how fix this?<div><br></div><div>I think Is not a problem of using it, because works fine with fill percentage.</div>

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