README.md

Description

This Cura plugin simply adds a GUI to allow you to add layer-focused post-processing scripts directly from Cura's print preview.

This plugin causes a new button to appear when the Preview tab of Cura is shown with a sliced model. This button allows a script to be added at the currently-displayed layer.

Buttons will also appear for post-processing scripts that activate at specific layers in the model. Left-clicking these buttons will activate the corresponding layer (on the Preview tab only). Right-clicking will bring up the script settings. Center-clicking will remove the script.

Finally, when saving gcode to a file or sending it to a printer, the plugin will display a rough estimate of when each post-processing script's changes will take effect. This can be useful, for instance, in determining when a print will pause.

And that's about it. Not earth-shattering by any means, but it makes my life easier.

To use

After installation, this plugin can be used by:

1. Slicing a model in Cura
2. Displaying the Preview tab
3. Use the layer slider to find the layer where you need post-processing to be done
4. Click the PostProcessingGui button near the lower-right corner of the Cura window
5. Configure the post-processing script as normal
6. Print!

Adding support for additional post-processing scripts

New post-processing scripts can be added to the plugin by simply creating a corresponding .json file in "json" folder and defining the following entries:

• script_key - the "key" of the post-processing script This can be found as the "key" value of the associated script, which can be found by examining the script itself

• layer_number_setting - the name of the script setting that defines the layer the post-processing script acts on This setting name can be found by examining the script itself

• (optional) critical_settings - a list of critical settings and the values they should be set to in order to be valid

Sample .json file

The following .json file contents adds the "Pause at Height" post-processing script.

Note that the settings require the "Pause at Height" script to be configured to pause at a layer number rather than height.

{
    "script_key": "PauseAtHeight",
    "layer_number_setting": "pause_layer",
    "critical_settings":
    {
        "pause_at": "layer_no"
    }
}