From a6401261e150c027147bf2062a215669654d23c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: daid Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 08:50:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add support for line based support material. --- Cura/util/profile.py | 1 + Cura/util/sliceEngine.py | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/Cura/util/profile.py b/Cura/util/profile.py index 8ad8b154..ba2e4c1f 100644 --- a/Cura/util/profile.py +++ b/Cura/util/profile.py @@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ setting('cool_head_lift', False, bool, 'expert', _('Cool')).setLabel setting('solid_top', True, bool, 'expert', _('Infill')).setLabel(_("Solid infill top"), _("Create a solid top surface, if set to false the top is filled with the fill percentage. Useful for cups/vases.")) setting('solid_bottom', True, bool, 'expert', _('Infill')).setLabel(_("Solid infill bottom"), _("Create a solid bottom surface, if set to false the bottom is filled with the fill percentage. Useful for buildings.")) setting('fill_overlap', 15, int, 'expert', _('Infill')).setRange(0,100).setLabel(_("Infill overlap (%)"), _("Amount of overlap between the infill and the walls. There is a slight overlap with the walls and the infill so the walls connect firmly to the infill.")) +setting('support_type', 'Grid', ['Grid', 'Lines'], 'expert', _('Support')).setLabel(_("Structure type"), _("The type of support structure.\nGrid is very strong and can come off in 1 piece, however, sometimes it is too strong.\nLines are single walled lines that break off one at a time. Which is more work to remove, but as it is less strong it does work better on tricky prints.")) setting('support_angle', 60, float, 'expert', _('Support')).setRange(0,90).setLabel(_("Overhang angle for support (deg)"), _("The minimal angle that overhangs need to have to get support. With 0 degree being horizontal and 90 degree being vertical.")) setting('support_fill_rate', 15, int, 'expert', _('Support')).setRange(0,100).setLabel(_("Fill amount (%)"), _("Amount of infill structure in the support material, less material gives weaker support which is easier to remove. 15% seems to be a good average.")) setting('support_xy_distance', 0.7, float, 'expert', _('Support')).setRange(0,10).setLabel(_("Distance X/Y (mm)"), _("Distance of the support material from the print, in the X/Y directions.\n0.7mm gives a nice distance from the print so the support does not stick to the print.")) diff --git a/Cura/util/sliceEngine.py b/Cura/util/sliceEngine.py index 9b09c6dc..d820b6fb 100644 --- a/Cura/util/sliceEngine.py +++ b/Cura/util/sliceEngine.py @@ -471,6 +471,8 @@ class Engine(object): settings['fanFullOnLayerNr'] = (fanFullHeight - settings['initialLayerThickness'] - 1) / settings['layerThickness'] + 1 if settings['fanFullOnLayerNr'] < 0: settings['fanFullOnLayerNr'] = 0 + if profile.getProfileSetting('support_type') == 'Lines': + settings['supportType'] = 1 if profile.getProfileSettingFloat('fill_density') == 0: settings['sparseInfillLineDistance'] = -1 -- 2.30.2