Adding pellet printer suppor to OrcaSlicer #4836
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src/libslic3r/PresetBundle.cpp
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| double pellet_flow_coefficient_value = filament->config.opt_float("pellet_flow_coefficient", 0); | ||
| double calculated_filament_diamter = Preset::convert_pellet_flow_to_filament_diameter( | ||
| pellet_flow_coefficient_value); | ||
| filament->config.set_key_value("filament_diameter", |
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Since there is logic to handle the sync issue in Tab.cpp, is there any reason to have this check here? It's not a desired behavior here
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Can I check what's the status of this PR? |
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Some more changes are in the works. I have added a printers from the company that hired me to make the changes "Ginger Additive". Here's our fork: https://github.com/gingeradditive/OrcaSlicer/tree/pellet-printer-implementation-rebased-onto-main Just going to rebase/merge with the current OrcaSlicer main on Monday. and raise a proper pull request |
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@vipulrajan hi, pellets.svg appears which place on UI? |
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@yw4z It's used instead of the filament spool icon on the filament tab when you change to pellet settings. Sorry for the late response, I seem to have missed the notification |
Large format printers with print volumes in the order of 1m3 generally use pellets for printing. The overall tech is very similar to FDM printing. It is FDM printing, but instead of filaments, it uses pellets.
The difference here is that where filaments have a
filament_diameterthat is used to calculate the volume of filament ingested, pellets have a particularflow_coefficientthat is empirically devised for that particular pellet.We are translating the
flow_coefficientintofilament_diameterso that everything works just like it does already with very minor adjustments.filament_diameter = sqrt( (4 * flow_coefficient) / PI )sqrtjust makes the relationship betweenflow_coefficientand volume linear.This will allow a lot of accessibility for an increasing market of pellet 3d printers. Ginger additives, Colossus and CEAD being some of the leading names.