Not working with Cura 16.06.03

[ghost]

I can't seem to get this working with Cura 16.06.03 unfortunately. When I try and activate it in the "Preferences" it unchecks itself immediately :-1:

Please fix this :)

Feedback: Indicators that were missing from the previous implementation was currency e.g. € and also an estimation of energy used / price. Energy is expensive and important these days ;)

Another feature would be a dropdown with a list of different materials, as each one costs differently per cm3. Ahh and this leads me to the cost per cm3. That would also be great! So just to summerise:

1. Currency in €, $, etc...
2. Energy Consumption kW/H and Price
3. Library of materials with Name, Price per Roll, Roll Size e.g. 750g
4. Build volume: 100% Volume / Calculated Volume (e.g. 20% infill + walls)

If you could do this, it would be amazing!

[ghost]

[nallath]

Adding a specific currency wouldn't add much; The price you enter is [whatevercurrencyyouwant] per kg. So depending on the value you enter there, it does something different.

If you want to make this work with 15.06, you need to use the 15.06 branch (and not master).

I don't know of any way to correctly estimate the cost of the energy used. The printer does not report this (nor does the slicer) and this would vary quite a bit between different machines.

[ghost]

1. Adding a specific currency would add a currency :) Every value in the world has a unit either in-front or behind it for a good reason. It wouldn't be to hard to implement this right? Just a dropdown with currencies?
2. Per Kg is ok, but most rolls of that I buy are 750g or 2200g, so it would be nice not to do the extra math to calculate the cost per Kg.
3. Agreed, the energy consumption would be also dependent on the set bed and nozzle temperatures. So this will never be an exact figure. But an estimate would be nice. Perhaps I will create a new plugin for energy estimations that takes the temperature It would be my first project in python and qt.
4. Regarding the volume calculated... could this be implemented?

[nallath]

I only have the volume of material used. The difference between 20% or 100% infill is rather hard to calculate.

You're also free to do a pull request for this plugin. That way you don't have multiple plugins that pretty much do the same thing. If you need any help with regards to python & qt, i could help you right away.

[ghost]

When I find time I will contribute. I just received a daughter, so it's a bit time consuming at the moment unfortunately. Thanks for the help offer, I will take you up on that ;)