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Wizzard (not a bug) #1204

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Kalf opened this issue Jun 1, 2013 · 6 comments
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Wizzard (not a bug) #1204

Kalf opened this issue Jun 1, 2013 · 6 comments

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@Kalf
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Kalf commented Jun 1, 2013

Hello!

This is not a bug, but rather a idea!

I don't know how you guys configure slic3r. But I change the settings before every print. But wouldent it be helpfull to add a cofiguration wizzard that creates a temporary configuration file for just the current print?

@alranel
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alranel commented Jun 1, 2013

I do change settings before every print as well, then I decide to save them as a preset or to discard them.
Doesn't that work for you=?

@Kalf
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Kalf commented Jun 1, 2013

That is what I'm doing and it is working, but I would prefer a wizzard acually. Then I wouldent forget to change all the parameters that i need for the current print.

@alranel
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alranel commented Jun 1, 2013

Should it go through all the settings currently available in Print Settings?

@Kalf
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Kalf commented Jun 1, 2013

My idea is the folowing:

page 1:
"Use preset settings? yes/no"
-if yes, a drop-down menu with the different presets avalable
-if no, next page.

page 2:
"layers and perimeters"
-here you chose what layer hight you would like and how many perimiters you would like. And a button with advanced settings, where the rest of the settings from "layers and perimiters" from the current version of Slic3r.

the rest of the pages follows this pattern. And at the end of the print settings there will be a question if you would like to change the filament settings och printer settings as well.

@mesheldrake
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your page 1 is the the "Plater" tab - choose a preset from the drop-down menus, otherwise (or in addition to that)...
your page 2 is the "Print Settings" tab - which defaults to "Layers and perimeters", with layer height and perimeter count appearing at the top of that window.

I think you already have your wizard.

How does recasting the entire Slic3r interface as a fixed sequence of screens improve upon that?

What parameters are you typically forgetting to set? Just layer height and number of perimeters? Because if you're worried about forgetting other settings, you're going to have to hit that "advanced" button every time. And then you might as well just use the normal tabbed Slic3r interface, right?

@lordofhyphens
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There's an initial config wizard for slic3r. Having a wizard pop up for every single print is unnecessary and clutters the interface, especially with the Simple interface being a thing.

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