Option to Save Settings Externally

[cblt2l]

Currently all of the settings on the form are saved internally to FreeCAD (which is located in ~/.FreeCAD/user.cfg). It would be beneficial to the user to be able to export and import the settings as something like a plain text or csv file.

Additionally, it would also be beneficial to be able to save the settings per document by placing them inside the .fcstd file. That way the 3D models and print settings can be shared together.

[quick61]

Additionally writing the settings into the .fcstd file would be nice. Save having to keep track of Gcodes when you want to print the same part again in the future.

I think the settings should be saved in their own file. Either in ~./FreeCAD or in the users Macro directory. There should be an option to "Save as Default" and "Load Default" options for the settings as well.

[averter]

Hi,

There should be some sort of standardization. This plugin is saving the settings in a xml file format with *.ces extension. Cura has also been using a ASCII profile text with an *.ini file extension. This has been so until version 15.04. Current versions of Cura (2.3.1 and above) are using a binary format with a *.curaprofile extension.
I think that if we are aiming at interoperability there should be some sort of standard on how to save settings. Personally I am in favor of plain text against binary formats.
cura_settings_files.zip
I will attach three of these file types for reference.