Changing Configuration Issues (Page 1 of 2)

Sorry, BotBot, there is no 'save' button on the Setup popup in Scli3r. Only two browse buttons. One beside each of the file location entries. These can't be applied manually. Then there are OK and Cancel at the bottom. That's it.

I'm using version V0.82b of Repetier-host and version 0.9.7 of Slic3r.

PCpoirier, yes, and that fills the 3 drop down boxes at the bottom. BUT, there is NO SAVE BUTTON anywhere and on exiting that screen nothing shows in the Slic3r drop downs so you have no idea what configure file is being used.

If, as I did to set things up first, I go by the Solidoodle instructions and use the Setup screent to choose the default Configure file it should show in the drop downs on the main Slic3r screen when I return there but it doesn't. It did when I first set things up.

Note: I'm doing this on two different PC computers and both are coming back with the same results. Only one is hooked to the SD2 and to set things up the SD2 doesn't need to be connnected anyway at least as far as I know.

Thanks for the input. I feel like I'm taking one step forward and two steps back with this stuff. I've worked with micro-computers for over 25 years so I'm not exactly new at them. [grin]

I had the same issue until I updated slic3r from 0.83; the config had no save option and my SD would print with default settings (.5 mm nozzle, .4 resolution- ugly).Updating to slic3r 0.87 fixed this immediately- don't remember what my Repetier/ Slic3r versions are now, but I know I did not update to the latest on slic3r.

I'm on 0.97 which is the latest they advertise on their website.

Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling?

There is no save dialog in the main Plater page, you have to go over to the settings tabs-

If there is no floppy disc icon in the settings tabs, then that is weird.  You have to CTRL-L to load the profile which adds it to the three drop downs as you saw.  Then switch to the settings tabs and hit the save (floppy) buttons for each one.  After this you still need to select the settings from the pull down menus in Repetier, because Repetier doesn't know what you have been doing in the Slic3r GUI.

Don't use Setup, despite what they say.  I wish they hadn't included that method, because it can get confusing.  Use Setup to point to the exe that you want to use.  If you are trying a different version of Slic3r, then you want to use Setup to point it to that version, otherwise leave it alone and keep the configuration directory blank, leaving Repetier to do whatever it wants.

Use Configure to open Slic3r, CTRL-L to open up the .ini and save the tabs.  Then make sure you select the newly saved profiles in Repetier before hitting Slice with Slic3r.  Usually when this kind of thing happens, it is because the user has made new profiles in Slic3r, but didn't select those new profiles in Repetier.  Otherwise it may be a two different directories are being used to save profiles somehow, which is why you should leave it blank in Setup.

Well, glad we're getting on the same page. [grin] The fact that the INI file is not showing up in the drop-down boxes on the Slicer tab makes be believe that RH is loading the Default.INI file instead of the loaded through Ctl-L. My reason for thinking this is that all that Custom G-Code is missing from the Slic3r file when it finishes.

Jeffery, It worked OK for me too until I tried to change the INI file from .1MM to .3MM one. From then on it deteriated and now I'm totally removing the softare and reinstalling it. Sometimes, that's the only solution.

OK, I deleted the program totally and cleaned out the registry... That was the ONLY way to clean things up. Every effort to reinstall ended in failure. After reinstalling the Repitier-Host software I went to Slic3r Configure and Ctrl-L'd in the 'solidoodle2.3.MM.ini' file. It would not load it into the printer area and would not save an changes to printer tab to that INI file. Frustrated I quit for a while and shut it all down.

After a bit I came back to it and it was still set the same way so I did the Ctrl=L again and this time it loaded the Printer area???? OK, it even saved the Custom G Code to the Solidoodle2.3MM.INI file... [don't celebrate yet]

I then loaded an STL file and hit Slice with Slic3r and it started then poped an error message saying it couldn't find the file Composition.gCode in the named location.

On reading the Solidoodle2.3.MM.INI file there is a dynamic variable there for this [Input_Filename_Base].gcode and in the error message it's looking in a particular user area directory. I found a copy of the file and copied it there but on exicution of the next Slic3r action it was deleted and the error popped up again. NOTE: The copy I found was in the TEMP directory of the drive, not the user area, and was what I believe to be the correct file as the date and time matched.

I'm trying to find out where this variable is set and if there is anyway of changing it if need? Or, does someone have an answer to how to fix this problem?

Jeffery, Yes, I did install as 'admin' so that might just be the answer. I'm using my laptop for the SD2 and that runs Win7 which is the pitts compared to Win XP Pro which I have on the other machines. Even deleting a program or searching for something is Hell in complarison. Such is life as we more forward. [grin]

I have a Maker-Bot Rep 2 on order but after going through all this with the SD2 and then reading their forums and seeing all the issues they are having I realize it's not worth paying over six times more for the same issues. I'll be canceling that order tomorrow. I'll use the SD2 to proof-concept pieces then have the final printing done at Shapeways. I need very concise finished pieces so that's the best way to go.