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Comment on Upgrading from Cura 4.12 to 5.6 no longer heats extruders or bed

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Try comparing the generated gcode from slicing the same model in both versions and see what’s different

Is there an easy way to compare .x3g gcode files? It seems to be in binary format, rather than plaintext. Alternatively, is there a way to capture the slicer output gcode before it is translated to x3g?

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callcc@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Wtf is that format and why would anyone use it. I guess it’s compressed. That would be the only reason to have a binary format for this.

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- threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  Wtf is that format and why would anyone use it
  
  I think x3g is the required format for all printers running Sailfish firmware, such as my FlashForge printer. I’d be hesitant to change the firmware, as I don’t want to risk bricking my printer if I do the wrong thing.
  
  Also the who writes the x3g file? Is it cura directly?
  
  Cura writes the files using the X3GWriter plugin by Ghostkeeper. Perhaps there is a way to turn off this plugin and compare the gcode?
  
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