Layer chart not updating in 3.2

Phaedrux

I don't see any obvious reason in the gcode example why it wouldn't show the layers. Sometimes having some Z moves in the start and end gcode can throw it off, but you don't have anything odd.

Jobie52

Thanks for looking at my problem.
I just noticed that the job information box has the layer height at "0.00mm". Where does DWC get this info from?

The last 13 hour print I did the chart did not update at all.

Veti

@Jobie52 said in Layer chart not updating in 3.2:

Slic3r 1.3.0

maybe its time to update to prusaslicer 2.3 ?

matt3o

does reprapfirmware rely on the slicer to output some code/comment on layer change?

Veti

@matt3o said in Layer chart not updating in 3.2:

does reprapfirmware rely on the slicer to output some code/comment on layer change?

yes as far as i understand it.
how else would it identify the slicer that sliced the g code?

matt3o

@Veti said in Layer chart not updating in 3.2:

@matt3o said in Layer chart not updating in 3.2:

yes as far as i understand it.
how else would it identify the slicer that sliced the g code?

yeah I get that it reads the comment for cosmetic reasons (slicer name, estimated total print time), but I didn't realize that it relies on some comments for functional reasons (even those the I guess the graph is still cosmetic).

I don't remember if Slic3r supports variables, if so @Jobie52 you may try to add

;LAYER:X

at each layer change, where X is the current layer

too

We see the same issue on Duet2 with latest firmware installed, Layer time is not updating.
The gcode we tested definitely worked previously.

@Veti said in Layer chart not updating in 3.2:

how else would it identify the slicer that sliced the g code?

I think if you have lines like ; layer 42 in your gcode the duet uses this as indicator for layer change.

Jobie52

Ok, now I am flummoxed, restarted Repetier host and sliced a new part using slic3r, now the layer chart is working! The job information box now has the correct information.

@matt3o - the coded generated already has a comment " ;layer_height = 0.3" this comment was also present in the "non working" code.

Thanks for all the comments.!

matt3o

@Jobie52 said in Layer chart not updating in 3.2:

the coded generated already has a comment " ;layer_height = 0.3"

you need the layer number for each layer (not just the layer height)... but anyway it works now, so everything's fine

Jobie52

@Veti said in Layer chart not updating in 3.2:

@Jobie52 said in Layer chart not updating in 3.2:

Slic3r 1.3.0

maybe its time to update to prusaslicer 2.3 ?

Thanks, will do

Jobie52

Guess I spoke too soon. Problem still persist. I have updated to PrusaSlicer 2.3 as suggested by @Veti. No difference I cannot understand why it worked in firmware version 2 and not in 3.

Oh well, have to live with it.