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| author | Aldo Hoeben <aldo@fieldofview.com> | 2017-08-09 14:30:56 +0300 |
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| committer | fieldOfView <aldo@fieldofview.com> | 2017-08-10 00:58:18 +0300 |
| commit | d1fe82fea7d13ac1b604e3d47226df51833c0f10 (patch) | |
| tree | d0a0c2984af746c3cfb9f691fecf51a466a310db /README.md | |
| parent | 0a76e5c38f600ed8d797b492566681c617244d29 (diff) | |
Update README section about making definitions
Removes the link to definition generator. The definition generator produces definitions that don't work with Cura 2.3 and newer.
Removes some incorrect instructions
Adds some instructions for multi-extrusion printers.
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| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 6 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Third party plugins Making profiles for other printers ---------------------------------- -There are two ways of doing it. You can either use the generator [here](http://quillford.github.io/CuraProfileMaker/) or you can use [this](https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/blob/master/resources/definitions/ultimaker_original.def.json) as a template. +If your make of printer is not in the list of supported printers, and using the "Custom FDM Printer" does not offer enough flexibility, you can use [this](https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/blob/master/resources/definitions/ultimaker_original.def.json) as a template. * Change the machine ID to something unique * Change the machine_name to your printer's name @@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ There are two ways of doing it. You can either use the generator [here](http://q * Set your machine's dimensions with machine_width, machine_depth, and machine_height * If your printer's origin is in the center of the bed, set machine_center_is_zero to true. * Set your print head dimensions with the machine_head_shape parameters -* Set the nozzle offset with machine_nozzle_offset_x and machine_nozzle_offset_y * Set the start and end gcode in machine_start_gcode and machine_end_gcode -* If your printer has a heated bed, set visible to true under material_bed_temperature Once you are done, put the profile you have made into resources/definitions, or in definitions in your cura profile folder. +If you want to make a definition for a multi-extrusion printer, have a look at [this](https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/blob/master/resources/definitions/ultimaker_original_dual.def.json) as a template, along with the two extruder definitions it references [here](https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/blob/master/resources/extruders/ultimaker_original_dual_1st.def.json) and [here](https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/blob/master/resources/extruders/ultimaker_original_dual_2nd.def.json) + Translating Cura ---------------- If you'd like to contribute a translation of Cura, please first look for [any existing translation](https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/tree/master/resources/i18n). If your language is already there in the source code but not in Cura's interface, it may be partially translated. |