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laydient
Swap filaments throughout am FDM 3D print to create a vertical gradient effect
usage
from a command prompt, use laydient.py /path/to/source.gcode
Or place /path/to/laydient.py
in the Post-processing scripts section in PrusaSlicer or maybe other slicers
how it works
it searches for LAYER_CHANGE
in the input gcode, counts them, then generates a gradient with that number of steps. Then it searches again and inserts toolchanges into the gcode at the appropriate layers. Finally, it outputs the code as input-filename_gradient.gcode
into the source directory.
toolchanges
This script inserts the following:
T#
G11```
This retracts the filament, swaps the tool, then unretracts. The rest of the toolchange/purge is up to your firmware.
## IMPORTANT
Make sure you slice your file for a single extruder, this does not take existing toolchanges into account.