Cura Plugin for random color mixing

[dalelovelace]

Hello, I have created a Cura plugin for M series color mixing printers. You may specify a minimum and maximum mix percentage for your first extruder, and the plugin will randomly change the mix accordingly on every G1 move.

geeetech-octopus.jpg (161.63 KiB) Viewed 11030 times

This octopus was printed with Black on extruder 1 and white on extruder 2. Minimum was set to 60% and Maximum was set to 90%.

geeetech-bats.jpg (201.27 KiB) Viewed 11030 times

These batsymbols were printed with Black on extruder 1 and Yellow on extruder 2, with varying minimum and maximum values, varying line directions, and one with gyroid infill and no top or bottom skin.

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geeetech-wrench.jpg (89.48 KiB) Viewed 11030 times

These were printed with silver on extruder 1 and black on extruder 2 with minimum 80% and maximum 100% to just give a small hint of the second color.

You can download the Cura plugin at: https://github.com/dalelovelace/Geeetech-Color-Mixing

I plan to make several additions to the plugin like:
1. Only mixing on layers or heights specified
2. Changing the mix in percentage steps going up and down or only up or only down etc. creating a more rainbow effect.

I hope you enjoy. Pull requests will be considered!

[William]

wow, Thanks for your share.

[_kaktus_]

Hello.


Well done, good job.

[Beardyface]

Would it be possible to slow down that rate of the mixing ratio to say like every 5, 10 or 20 seconds, or some other user defined period. However keep the current delay as the default.

[dalelovelace]

I don't know of a way to change the mix by time, but I can only change the mix every X number of moves. I had planned to add that. I need to make an update to it because it doesn't work with Marlin 2.0, so I should be able to add that at the same time.

[dalelovelace]

I've just uploaded the latest version of the Random Mix plugin:

https://github.com/dalelovelace/Geeetech-Color-Mixing

- Now works with Marlin 2.0!
- Added a "# of moves to keep mix" parameter.

The new parameter will allow you to keep the same mix for X G1 moves to prevent changing the mix so often.

If you use the plugin please leave me a note here, and post a picture of your prints.

Thanks!
Dale