Cube3 File Editing

[TommyDee]

E3 is optional (trio) as is E2 (Duo). left E1, mid E2, right E3

[buddybu]

Thank you for the update.

I've got some sort of issue with a specific temperature (or possibly gcode specific). I am still trying to track it down.

[TommyDee]

I noticed when I opened an ABS CUBE3 print the material automatically went to the CP-ABS (#250) when looking at the BFB file.
This is in the second build you posted.

I also noticed that when you use the "hard" value, it is posting the max temp regardless of value.

[buddybu]

Thanks!

For the Modifier:
Percentage -- specify the percentage change (positive or negative) to the current value.
Hard -- specify a +/- value to adjust the temperature
Value -- specify a new temperature value.

In all cases, the maximum calculated value is 265 and the minimum calculated value is 0.

For the material code #250. I added a type CubePro specific type (CP_ABS or CP_PLA). There may be a better way of doing this, but this keeps the controls to a minimum. I can look at changing the code to use the Printer Model field for CUBE3 or CUBEPRO to determine the type/color of the filament.

I have corrected the temperature errors. Let me look at the color adjustment to remove the CP_PLA/CP_ABS types.

[TommyDee]

Just use the current set value in the print file as the original program did. If the user changes it, then rewrite it.

I figured that is what hard was but it always returned 265 no matter what.

[buddybu]

Okay, so let's rename these a bit:

Percentage -- no change
Hard --> Replace
Value --> Additive

New versions
Zip File -- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z1...zS-kR5bIoYmOCF
MSI Installer -- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cz...VWZhf987stHXEJ

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Cube3Editor Scripting Idea:


SET [FIRMWARE|MINFIRMWARE|MODEL|E1|E2|E3] "value"

FIRMWARE: sets ^Firmware: to "value"
example: set FIRMWARE "V1.14B"

MINFIRMWARE: sets ^Minfirmware: to "value"
example: set FIRMWARE "V1.14B"

MODEL: sets ^PrinterModel: to "value"
example: set MODEL "CUBE3"

E1: sets ^MaterialCodeE1: to "value"
example: set E1 "82"

E2: sets ^MaterialCodeE2: to "value"
example: set E2 "82"

E3: sets ^MaterialCodeE3: to "value"
example: set E3 "82"

MODIFY TEMPERATURE [LEFT | RIGHT | MID] <XXXX> BY [PERCENTAGE [+/-]<YYYY> | ADD [+/-]<YYYY> | REPLACE <YYYY>]

This modifies all existing occurances of XXXX by one of the following methods:

PERCENTAGE [+/-]<YYYY>: adjusts XXXX by percentage. Increase can be specified by specifying a positive value for YYYY. Decrease can be specified by specifying a negative value for YYYY.

ADD [+/-]<YYYY>: adjust XXXX by YYYY. Increase XXXX by specifying a positive value for YYYY. Decrease YYYY by specifying a negative value.

REPLACE <YYYY>: Replace each occurance of XXXX with YYYY.

• Maximum temperature is 265. If any adjustment results in a larger value, it will be set back to 265.

• Minimum temperature is 0. If any adjust results in a negative value, it will be set back to 0.

If LEFT is specified, then only the left extruder is modified. If RIGHT is specified, then only the right extruder is modified. if MID is specified, then only the mid extruder is modified. If none of these are specified, then the temperature adjustment affects all entries that match the given <XXXX> temperature.

MODIFY RETRACTSTART <XXXX> BY [PERCENTAGE [+/-]<YYYY> | ADD [+/-]<YYYY> | REPLACE <YYYY>]

This sets the P/S values of M227 command by percentage, addition or replacing the exising value with a new value.

PERCENTAGE [+/-]<YYYY>: adjusts XXXX by percentage. Increase can be specified
by specifying a positive value for YYYY. Decrease can be specified by
specifying a negative value for YYYY.

ADD [+/-]<YYYY>: adjust XXXX by YYYY. Increase XXXX by specifying a
positive value for YYYY. Decrease YYYY by specifying a negative value.

REPLACE <YYYY>: Replace each occurance of XXXX with YYYY.

If <YYYY> is calculated to be less than 0, then the value stored will be 0.

MODIFY RETRACTSTOP <XXXX> BY [PERCENTAGE [+/-]<YYYY> | ADD [+/-]<YYYY> | REPLACE<YYYY> ]

This sets the S values of M228 command by percentage, addition or replacing the existing value with a new value.

PERCENTAGE [+/-]<YYYY>: adjusts XXXX by percentage. Increase can be specified by specifying a positive value for YYYY. Decrease can be specified by specifying a negative value for YYYY.

ADD [+/-]<YYYY>: adjust XXXX by YYYY. Increase XXXX by specifying a positive value for YYYY. Decrease YYYY by specifying a negative value.

REPLACE <YYYY>: Replace each occurance of XXXX with YYYY.

If <YYYY> is calculated to be less than 0, then the value stored will be 0.

EXECUTE

EXECUTE causes the file indicated by the command line to be

• Loaded Encrypted file
  
• Decrypt
  
• Header Stripped (if present)
  
• Image Stripped (if present)
  
• Commands in Script run
  
• Encrypted
  
• Original file backed up.
  
• Saved Encryped file.

=====EXAMPLE=====
An example script may look like:

set FIRMWARE V1.14B
set MINFIRMWARE V1.14B
set MODEL CUBE3
set E1 82
set E2 -1
set E3 -1
set TEMPERATURE LEFT 210 BY REPLACE 195
set TEMPERATURE LEFT 265 BY REPLACE 215
set TEMPERATURE LEFT 250 BY REPLACE 210
set TEMPERATURE LEFT 240 BY ADD -35
set RETRACTSTART 450 BY PERCENTAGE -50
set RETRACTSTOP 450 BY PERCENTAGE -50
EXECUTE

and the command line may look like:


cube3editor example.cube3 example.scr


this would result in an updated example cube3 that has the updates specified in the script. If for any reason one of the lines in the script is badly formed, no changes will occur to the cube3 file.

[TommyDee]

Love the script concept. Indeed, this is a nice beginning of a library.

[bolsoncerrado]

You may want to start a new thread with the tool and instructions on the first post?

[buddybu]

Done:

http://www.print3dforum.com/showthre...e3-File-Editor

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Okay, this has to do with editing the cube files specifically.

as part of the Cube file utility suite I created, I have an extractor which extracts the contents of a .CUBE3 file (and I think CubePro from v1.87) into set of files. One thing that is part of the CUBE3 file are two .MRL files. I have not been able to figure out the format of these files, although their purpose is for the display on the CUBE that slowly gets colored in while printing. Does anyone have any idea of the format of these files that we can create a converter to/from the format?

I have attached a zip archive to this message that is an extracted CUBE3 file.

TommyDee thought these might be alpha channels. I am not a graphics expert, so his guess is probably much better than mine.

Thanks!

cube.zip

[TommyDee]

.mrl is also used for all the F/W files that are stored on the SD card. It may well be a program that operates with the timestamps in the print file.

Yes, v.187 CubePro is opening and saving just fine, thank you very very much