JB
Jordan Brown
Tue, Mar 3, 2026 9:17 PM
On 3/3/2026 7:12 AM, Jamie Larkby-Lahet via Discuss wrote:
it's clunkier than F8, but you can right click and reload a model in
the slicer and preserve settings, placement rotations/place on face, etc.
Yes, I've done that, but as you say it's kind of clunky. F7, yes, use
the same name, yes, overwrite the old file, <flip to slicer> select
model, F5 reload.
What would be nice would be if a repeated F8 could tie into the last bit
of that pipeline, overwriting the same temporary file and triggering the
slicer to reload.
On 3/3/2026 7:12 AM, Jamie Larkby-Lahet via Discuss wrote:
> it's clunkier than F8, but you can right click and reload a model in
> the slicer and preserve settings, placement rotations/place on face, etc.
Yes, I've done that, but as you say it's kind of clunky. F7, yes, use
the same name, yes, overwrite the old file, <flip to slicer> select
model, F5 reload.
What would be nice would be if a repeated F8 could tie into the last bit
of that pipeline, overwriting the same temporary file and triggering the
slicer to reload.
GH
gene heskett
Tue, Mar 3, 2026 10:06 PM
On 3/3/26 13:05, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
On 3/3/26 11:48, larry via Discuss wrote:
On Tue, 2026-03-03 at 01:00 -0500, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
That is IF you can find that option in your fav slicer. The latest
2.3.2-dev version of OrcaSlicer doesn't have it. Or, if its still
in there, I haven't found it either, so I have to quit and cold
restart the slicer to clear the build plate. On this busted bookworm
install, that's two minutes wasted, minimum.
Doesn't Orca have it? Prusa, Orca, and Bambu Studio have a lot in
common, and I know Bambu Studio will allow importing a 3MF which will
clear the current one and replace it with the imported one.
I get doubled loads from a locally built 2.3.2-dev version. one
slightly offset from the other.
When fine tuning a fit by .1mm, no way can the diffs be
seen. This I believe is as much from linux's
caching as opposed to an intentional thing. What it is on
my busted bookworm install, is a time wasting Pain between
my no longer padded hip joints. The stop time is 2 secs, the restart
is around 2 minutes. Every library it has to open is another 30
second system freeze until it finally paints the screen. Then
everything runs normally.
Thanks Larry.
When you import, it asks if you want to import geometry only or the
whole project.
I don't get that with Orca, only the advisory that its treating an OpenSCAD
generated .3mf as an .stl, then it appears to slice it normally. This is
with
OpenSCADversion 2025.10.13.ai28225 which I haven't updated,
waiting for the dust to settle, would a newer version fix that?
Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
- Louis D. Brandeis
Don't poison our oceans, interdict drugs at the src.
On 3/3/26 13:05, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
> On 3/3/26 11:48, larry via Discuss wrote:
>> On Tue, 2026-03-03 at 01:00 -0500, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
>>> That is IF you can find that option in your fav slicer. The latest
>>> 2.3.2-dev version of OrcaSlicer doesn't have it. Or, if its still
>>> in there, I haven't found it either, so I have to quit and cold
>>> restart the slicer to clear the build plate. On this busted bookworm
>>> install, that's two minutes wasted, minimum.
>>>
>> Doesn't Orca have it? Prusa, Orca, and Bambu Studio have a lot in
>> common, and I know Bambu Studio will allow importing a 3MF which will
>> clear the current one and replace it with the imported one.
> I get doubled loads from a locally built 2.3.2-dev version. one
> slightly offset from the other.
>
> When fine tuning a fit by .1mm, no way can the diffs be
> seen. This I believe is as much from linux's
> caching as opposed to an intentional thing. What it is on
> my busted bookworm install, is a time wasting Pain between
> my no longer padded hip joints. The stop time is 2 secs, the restart
> is around 2 minutes. Every library it has to open is another 30
> second system freeze until it finally paints the screen. Then
> everything runs normally.
>
> Thanks Larry.
>>
>> When you import, it asks if you want to import geometry only or the
>> whole project.
I don't get that with Orca, only the advisory that its treating an OpenSCAD
generated .3mf as an .stl, then it appears to slice it normally. This is
with
OpenSCADversion 2025.10.13.ai28225 which I haven't updated,
waiting for the dust to settle, would a newer version fix that?
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> OpenSCAD mailing list
>> To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org
>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
--
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
- Louis D. Brandeis
Don't poison our oceans, interdict drugs at the src.
GH
gene heskett
Tue, Mar 3, 2026 10:12 PM
On 3/3/26 17:07, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
On 3/3/26 13:05, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
On 3/3/26 11:48, larry via Discuss wrote:
On Tue, 2026-03-03 at 01:00 -0500, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
That is IF you can find that option in your fav slicer. The latest
2.3.2-dev version of OrcaSlicer doesn't have it. Or, if its still
in there, I haven't found it either, so I have to quit and cold
restart the slicer to clear the build plate. On this busted bookworm
install, that's two minutes wasted, minimum.
Doesn't Orca have it? Prusa, Orca, and Bambu Studio have a lot in
common, and I know Bambu Studio will allow importing a 3MF which will
clear the current one and replace it with the imported one.
I get doubled loads from a locally built 2.3.2-dev version. one
slightly offset from the other.
When fine tuning a fit by .1mm, no way can the diffs be
seen. This I believe is as much from linux's
caching as opposed to an intentional thing. What it is on
my busted bookworm install, is a time wasting Pain between
my no longer padded hip joints. The stop time is 2 secs, the restart
is around 2 minutes. Every library it has to open is another 30
second system freeze until it finally paints the screen. Then
everything runs normally.
Thanks Larry.
When you import, it asks if you want to import geometry only or the
whole project.
I don't get that with Orca, only the advisory that its treating an
OpenSCAD
generated .3mf as an .stl, then it appears to slice it normally. This
is with
OpenSCADversion 2025.10.13.ai28225 which I haven't updated,
waiting for the dust to settle, would a newer version fix that?
Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
- Louis D. Brandeis
Don't poison our oceans, interdict drugs at the src.
On 3/3/26 17:07, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
> On 3/3/26 13:05, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
>> On 3/3/26 11:48, larry via Discuss wrote:
>>> On Tue, 2026-03-03 at 01:00 -0500, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
>>>> That is IF you can find that option in your fav slicer. The latest
>>>> 2.3.2-dev version of OrcaSlicer doesn't have it. Or, if its still
>>>> in there, I haven't found it either, so I have to quit and cold
>>>> restart the slicer to clear the build plate. On this busted bookworm
>>>> install, that's two minutes wasted, minimum.
>>>>
>>> Doesn't Orca have it? Prusa, Orca, and Bambu Studio have a lot in
>>> common, and I know Bambu Studio will allow importing a 3MF which will
>>> clear the current one and replace it with the imported one.
>> I get doubled loads from a locally built 2.3.2-dev version. one
>> slightly offset from the other.
>>
>> When fine tuning a fit by .1mm, no way can the diffs be
>> seen. This I believe is as much from linux's
>> caching as opposed to an intentional thing. What it is on
>> my busted bookworm install, is a time wasting Pain between
>> my no longer padded hip joints. The stop time is 2 secs, the restart
>> is around 2 minutes. Every library it has to open is another 30
>> second system freeze until it finally paints the screen. Then
>> everything runs normally.
>>
>> Thanks Larry.
>>>
>>> When you import, it asks if you want to import geometry only or the
>>> whole project.
> I don't get that with Orca, only the advisory that its treating an
> OpenSCAD
> generated .3mf as an .stl, then it appears to slice it normally. This
> is with
> OpenSCADversion 2025.10.13.ai28225 which I haven't updated,
> waiting for the dust to settle, would a newer version fix that?
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> OpenSCAD mailing list
>>> To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org
>>
>> Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
>
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Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
--
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
- Louis D. Brandeis
Don't poison our oceans, interdict drugs at the src.
L
larry
Tue, Mar 3, 2026 10:18 PM
On Tue, 2026-03-03 at 17:06 -0500, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
On 3/3/26 13:05, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
On 3/3/26 11:48, larry via Discuss wrote:
On Tue, 2026-03-03 at 01:00 -0500, gene heskett via Discuss
wrote:
That is IF you can find that option in your fav slicer. The
latest
2.3.2-dev version of OrcaSlicer doesn't have it. Or, if its
still
in there, I haven't found it either, so I have to quit and
cold
restart the slicer to clear the build plate. On this busted
bookworm
install, that's two minutes wasted, minimum.
Doesn't Orca have it? Prusa, Orca, and Bambu Studio have a lot
in
common, and I know Bambu Studio will allow importing a 3MF which
will
clear the current one and replace it with the imported one.
I get doubled loads from a locally built 2.3.2-dev version. one
slightly offset from the other.
When fine tuning a fit by .1mm, no way can the diffs be
seen. This I believe is as much from linux's
caching as opposed to an intentional thing. What it is on
my busted bookworm install, is a time wasting Pain between
my no longer padded hip joints. The stop time is 2 secs, the
restart
is around 2 minutes. Every library it has to open is another 30
second system freeze until it finally paints the screen. Then
everything runs normally.
Thanks Larry.
When you import, it asks if you want to import geometry only or
the
whole project.
I don't get that with Orca, only the advisory that its treating an
OpenSCAD
generated .3mf as an .stl, then it appears to slice it normally.
This is with
OpenSCAD version 2025.10.13.ai28225 which I haven't updated,
waiting for the dust to settle, would a newer version fix that?
No idea. I was specifically not commenting on the OpenSCAD F8 thing,
just the slicers.
I took a look at the preferences but I'm unsure of how to configure it.
I tell it to use Bambu Studio, which opens when I hit F8, but it's
blank. I think I need to configure parameters and mayb more stuff.
On Tue, 2026-03-03 at 17:06 -0500, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
> On 3/3/26 13:05, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
>
> > On 3/3/26 11:48, larry via Discuss wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 2026-03-03 at 01:00 -0500, gene heskett via Discuss
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > That is IF you can find that option in your fav slicer. The
> > > > latest
> > > > 2.3.2-dev version of OrcaSlicer doesn't have it. Or, if its
> > > > still
> > > > in there, I haven't found it either, so I have to quit and
> > > > cold
> > > > restart the slicer to clear the build plate. On this busted
> > > > bookworm
> > > > install, that's two minutes wasted, minimum.
> > > >
> > > Doesn't Orca have it? Prusa, Orca, and Bambu Studio have a lot
> > > in
> > > common, and I know Bambu Studio will allow importing a 3MF which
> > > will
> > > clear the current one and replace it with the imported one.
> > I get doubled loads from a locally built 2.3.2-dev version. one
> > slightly offset from the other.
> >
> > When fine tuning a fit by .1mm, no way can the diffs be
> > seen. This I believe is as much from linux's
> > caching as opposed to an intentional thing. What it is on
> > my busted bookworm install, is a time wasting Pain between
> > my no longer padded hip joints. The stop time is 2 secs, the
> > restart
> > is around 2 minutes. Every library it has to open is another 30
> > second system freeze until it finally paints the screen. Then
> > everything runs normally.
> >
> > Thanks Larry.
> >
> > >
> > > When you import, it asks if you want to import geometry only or
> > > the
> > > whole project.
> I don't get that with Orca, only the advisory that its treating an
> OpenSCAD
> generated .3mf as an .stl, then it appears to slice it normally.
> This is with
> OpenSCAD version 2025.10.13.ai28225 which I haven't updated,
> waiting for the dust to settle, would a newer version fix that?
No idea. I was specifically not commenting on the OpenSCAD F8 thing,
just the slicers.
I took a look at the preferences but I'm unsure of how to configure it.
I tell it to use Bambu Studio, which opens when I hit F8, but it's
blank. I think I need to configure parameters and mayb more stuff.
GH
gene heskett
Wed, Mar 4, 2026 7:50 AM
On 3/4/26 01:00, larry via Discuss wrote:
On Tue, 2026-03-03 at 17:06 -0500, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
On 3/3/26 13:05, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
On 3/3/26 11:48, larry via Discuss wrote:
On Tue, 2026-03-03 at 01:00 -0500, gene heskett via Discuss
wrote:
That is IF you can find that option in your fav slicer. The
latest
2.3.2-dev version of OrcaSlicer doesn't have it. Or, if its
still
in there, I haven't found it either, so I have to quit and
cold
restart the slicer to clear the build plate. On this busted
bookworm
install, that's two minutes wasted, minimum.
Doesn't Orca have it? Prusa, Orca, and Bambu Studio have a lot
in
common, and I know Bambu Studio will allow importing a 3MF which
will
clear the current one and replace it with the imported one
I get doubled loads from a locally built 2.3.2-dev version. one
slightly offset from the other.
When fine tuning a fit by .1mm, no way can the diffs be
seen. This I believe is as much from linux's
caching as opposed to an intentional thing. What it is on
my busted bookworm install, is a time wasting Pain between
my no longer padded hip joints. The stop time is 2 secs, the
restart
is around 2 minutes. Every library it has to open is another 30
second system freeze until it finally paints the screen. Then
everything runs normally.
Thanks Larry.
When you import, it asks if you want to import geometry only or
the
whole project.
I don't get that with Orca, only the advisory that its treating an
OpenSCAD
generated .3mf as an .stl, then it appears to slice it normally.
This is with
OpenSCAD version 2025.10.13.ai28225 which I haven't updated,
waiting for the dust to settle, would a newer version fix that?
No idea. I was specifically not commenting on the OpenSCAD F8 thing,
just the slicers.
I took a look at the preferences but I'm unsure of how to configure it.
I tell it to use Bambu Studio, which opens when I hit F8, but it's
blank. I think I need to configure parameters and mayb more stuff.
I have not yet downloaded Bambu Studio, I'm adverse to anything
that "calls home" if you read between the lines.
There is no similar bench vise product available at any price
and I intend to keep it that way. OpenSCAD made it possible
to print parts of the assembly but the idea is mine & copyrighted.
I am sure there are others here that agree.
Maybe someone else can comment about the .3mf generation?
Thanks Larry.
Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
- Louis D. Brandeis
Don't poison our oceans, interdict drugs at the src.
On 3/4/26 01:00, larry via Discuss wrote:
> On Tue, 2026-03-03 at 17:06 -0500, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
>> On 3/3/26 13:05, gene heskett via Discuss wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/3/26 11:48, larry via Discuss wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 2026-03-03 at 01:00 -0500, gene heskett via Discuss
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> That is IF you can find that option in your fav slicer. The
>>>>> latest
>>>>> 2.3.2-dev version of OrcaSlicer doesn't have it. Or, if its
>>>>> still
>>>>> in there, I haven't found it either, so I have to quit and
>>>>> cold
>>>>> restart the slicer to clear the build plate. On this busted
>>>>> bookworm
>>>>> install, that's two minutes wasted, minimum.
>>>>>
>>>> Doesn't Orca have it? Prusa, Orca, and Bambu Studio have a lot
>>>> in
>>>> common, and I know Bambu Studio will allow importing a 3MF which
>>>> will
>>>> clear the current one and replace it with the imported one
>>> I get doubled loads from a locally built 2.3.2-dev version. one
>>> slightly offset from the other.
>>>
>>> When fine tuning a fit by .1mm, no way can the diffs be
>>> seen. This I believe is as much from linux's
>>> caching as opposed to an intentional thing. What it is on
>>> my busted bookworm install, is a time wasting Pain between
>>> my no longer padded hip joints. The stop time is 2 secs, the
>>> restart
>>> is around 2 minutes. Every library it has to open is another 30
>>> second system freeze until it finally paints the screen. Then
>>> everything runs normally.
>>>
>>> Thanks Larry.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> When you import, it asks if you want to import geometry only or
>>>> the
>>>> whole project.
>> I don't get that with Orca, only the advisory that its treating an
>> OpenSCAD
>> generated .3mf as an .stl, then it appears to slice it normally.
>> This is with
>> OpenSCAD version 2025.10.13.ai28225 which I haven't updated,
>> waiting for the dust to settle, would a newer version fix that?
> No idea. I was specifically not commenting on the OpenSCAD F8 thing,
> just the slicers.
>
> I took a look at the preferences but I'm unsure of how to configure it.
> I tell it to use Bambu Studio, which opens when I hit F8, but it's
> blank. I think I need to configure parameters and mayb more stuff.
I have not yet downloaded Bambu Studio, I'm adverse to anything
that "calls home" if you read between the lines.
There is no similar bench vise product available at any price
and I intend to keep it that way. OpenSCAD made it possible
to print parts of the assembly but the idea is mine & copyrighted.
I am sure there are others here that agree.
Maybe someone else can comment about the .3mf generation?
Thanks Larry.
> _______________________________________________
> OpenSCAD mailing list
> To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org
Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
--
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
- Louis D. Brandeis
Don't poison our oceans, interdict drugs at the src.
K
Ken
Wed, Mar 4, 2026 12:02 PM
Larry, I use bambu labs slicer, so I attached a snapshot of my setup for F8. Now its just f5 to f8 in sequence and it works like a charm. Hope this helps.
On 2026-03-04 09:18, larry via Discuss wrote:
No idea. I was specifically not commenting on the OpenSCAD F8 thing,
just the slicers.
I took a look at the preferences but I'm unsure of how to configure it.
I tell it to use Bambu Studio, which opens when I hit F8, but it's
blank. I think I need to configure parameters and mayb more stuff.
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Your job as parents is to teach them to control all three.
My job as a grandad is to tell you how you are doing it all wrong!
Larry, I use bambu labs slicer, so I attached a snapshot of my setup for F8. Now its just f5 to f8 in sequence and it works like a charm. Hope this helps.
On 2026-03-04 09:18, larry via Discuss wrote:
> No idea. I was specifically not commenting on the OpenSCAD F8 thing,
> just the slicers.
>
> I took a look at the preferences but I'm unsure of how to configure it.
> I tell it to use Bambu Studio, which opens when I hit F8, but it's
> blank. I think I need to configure parameters and mayb more stuff.
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Your job as parents is to teach them to control all three.
My job as a grandad is to tell you how you are doing it all wrong!
R
Rudolf
Wed, Mar 4, 2026 8:46 PM
I've tried the F8 workflow some weeks ago, but it didn't really suit my
needs mostly because of the file naming, Beside this it wasn't as
versatile as the F7 workflow I've been using for the last years. It is
(on Windows):
- F6 then F7 to open the export dialog. Now input or choose your
STL-name, which lets you either overwrite a given file or create a
new one.
- Press again F7 to reopen the export dialog which will show the same
folder. Now you right click on the STL and chose "open" or "open
with". "Open" will start your default application for this file type
(which can be defined as Prusaslicer), "Open with" lets you choose
between all applications that have registered for this file type.
E.g. other slicers like Anycubic, Kisslicer, Simplify3D and so on.
- After slicing (and saving your gcode - or dismissing the design) you
quit your slicer, find yourself within the export dialog and press
ESC to return to OpenSCAD.
For me this has proven to be a fast and versatile workflow.
Am 03.03.2026 um 00:29 schrieb Torsten Paul via Discuss:
On 03.03.26 00:26, Jordan Brown via Discuss wrote:
Does anybody have a workflow - configuration plus procedures - that
lets a second F8 update the same Prusaslicer project with a new model
file?
--single-instance
I wish there would be a --clear-build-plate too, I never got around
asking for it. Or maybe I have not found it yet. Currently I just
clear the build plate myself before exporting again.
ciao,
Torsten.
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I've tried the F8 workflow some weeks ago, but it didn't really suit my
needs mostly because of the file naming, Beside this it wasn't as
versatile as the F7 workflow I've been using for the last years. It is
(on Windows):
1. F6 then F7 to open the export dialog. Now input or choose your
STL-name, which lets you either overwrite a given file or create a
new one.
2. Press again F7 to reopen the export dialog which will show the same
folder. Now you right click on the STL and chose "open" or "open
with". "Open" will start your default application for this file type
(which can be defined as Prusaslicer), "Open with" lets you choose
between all applications that have registered for this file type.
E.g. other slicers like Anycubic, Kisslicer, Simplify3D and so on.
3. After slicing (and saving your gcode - or dismissing the design) you
quit your slicer, find yourself within the export dialog and press
ESC to return to OpenSCAD.
For me this has proven to be a fast and versatile workflow.
Am 03.03.2026 um 00:29 schrieb Torsten Paul via Discuss:
> On 03.03.26 00:26, Jordan Brown via Discuss wrote:
>> Does anybody have a workflow - configuration plus procedures - that
>> lets a second F8 update the same Prusaslicer project with a new model
>> file?
>
> --single-instance
>
> I wish there would be a --clear-build-plate too, I never got around
> asking for it. Or maybe I have not found it yet. Currently I just
> clear the build plate myself before exporting again.
>
> ciao,
> Torsten.
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