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<h1> <p "font-size:200px;"> Full Spectrum</p> </h1>
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<h1> <p "font-size:200px;"> Snapmaker Orca FullSpectrum</p> </h1>
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### A Snapmaker Orca Fork with Mixed-Color Filament Support
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## ⚠️ **IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER** ⚠️
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**This fork is currently in active development and has NOT been tested on actual hardware! **
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**This fork is currently in active development and has been tested on actual hardware.**
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- **Not Production Ready**: The mixed-color filament feature is experimental and untested
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- **No U1 Access**: Development is being done without access to a Snapmaker U1 printer
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- **Help Needed**: If you have a U1 and are willing to test this fork, please reach out!
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- **Use at Your Own Risk**: This software may produce incorrect G-code or unexpected behavior
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**I am actively seeking testers with Snapmaker U1 printers to help validate and improve this feature.**
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- **Use at Your Own Risk**: As with any slicer fork, please review critical prints and generated G-code before production use
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**Full Spectrum** is an open source slicer for FDM printers based on Snapmaker Orca and OrcaSlicer, optimized for Snapmaker's U1 multi-color 3D printer with independent tool heads. This fork adds support for virtual mixed-color filaments, enabling you to create new colors by alternating layers between physical filaments.
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**Snapmaker Orca FullSpectrum** is an open source slicer for FDM printers based on Snapmaker Orca and OrcaSlicer, optimized for Snapmaker's U1 multi-color 3D printer with independent tool heads. This fork adds support for virtual mixed-color filaments, enabling you to create new colors by alternating layers between physical filaments.
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### Stable Release
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📥 **[Download the Latest Stable Release](https://github.com/ratdoux/OrcaSlicer-FullSpectrum/releases)**
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Visit our GitHub Releases page for the latest stable version of Full Spectrum, recommended for most users.
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Visit our GitHub Releases page for the latest stable version of Snapmaker Orca FullSpectrum, recommended for most users.
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# Features
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## Mixed-Color Filaments
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Full Spectrum includes support for **virtual mixed-color filaments** designed for the Snapmaker U1 multi-color printer with independent print heads.
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Snapmaker Orca FullSpectrum includes support for **virtual mixed-color filaments** designed for the Snapmaker U1 multi-color printer with independent print heads.
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### How It Works
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- **Create new colors by mixing**: Combine two physical filaments to create a new color appearance through layer alternation
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5. During slicing, the mixed filament resolves to alternating layers of its components
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### Dithering Settings
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Full Spectrum includes advanced dithering controls to fine-tune the layer alternation behavior for mixed filaments. These settings are found in **Others → Dithering** in the print settings:
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Snapmaker Orca FullSpectrum includes advanced dithering controls to fine-tune the layer alternation behavior for mixed filaments. These settings are found in **Others → Dithering** in the print settings:
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#### Dithering Cadence Height A & B
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- **What it does**: Controls the height (in mm) of each alternating segment for the two component filaments
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# How to install
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**Windows**:
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1. Download the installer for your preferred version from the [releases page](https://github.com/Snapmaker/OrcaSlicer/releases).
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1. Download the installer for your preferred version from the [releases page](https://github.com/ratdoux/OrcaSlicer-FullSpectrum/releases).
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- *For convenience there is also a portable build available.*
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- *If you have troubles to run the build, you might need to install following runtimes:*
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- [MicrosoftEdgeWebView2RuntimeInstallerX64](https://github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/releases/download/v1.0.10-sf2/MicrosoftEdgeWebView2RuntimeInstallerX64.exe)
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## Some background
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**Full Spectrum** is forked from Snapmaker Orca, which is originally forked from Orca Slicer by SoftFever.
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**Snapmaker Orca FullSpectrum** is forked from Snapmaker Orca, which is originally forked from Orca Slicer by SoftFever.
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Orca Slicer was originally forked from Bambu Studio, it was previously known as BambuStudio-SoftFever.
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Bambu Studio is forked from [PrusaSlicer](https://github.com/prusa3d/PrusaSlicer) by Prusa Research, which is from [Slic3r](https://github.com/Slic3r/Slic3r) by Alessandro Ranellucci and the RepRap community.
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# License
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Full Spectrum is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3. Full Spectrum is based on Snapmaker Orca.
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Snapmaker Orca FullSpectrum is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3. Snapmaker Orca FullSpectrum is based on Snapmaker Orca.
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Snapmaker Orca is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3. Snapmaker Orca is based on Orca Slicer by SoftFever.
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Filament color blending is powered by [FilamentMixer](https://github.com/justinh-rahb/filament-mixer), an openly licensed library.
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# Feedback & Contribution
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We greatly value feedback and contributions from our users. Your feedback will help us to further develop Full Spectrum for our community.
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We greatly value feedback and contributions from our users. Your feedback will help us to further develop Snapmaker Orca FullSpectrum for our community.
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- To submit a bug or feature request, file an issue in GitHub Issues.
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- To contribute some code, make sure you have read and followed our guidelines for contributing.
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