Toolchange Cyclic Order (#14868)

* Toolchange Cyclic Order

* Apply cyclic order to first layer

* Unit test

* Copilot fixes

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Co-authored-by: Rodrigo Faselli <162915171+RF47@users.noreply.github.com>

src/libslic3r/GCode/ToolOrdering.cpp

@@ -2735,6 +2735,28 @@ void ToolOrdering::enforce_mixed_component_order()
     }
 }
 
+// Declared in ToolOrdering.hpp (exposed for unit testing).
+std::vector<unsigned int> parse_cyclic_order(const std::string& str, unsigned int number_of_extruders)
+{
+    std::vector<unsigned int> order;
+    for (const std::string& token : split_string(str, ',')) {
+        try {
+            size_t pos      = 0;
+            int    filament = std::stoi(token, &pos); // stoi skips leading whitespace by itself
+            // stoi stops at the first non-digit, so "2x" would parse as 2. Require the whole token to be
+            // consumed (bar trailing whitespace) to drop it like any other garbage.
+            if (token.find_first_not_of(" \t\r\n", pos) != std::string::npos)
+                continue;
+            if (filament >= 1 && (unsigned int)filament <= number_of_extruders
+                && std::find(order.begin(), order.end(), (unsigned int)(filament - 1)) == order.end())
+                order.emplace_back((unsigned int)(filament - 1));
+        } catch (const std::exception&) {
+            // Not a number, ignore it.
+        }
+    }
+    return order;
+}
+
 void ToolOrdering::reorder_extruders_for_minimum_flush_volume(bool reorder_first_layer)
 {
     const PrintConfig* print_config = m_print_config_ptr;
@@ -2832,11 +2854,41 @@ void ToolOrdering::reorder_extruders_for_minimum_flush_volume(bool reorder_first
     const bool use_cyclic_ordering =
         (print_config->toolchange_ordering == ToolChangeOrderingType::Cyclic);
 
+    // By default the first layer keeps its adhesion-optimized order (and any custom first layer
+    // sequence); the cyclic sequence is only forced onto it when the user opts in.
+    const bool cyclic_first_layer = use_cyclic_ordering && print_config->toolchange_cyclic_first_layer.value;
+
+    // Optional user defined cyclic sequence, given as 1-based filament numbers ("3,2,1,4"). Filaments
+    // missing from it keep their ascending order after the listed ones, so a partial or bogus entry
+    // still yields the default cyclic order.
+    const std::vector<unsigned int> cyclic_order =
+        use_cyclic_ordering ? parse_cyclic_order(print_config->toolchange_cyclic_order.value, number_of_extruders)
+                            : std::vector<unsigned int>();
+
+    // Reorder a layer's filaments (0-based) for cyclic ordering: ascending by default, or following the
+    // user defined sequence when one was given. Filaments absent from the sequence keep ascending order
+    // after the listed ones.
+    auto apply_cyclic_order = [&cyclic_order](std::vector<unsigned int>& filaments) {
+        std::sort(filaments.begin(), filaments.end());
+        if (!cyclic_order.empty())
+            std::stable_sort(filaments.begin(), filaments.end(), [&cyclic_order](unsigned int lhs, unsigned int rhs) {
+                auto rank = [&cyclic_order](unsigned int filament) {
+                    return size_t(std::find(cyclic_order.begin(), cyclic_order.end(), filament) - cyclic_order.begin());
+                };
+                return rank(lhs) < rank(rhs);
+            });
+    };
+
     // other_layers_seq: the layer_idx and extruder_idx are base on 1
-    auto get_custom_seq = [&other_layers_seqs, &reorder_first_layer, &first_layer_filaments, &layer_filaments, use_cyclic_ordering](int layer_idx, std::vector<int>& out_seq) -> bool {
+    auto get_custom_seq = [&other_layers_seqs, &reorder_first_layer, &first_layer_filaments, &layer_filaments, use_cyclic_ordering, cyclic_first_layer, &apply_cyclic_order](int layer_idx, std::vector<int>& out_seq) -> bool {
         if (!reorder_first_layer && layer_idx == 0) {
-            out_seq.resize(first_layer_filaments.size());
+            // The first layer tool order is already decided (adhesion-optimized, plus any custom first
-            std::transform(first_layer_filaments.begin(), first_layer_filaments.end(), out_seq.begin(), [](auto item) {return item + 1; });
+            // layer sequence). Only override it with the cyclic sequence when the user opted in.
+            std::vector<unsigned int> ordered = first_layer_filaments;
+            if (cyclic_first_layer)
+                apply_cyclic_order(ordered);
+            out_seq.resize(ordered.size());
+            std::transform(ordered.begin(), ordered.end(), out_seq.begin(), [](auto item) {return int(item) + 1; });
             return true;
         }
         for (size_t idx = other_layers_seqs.size() - 1; idx != size_t(-1); --idx) {
@@ -2847,9 +2899,12 @@ void ToolOrdering::reorder_extruders_for_minimum_flush_volume(bool reorder_first
             }
         }
 
-        if (use_cyclic_ordering && layer_idx >= 0 && size_t(layer_idx) < layer_filaments.size()) {
+        // Skip the first layer here (layer_idx == 0 only reaches this point on the reorder_first_layer
+        // path) unless the user asked for cyclic order on it, so it keeps the default flush ordering.
+        if (use_cyclic_ordering && layer_idx >= 0 && (layer_idx != 0 || cyclic_first_layer)
+            && size_t(layer_idx) < layer_filaments.size()) {
             std::vector<unsigned int> ordered = layer_filaments[size_t(layer_idx)];
-            std::sort(ordered.begin(), ordered.end());
+            apply_cyclic_order(ordered);
             out_seq.resize(ordered.size());
             std::transform(ordered.begin(), ordered.end(), out_seq.begin(), [](auto item) { return int(item) + 1; });
             return true;

src/libslic3r/GCode/ToolOrdering.hpp

@@ -417,6 +417,11 @@ private:
     int                        most_used_extruder;
 };
 
+// Parse the user defined cyclic toolchange sequence ("3,2 , 1 , 4") into 0-based filament indices.
+// Out-of-range entries, duplicates and non-numeric tokens are dropped, so a partially valid string
+// still orders the filaments it does name. Exposed for unit testing.
+std::vector<unsigned int> parse_cyclic_order(const std::string& str, unsigned int number_of_extruders);
+
 } // namespace SLic3r
 
 #endif /* slic3r_ToolOrdering_hpp_ */

src/libslic3r/Preset.cpp

@@ -1320,6 +1320,8 @@ static std::vector<std::string> s_Preset_print_options{
     "wipe_tower_extra_flow",
     "single_extruder_multi_material_priming",
     "toolchange_ordering",
+    "toolchange_cyclic_order",
+    "toolchange_cyclic_first_layer",
     "wipe_tower_rotation_angle",
     "tree_support_branch_distance_organic",
     "tree_support_branch_diameter_organic",

src/libslic3r/Print.cpp

@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ bool Print::invalidate_state_by_config_options(const ConfigOptionResolver & /* n
             || opt_key == "other_layers_print_sequence"
             || opt_key == "other_layers_print_sequence_nums" 
             || opt_key == "toolchange_ordering"
+            || opt_key == "toolchange_cyclic_order"
+            || opt_key == "toolchange_cyclic_first_layer"
             || opt_key == "extruder_ams_count"
             || opt_key == "extruder_nozzle_stats"
             || opt_key == "filament_map_mode"

src/libslic3r/PrintConfig.cpp

@@ -6700,6 +6700,34 @@ void PrintConfigDef::init_fff_params()
     def->enum_labels.emplace_back(L("Cyclic"));
     def->set_default_value(new ConfigOptionEnum<ToolChangeOrderingType>(ToolChangeOrderingType::Default));
 
+    def = this->add("toolchange_cyclic_order", coString);
+    def->label = L("Cyclic order");
+    def->category = L("Advanced");
+    def->tooltip = L(
+        "Custom filament sequence used by the cyclic toolchange ordering, as filament numbers separated by commas (e.g. \"3,2,1,4\").\n"
+        "Each layer prints its filaments following this sequence; filaments not listed are printed last, in ascending order.\n"
+        "Leave empty to cycle through the filaments in ascending order."
+    );
+    def->mode = comExpert;
+    def->set_default_value(new ConfigOptionString(""));
+
+    def = this->add("toolchange_cyclic_first_layer", coBool);
+    def->label = L("Apply cyclic order to first layer");
+    def->category = L("Advanced");
+    def->tooltip = L(
+        "Applies the cyclic toolchange order to the first layer as well.\n"
+        "By default this is disabled, because the first layer is instead ordered for the best bed "
+        "adhesion: filaments that print small, fragile first-layer features are printed last, so the "
+        "following tool changes and travel moves are less likely to knock those weakly anchored parts "
+        "loose. This first-layer order also honors a custom first layer filament sequence when one is set. "
+        "The cyclic order's benefit (extra tool changes give each layer more time to cool) does not apply "
+        "to the first layer, which is printed slowly and hot for adhesion.\n"
+        "Enable this only if you need the exact same tool sequence on every layer, including the first, at "
+        "the cost of that adhesion optimization."
+    );
+    def->mode = comExpert;
+    def->set_default_value(new ConfigOptionBool(false));
+
     def = this->add("slice_closing_radius", coFloat);
     def->label = L("Slice gap closing radius");
     def->category = L("Quality");

src/libslic3r/PrintConfig.hpp

@@ -1627,6 +1627,8 @@ PRINT_CONFIG_CLASS_DEFINE(
     ((ConfigOptionBool,                manual_filament_change))
     ((ConfigOptionBool,                single_extruder_multi_material_priming))
     ((ConfigOptionEnum<ToolChangeOrderingType>, toolchange_ordering))
+    ((ConfigOptionString,              toolchange_cyclic_order))
+    ((ConfigOptionBool,                toolchange_cyclic_first_layer))
     ((ConfigOptionBool,                wipe_tower_no_sparse_layers))
     ((ConfigOptionString,              change_filament_gcode))
     ((ConfigOptionString,              change_extrusion_role_gcode))

src/slic3r/GUI/ConfigManipulation.cpp

@@ -1055,6 +1055,10 @@ void ConfigManipulation::toggle_print_fff_options(DynamicPrintConfig *config, in
 
     toggle_line("single_extruder_multi_material_priming", !bSEMM && have_prime_tower && supports_wipe_tower_2);
 
+    bool use_cyclic_ordering = config->opt_enum<ToolChangeOrderingType>("toolchange_ordering") == ToolChangeOrderingType::Cyclic;
+    toggle_line("toolchange_cyclic_order", use_cyclic_ordering);
+    toggle_line("toolchange_cyclic_first_layer", use_cyclic_ordering);
+
     toggle_line("prime_volume",have_prime_tower && (!purge_in_primetower || !bSEMM));
 
     for (auto el : {"flush_into_infill", "flush_into_support", "flush_into_objects"})

src/slic3r/GUI/Tab.cpp

@@ -3026,6 +3026,8 @@ void TabPrint::build()
         optgroup = page->new_optgroup(L("Advanced"), L"advanced");
         optgroup->append_single_option_line("interlocking_beam", "multimaterial_settings_advanced#interlocking-beam");
         optgroup->append_single_option_line("toolchange_ordering", "multimaterial_settings_advanced#toolchange-ordering");
+        optgroup->append_single_option_line("toolchange_cyclic_order", "multimaterial_settings_advanced#toolchange-order");
+        optgroup->append_single_option_line("toolchange_cyclic_first_layer", "multimaterial_settings_advanced#toolchange-order");
         optgroup->append_single_option_line("interface_shells", "multimaterial_settings_advanced#interface-shells");
         optgroup->append_single_option_line("mmu_segmented_region_max_width", "multimaterial_settings_advanced#maximum-width-of-segmented-region");
         optgroup->append_single_option_line("mmu_segmented_region_interlocking_depth", "multimaterial_settings_advanced#interlocking-depth-of-segmented-region");

tests/libslic3r/test_toolordering_nozzle_group.cpp

@@ -1025,3 +1025,41 @@ TEST_CASE("Selector slicing keeps the result valid across re-apply", "[Print][H2
     REQUIRE(status != PrintBase::APPLY_STATUS_INVALIDATED);
     REQUIRE(print.is_step_done(psSlicingFinished));
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("parse_cyclic_order parses user cyclic toolchange sequences", "[ToolOrdering][Cyclic]")
+{
+    // Filament numbers are 1-based in the UI; the parser returns 0-based indices.
+    SECTION("well-formed sequence") {
+        REQUIRE(parse_cyclic_order("3,2,1,4", 4) == std::vector<unsigned int>({2, 1, 0, 3}));
+    }
+
+    SECTION("surrounding whitespace is tolerated") {
+        REQUIRE(parse_cyclic_order(" 3 , 2 ,1, 4 ", 4) == std::vector<unsigned int>({2, 1, 0, 3}));
+    }
+
+    SECTION("out-of-range and non-positive entries are dropped") {
+        // 0 is below the 1-based range, 5 is above it for a 4-filament setup, -1 is invalid.
+        REQUIRE(parse_cyclic_order("0,5,-1,2", 4) == std::vector<unsigned int>({1}));
+    }
+
+    SECTION("duplicates keep only the first occurrence") {
+        REQUIRE(parse_cyclic_order("2,2,1,2", 4) == std::vector<unsigned int>({1, 0}));
+    }
+
+    SECTION("garbage tokens are ignored") {
+        REQUIRE(parse_cyclic_order("3,abc,,2,x1", 4) == std::vector<unsigned int>({2, 1}));
+    }
+
+    SECTION("tokens that only start with a number are ignored") {
+        // "2x" must be dropped rather than parsed as filament 2.
+        REQUIRE(parse_cyclic_order("3,2x,1", 4) == std::vector<unsigned int>({2, 0}));
+    }
+
+    SECTION("empty string yields an empty order") {
+        REQUIRE(parse_cyclic_order("", 4).empty());
+    }
+
+    SECTION("a partial sequence only names the filaments it lists") {
+        REQUIRE(parse_cyclic_order("3,1", 4) == std::vector<unsigned int>({2, 0}));
+    }
+}