When load_presets() drops a preset because its parent does not exist, the
only trace is a log line. The CLI then resolves --load-settings /
--load-filaments against the loaded bundle and reports "Preset was not found
in the loaded bundle", which points at the resolver rather than at the real
cause.
Record the presets dropped for a missing parent in the collection, keyed by
file, and have resolve_preset_config() report that parent by name when the
source file is one of them.
A preset that inherits another preset from the same directory was dropped at
load time. load_presets() resolves "inherits" with find_preset2(), which
searches m_presets, but the presets it loads are staged in a local vector and
merged into m_presets only after the loop - so no preset could be the parent of
another preset loaded by the same pass. Only a parent loaded earlier (a system
preset, or one in the "base" subdirectory) resolved.
The drop was silent in the GUI. Since the CLI resolves --load-settings /
--load-filaments by matching the source file against the presets in the loaded
bundle, it turns into a hard failure there: a user preset inheriting another
user preset exits -5 with "Preset was not found in the loaded bundle".
Load in passes instead: a preset whose parent is not in the collection yet is
deferred and retried after the pass merges what it loaded, so each pass resolves
one more level of the hierarchy. A pass that resolves nothing reports the
remaining parents as missing, which also terminates an inheritance cycle. The
work list is sorted so the outcome does not depend on directory iteration order.
# Description
This PR ports the color mixing feature from BambuStudio.
The port is based on the previous work by @ianalexis in #15231.
This PR completes the port and fixes various bugs.
Several improvements were also made during the porting process.
WIP
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* Add caching system for presets
* Removing user\bundle serialization and keeping it only for system presets
* Integrate caching into WebGuideDialog which speeds up time of SetupWizzard and PrinterSelection dialog
* Add CI\CD step to prepare cache file in ahead of time so user does not need to wait
* Add partial cache generation when only one of the vendros is changed to speed up recalculation time
* Handle corrupted files
* Add cache to GuideDialog as previos version didn't work as expected
* Add inspecting tool and fix CI cache generation
* Generate cache per vendor
* Simplify code by mergin it in PresetBundle
* Simplify code a bit more
* Add cereal serialize() to VendorProfile, PrinterModel, Preset, and Semver
* Remove CachedPrinterModel/VendorProfile/Preset mirror structs from VendorCache
* Fix use-after-free in CallAfter lambda; replace raw thread pointer with unique_ptr
* Use get_vendor_cache_key() to match cache keys written by the app
* Remove BOM added by VSC
* Skip invalid vendors
* Remove leftover cache file
* Fix build for windows arm64
* Revert json cache back
* Update check for stale cache
* Serealize all value fields for Preset class to minimize regression later
* Minimize field duplication by moving Cache thing into PresetBundle
* Add tests for Cache system
* Add a bit more tests
* Merge branch 'main' into feature/cache_profiles_and_optimize_loading_speed
* Rvert from per-verndor to single cache file
Replace N per-vendor .cache files with a single system_presets.cache
that holds all vendors and presets in one serialized blob.
Cache load is now all-or-nothing: on hit all vendors are applied from
the bundle (sub-second); on miss all vendors are parsed from JSON and
a fresh bundle is written to the user cache dir.
Invalidation is driven by bundle_key - a sorted concatenation of all
vendor JSON version strings. Any vendor update invalidates the whole
cache and triggers re-parse on next launch.
Guide wizard (WebGuideDialog) loads the bundled cache into a plain
PresetBundle instead of a separate VendorGuideData struct, removing
the duplicate data model.
generate_system_cache simplified from a per-vendor loop to a single
save_system_presets_cache() call producing one output file.
* Transfer all Preset fields from cache via move assignmet
apply_vendor_preset_group was copying fields manually and missed
bundle_id, user_id, base_id, sync_info, updated_time, key_values,
ini_str. Replace field-by-field copy with move assignment of the
fully-deserialized Preset, then restore the vendor pointer which
is excluded from serialization.
* Ignore cache for future
* Remove not used files
* Ship one preset cache per vendor in place of the profile JSONs
Each vendor's system presets serialize into a single <vendor>.opc built at
package time, and a shipped build carries that file alone — the profile JSON
and its sub-file tree are pruned. The vendor loader, the setup wizard's profile
list and the resource installer all read a vendor through its cache, falling
back to parsing whenever one is absent, stale or unreadable, so the cache stays
an optimization and never a source of truth. Caches hold presets in source form
and resolve inheritance at load, through the same code the JSON path uses.
* Make the preset cache self-describing and load each vendor from the system folder alone
The cached DynamicPrintConfig is keyed by name, through a per-file dictionary of the
distinct opt_keys, the type each was written as, and the distinct enum value names,
instead of by serialization_key_ordinal — a position assigned by declaration order at
static init, where inserting one option shifts every later ordinal and the lookup then
succeeds on the wrong option. Because a name-keyed payload drops the options this build
cannot place rather than being rejected wholesale, the schema fingerprint goes, and with
it the two fallbacks that existed only because an installed cache died on every app
upgrade: the second lookup tier into resources/profiles and the parse fallback to the
same place. A vendor is loaded from <data_dir>/system/ and nowhere else, as on main —
which is what makes the app write its .opc files there again.
* Simplify the preset cache internals after review
* Use the shared temp-dir helper in the preset bundle loading test
* Bound stamp string reads in the preset cache
* Speed up the setup wizard with a profile-data cache
The wizard's per-vendor fast path threw on vendors present only in
resources, falling back to a ~29 s raw JSON scan on every open. Each
vendor now loads from the directory it was found in, and the derived
model/machine/filament/process catalog is cached whole in
<data_dir>/cache/wizard_profile_data.json, stamped by each vendor's
name and version - a fresh cache makes an open one file read, with no
bundle built and no presets installed (~0.2 s vs ~2 s).
* Remove debug SVG dump from a geometry test
* Move the per-vendor cache file format into PresetCacheFormat
* Move the vendor install helpers from PresetBundle into Utils
* rename
* fix flatpak
* change cache version to 1
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Adds a printer option that picks up the new tool without a blocking temperature
wait, travels to the wipe tower, and waits there right before purging, parked
beside the tower so the ooze from the heat-up lands next to it rather than on the
model. The incoming filament's target is raised ahead of the tool change, so the
heat-up overlaps both the change itself and the travel to the tower.
Off by default, and only offered for multi-extruder printers using a Type 2 wipe
tower; the generic toolchanger profile enables it.
* update snapmaker profiles. largely ported for Snapmaker Orca fork
* update prime volume
* set precise_outer_wall to 1
* Update per-material multi-tool ramming to the filament library
* Add per-filament overrides for toolchange retraction
* Set toolchange retraction per filament for Snapmaker U1
* set default support type to tree
* format snapmaker profiles
# Description
Changing a slicing plugin's configuration had no effect on the sliced
result until you forced a re-slice some other way; it now applies
immediately. Print, printer and filament presets also keep their plugin
configuration separately, so configuring a plugin on one no longer wipes
out what you set on another.
A plugin's custom configuration page gets the same round of improvements
in both the Plugins dialog and the per-preset dialog: it follows the
app's light/dark theme, keeps its state while you edit instead of
resetting under the cursor, and can tell whether it is being edited
globally or for a preset, so "Restore defaults" can be labeled for what
it will actually do. The two bundled examples show this off — Twistify
now ships a custom configuration UI, and Inspector is themed, groups
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## Problem
On H2C (carousel) printers, the wipe tower purge volume calculation in
`_make_wipe_tower()` tracks filament state **per-extruder** (2 slots).
Since H2C has up to 7 carousel nozzle slots on a single extruder, all
filaments sharing that extruder are collapsed into one tracking slot.
This causes:
Test:
[5cubes.3mf.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/30092551/5cubes.3mf.zip)
- **Massive redundant AMS flushing** every filament change on the
carousel triggers a full purge against the "previous" filament, even
when the target nozzle slot already has the correct filament loaded
- **60.9g total weight** instead of ~17g (**3.5× material waste**)
- **3h09m print time** instead of ~1h57m (**60% longer**)
## Root Cause
The code uses `nozzle_cur_filament_ids[extruder_id]` (a 2-element array)
to track which filament was last used for each extruder. BambuStudio
uses `NozzleStatusRecorder`, which tracks per `group_id` (physical
carousel slot 0..6).
## Changes
| File | Change |
|---|---|
| `Print.cpp` | Replace `nozzle_cur_filament_ids` with
`NozzleStatusRecorder`. Use `get_nozzle_for_filament()` to resolve the
physical carousel slot per layer. Select `filament_prime_volume_nc` for
nozzle changes, `filament_prime_volume` for filament changes. |
| `PrintConfig.hpp` | Add `ConfigOptionFloats filament_prime_volume`
(per-filament EC prime volume, missing from upstream but present in BBS
and H2C profiles) |
| `PrintConfig.cpp` | Register `filament_prime_volume` with default
45mm³ (matching BBS) |
| `Preset.cpp` | Add `filament_prime_volume` to preset keys |
Also includes `tests/compare_analyzer/` - two standalone Python tools
for G-code slice comparison and temperature timeline analysis (stdlib
only, no dependencies).
## Test Results (5-color H2C Hybrid print, same 3mf project)
| Metric | Upstream (broken) | **Fixed** | BBS (reference) |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Total weight** | 60.90g | **16.20g** ✅ | 17.47g |
| **Print time** | 3h09m | **1h57m** ✅ | 1h51m |
| **Filament changes** | 105 | 105 | 140 |
| **Tool changes** | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| **Critical discrepancies vs BBS** | ⚠️ YES | ✅ None | — |
## Analysis Tools (`tests/compare_analyzer/`)
Two standalone Python tools (stdlib only, no dependencies) for deep
G-code comparison:
- **`compare_slices.py`** - comprehensive .3mf slice comparison:
filament usage, nozzle mapping, tool change sequences, prime tower
analysis, temperature timeline, retract parameters, and automatic
critical discrepancy detection (weight/time anomalies)
- **`show_temp_plot.py`** - interactive HTML temperature timeline
plotter for visualising heater profiles during multi-nozzle prints
(supports single-file and side-by-side comparison)
Usage:
```bash
python3 tests/compare_analyzer/compare_slices.py file1.3mf file2.3mf --labels "Upstream" "Fixed"
python3 tests/compare_analyzer/show_temp_plot.py file1.3mf file2.3mf
```
## Screenshots
### OrcaSlicer Upstream (unfixed) - 60.90g, 3h09m
<img width="1512" height="982" alt="Screenshot 2026-07-16 at 15 22 58"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3efb2bff-ff1e-43db-9669-feafa5921b51"
/>
### OrcaSlicer Fixed - 16.20g, 1h57m
<img width="1512" height="982" alt="Screenshot 2026-07-16 at 15 23 08"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c1d36dc5-9b01-4691-80ef-7364540e1f4e"
/>
### BambuStudio Reference - 17.47g, 1h51m
<img width="1512" height="982" alt="Screenshot 2026-07-16 at 15 24 52"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5c0b11e2-64f4-40e9-8c7c-3f42519786c3"
/>
### Temperature Timeline: Upstream vs Fixed
<img width="1511" height="829" alt="Screenshot 2026-07-16 at 15 23 35"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/926c2cb5-dfd4-4ce0-bb40-82e6165eb134"
/>
### Temperature Timeline: Fixed vs BBS
<img width="1512" height="825" alt="Screenshot 2026-07-16 at 15 23 51"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/85c72dda-e779-4aa6-8118-fb17e5f8482d"
/>
## Compatibility
Safe for non-carousel printers: when each extruder has a single nozzle,
`group_id == extruder_id`, so `NozzleStatusRecorder` behaves identically
to the original per-extruder tracking. The `filament_prime_volume`
default (45mm³) matches the existing global `prime_volume` default.
## Reference
BambuStudio `Print.cpp` `_make_wipe_tower()` L3341-3392 -
`NozzleStatusRecorder` pattern.
The preset option was plugin_preference_overrides while the GUI field type
that renders it was GUIType::plugin_config, for one and the same thing.
Settle on "config": the store, the dialog and the Python hooks all say config
already, so renaming that way touches 4 files instead of the whole plugin
subsystem and the public plugin API.
Keep the _overrides suffix — the option is the preset's override layer over
the base PluginConfig store, a distinction EffectiveCapabilityConfig tracks.
Also wrap the printer tab's group heading in L(); it was the only one of the
three missing it, and was therefore untranslatable.
The upstream _make_wipe_tower() tracked purge volumes per-extruder (2 slots),
which collapsed all H2C carousel filaments into one slot and caused massive
redundant AMS flushing (~40g instead of ~0.4g).
Changes:
- Print.cpp: Replace per-extruder nozzle_cur_filament_ids with BBS
NozzleStatusRecorder that tracks per group_id (carousel slot 0..6).
Use get_nozzle_for_filament() to resolve physical slot per layer.
Select filament_prime_volume_nc for nozzle changes, filament_prime_volume
for filament changes (BBS pattern).
- PrintConfig.hpp/cpp: Register filament_prime_volume (per-filament EC prime
volume, default 45mm³) matching BBS PrintConfig.
- Preset.cpp: Add filament_prime_volume to preset keys list.
Safe for non-carousel printers: group_id == extruder_id when each extruder
has one nozzle, so NozzleStatusRecorder behaves identically to the original
per-extruder tracking.
Reference to BBS: BambuStudio/src/libslic3r/Print.cpp _make_wipe_tower() L3341-3392
Resolve five conflicts, all of which needed both sides rather than a pick:
- BackgroundSlicingProcess: ours was a pure tabs->spaces reformat of base, so
keep main's per-filament volume/nozzle map read-back (its only change here).
- GUI_App: main's #12506 else-if attached to an `if` this branch deleted;
re-expressed onto the same-agent early-return path (the agent factory caches
per id, so pointer equality is the same predicate).
- MainFrame: both sides relocated Sync Presets independently; keep main's
push_notification plus the branch's Plugins menu items.
- Tab: the "TODO: Orca: Support hybrid" blocks were unchanged base, not a branch
decision; take main's enabled Hybrid to match the already auto-merged siblings.
- test_config: union of both sides' cases (6 plugin + 9 multi-nozzle).
* Fix issue that switching printer profile is slow.
`wxGetApp().get_tab(preset_type)->select_preset(preset_name);` is called twice when switching printer profiles. Only one needed.
* Avoid unnecessary type conversion & function call during printer profile switching:
- Don't call `config->opt_string("printer_model")` repeatedly
- Use ref when possible during iterating
- Avoid unnecessary `wxString` to `std::string` conversion
G-code post-processing is now a step of the slicing-pipeline plugin rather than a
separate capability type. One capability class can transform slices at the geometry
seams AND edit the final G-code, behind a single picker/option.
- Add SlicingPipelineStepPlugin::psGCodePostProcess (bound as
orca.slicing.Step.psGCodePostProcess). Unlike the geometry steps it fires from the
GUI export path in PostProcessor.cpp, not from Print::process(): ctx.print/ctx.object
are None and the plugin edits the file at ctx.gcode_path in place. It may run more
than once per slice (file export and/or upload) and its output is not shown in the
preview.
- Extend SlicingPipelineContext with gcode_path/host/output_name and a C++-only
full_config; config_value() falls back to it when there is no live Print.
- PostProcessor.cpp dispatches SlicingPipelinePluginCapability at psGCodePostProcess,
driven by the existing slicing_pipeline_plugin option.
- The exported G-code lives outside data_dir(), so the plugin audit sandbox would
block the write; the trampoline's audit setup grants ctx.gcode_path's folder as a
scoped allowed root, gated on a non-empty gcode_path so the geometry-step hooks gain
no extra filesystem access.
BREAKING CHANGE: the separate G-code post-processing capability type is removed.
- orca.gcode.GCodePluginCapabilityBase and orca.PluginType.PostProcessing are gone;
post-processing plugins migrate to orca.slicing.SlicingPipelineCapabilityBase +
Step.psGCodePostProcess (and gain ctx.params / ctx.config_value()).
- The post_process_plugin config option is removed; use slicing_pipeline_plugin.
Presets carrying the old key degrade to the standard unknown-key warning.
- Manifest type = "post-processing" now maps to Unknown (advisory only; the loader
dispatches on the C++ get_type()).
Also repairs two latent build breaks the branch carried: stale Step enum value usages
in test_slicing_pipeline_hook.cpp and a reference to the removed
ConfigOptionDef::PluginType::None in Tab::on_value_change (now is_plugin_backed()).
Adds the orca_gcode_stamp sample plugin and a psGCodePostProcess binding test.
cooling_filter_enabled existed as a config option but was shown nowhere,
and there was no capability flag to gate it. The cooling filter and air
filtration are alternative accessories sharing the same duct, so a
printer declares one or the other.
- new hidden printer capability flag support_cooling_filter
- "Use cooling filter" toggle in the Accessory group, shown only when
the printer supports it; the air-filtration toggle hides in that case
(no vendor restriction: third-party printers keep air filtration)
- explicit defaults (0) in the common machine base
- H2C declares support_cooling_filter=1 instead of support_air_filtration;
its start-gcode already carries the cooling-filter conditional, so the
toggle is functional. On H2C this drops the two exhaust-fan lines that
air filtration emitted for ABS-class filaments, matching the printer's
actual duct accessory; H2C is new on this branch so no existing user
output changes.
Printers without the flag keep exactly the previous accessory UI and
g-code.
New printer option fan_direction (undefine/left/right/both, default
undefine) declares which side the auxiliary part-cooling airflow comes
from. When set and the printer has an auxiliary fan, auto-orient adds a
yaw rotation so the dominant overhang area faces the airflow, and newly
added primitive shapes are pre-oriented the same way (except the Cube,
whose axis-aligned bounding box the pressure-advance pattern calibration
depends on).
- FanDirection enum + fan_direction printer option (Accessory group,
enabled only with auxiliary_fan)
- orient engine: weighted overhang areas per candidate, yaw-direction
search, vertical rotation applied on top of the primary orientation;
the cooling weights are taken from the candidate actually chosen,
including the flat-bottom tie-break
- orient_for_cooling() for primitive placement
- set fan_direction=left on H2C/H2D/H2D Pro/X1/X1E/P1S 0.4 profiles
(X1C/H2S/P2S/X2D/Qidi X-Max 4 already carried the key, which now
takes effect)
With fan_direction unset or no auxiliary fan the vertical rotation stays
identity and auto-orient results are unchanged; slicing and g-code are
never affected.
Adds PluginHostSlicing, which registers the print-graph data model (Print,
PrintObject, Layer, LayerRegion, Surface, ExPolygon, extrusions, ...) into the
orca.host submodule in the same raw-class style as PluginHostApi's Model/Preset
graph, with shared helpers in PluginBindingUtils. SlicingPipelinePluginCapability
is trimmed to the capability surface (the standalone SlicingNumpy helper is folded
away). Adds the Twistify example plugin next to Inset and broadens the binding,
hook, and plugin-install tests.
Hanif Koh