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Print settings broken after newest update... again

Eric_Schubert
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Print settings broken after newest update... again

Eric_Schubert
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I'm not sure what goes on behind the scenes over there at Autodesk, but it's getting really frustrating to use Fusion 360 for 3D printing.  The print settings keep changing/getting adjusted, and those adjustments break my existing settings when they change.  Then I have to recreate them all over again.  PLEASE, STOP BREAKING THE PRINT SETTINGS WHEN YOU CHANGE THINGS!

 

For example:  A small update in the Additive tools was pushed for August.  My print setting info looks just fine when I pick my settings during setup.  But, when I go to edit the print settings after the setup is created, the temperatures are all wrong.  It seems they defaulted back to some standard value, probably for ABS material.  And the Extruders tab in the print settings is now moved to the end of the list of tabs, seemingly for no reason.

 

So, even though my settings appear to be just fine in the print settings library when I select and preview the info, they're now useless and I have to rebuild all of my settings again.

 

I know the Fusion team is working hard behind the scenes, but please do more testing before pushing updates.

 

EDIT:  And now my Extruder tab is back where it was.  But, the temps are still all wrong, even though the print settings library says they're fine.  The library looks good, but clicking the Print Settings Editor they're incorrect.  I'll attach screenshots for reference.  I want the nozzle temp at 240°C and the bed at 85°C.

 

First two are the Print Settings Library:

Fusion 360 PSL 1.png

 

Fusion 360 PSL 2.png

 

This one is the Print Settings Editor, after picking the machine and print settings during setup creation:

Fusion 360 PSE 1.png

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Eric_Schubert
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To add to this, it seems nothing has really changed.  I still need to modify the name of the print settings or they will not stick when making edits.  Once I did that, my changes appear to be sticking.  I'm not sure if this latest update was designed to fix this issue.  If it was, it didn't work for me.

 

EDIT:  Nope!  Still not working.  I started another new setup, and the same issue is happening.  I pick my printer and it doesn't take the assigned print settings.  I then pick the print settings I want, all looks good, click OK.  Immediately, I go to edit print settings to verify everything and all of my settings are incorrect, again going back to some defaults probably meant for PLA, as the nozzle says 220 and the bed says 60.

 

EDIT 2:  This appears to happen only with my custom print settings.  If I set my machine to use an Autodesk print profile it sets everything correctly.  But, when I pick one of my custom print settings, it just goes to PLA defaults.

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Eric_Schubert
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It seems that in some instances, the print settings are sticking now.  I believe this is because I created a new print setting using a previous one as a template, rather than copying and changing the name.  (I swear I've tried that before.)  I suspect I'll have to rebuild all of my print settings, which really sucks.  That's a lot of work.  I know the team is probably well-aware the print and machine settings are a mess, but this should really be a high priority as these are basic features that everyone needs to use every single time they go to print something.

 

I'm still having issues with machine settings.  Even with a new machine setting built from scratch, it's not saving my PP output folder.  I've set it to a local drive in a folder where I store all of my posts.  It just won't stick.

 

Rather than making a whole new thread, I'll just keep adding to this one as I find more issues or need to report/update on some things.

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