Support larger printer (up to hundred meters)

[SoftFever]

Description

Orca Slicer currently only supports printer bed sizes smaller than 2147mm x 2147mm due to the limitations of the 32-bit data type.
This limitation also applies to the maximum number of platers you can create for a project.
The total width/length of all the plates cannot exceed this limit.

With this change, Orca can now support sizes as large as desired.
For convenience, the limit is currently set to 214m x 214m x 214m.

SuperSlicer is referenced for some changes.

closes #186

Screenshots/Recordings/Graphs

• Fix the issue that Orca can't slice if the model is larger than 2147mm when Arachne generator is used. Classic engine works fine
• Optimize grid size for large bed
• Optimize gcode window for large coords

[yw4z]

thanks for letting me building my next house with orca :)

[madeintaiwan]

Amazing, great news and great work as always @SoftFever

[madeintaiwan]

One aspect of big prints I've noticed is that especially for rectangular beds, the code might be adjusted to account for a print that is long (in my case in Y).

Hard to see the blue line of the travel move there and Cura was particularly bad at it but it would be great if there was a 'big bed' option or something that sliced without having to do full bed travel moves back and forth to deposit small artifacts.

_n

[SoftFever]

One aspect of big prints I've noticed is that especially for rectangular beds, the code might be adjusted to account for a print that is long (in my case in Y).

Hard to see the blue line of the travel move there and Cura was particularly bad at it but it would be great if there was a 'big bed' option or something that sliced without having to do full bed travel moves back and forth to deposit small artifacts.

_n

These are usually gap fillings.
I assume you are using large nozzle as well.
You probably can play around gap filling parameter

Same as the Resolution parameter for large nozzles:

[SoftFever]

The PR should be fully functional now.
If anyone interested, please give it a try and let me know how well it when slicing real models ;) @madeintaiwan

[madeintaiwan]

Dude! Making it now and will print our next smart buoy body with it!

[madeintaiwan]

Struggled to build this on Windows, assume I'm doing something wrong.

Will this be part of Nightly Build?

[SoftFever]

Struggled to build this on Windows, assume I'm doing something wrong.

Will this be part of Nightly Build?

It's not part of the nightly build yet.
But you can download it here: https://github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/actions/runs/9052512767?pr=5320

[LE1ED4523]

maybe support belt printer next step?

[madeintaiwan]

@SoftFever YES! Fantastic work man. Full 4-meter-long prints are now possible.

I am putting a print on now, I will see how it gets and report back.

[SoftFever]

@SoftFever YES! Fantastic work man. Full 4-meter-long prints are now possible.

I am putting a print on now, I will see how it gets and report back.

Hey @madeintaiwan
How's the print going on?

[madeintaiwan]

@SoftFever I did!

Not the board yet because I've got to finish the buoy first.

But four big prints later -

Need to finish the data well and then it's going into the ocean...... TO MONITOR ORCAS.....

[madeintaiwan]

@SoftFever Next idea and I'm sure this applies to beds like the ones on the Elegoo Orangestorm too-

Multiple bed heater control depending on object placement on the bed. In my case if it's longer than 1.5 meters it would be great to have an option to automatically heat bed heater two as well.

Don't know if that's better in slicer or via machine control.