Feat Request: Allow paint by layers on multiple objects on same plate

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Right now there isn’t a way to paint multiple objects on the same plate by layers. One can paint the objects one by one, but the color assigned by layers won’t be consistent among the objects.

Sometimes it’s desirable to have different sizes for the same model. If the size difference is on the X-Y axis dimension while the height (Z axis) is the same, it will be helpful to have this proposed feature so they can be on the same plate and painted by layers. This will avoid having to print multiple plates.

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Hi @DWdesigns

I would advise adding more details as I think I misunderstood your request, as follows:

  1. For painting by layers, do you refer to adding a feature of painting after slicing?
  • If so, it exists, even if not called paint; you can use the “Change Filament” (thus colour) at desired layers, leading to a consistent filament (colour) among all objects;
  • If there are multiple layers, doing it manually can be tedious, but the post-processing scripts can help with automation.
  • This will work for all objects in the printing plate if you keep “Print sequence” to default (“By Layer”)
  1. If you refer to the paint feature (i.e., before slicing) and wish to do it by height, it is also possible by different methods, but if you want to do it many times, it will be time-consuming. Some examples:
    • In the painting menu, select the filament; select “Tool-type” to “Height Range”; tick the checkbox for "Place input box of bottom near mouse"; then move the mouse to the model and will see a frame with input box for “Bottom position”, where you can edit the height of the starting layer (e.g. 0mm);
    • Alternatively, you can split the model into parts by height using the defined layer height value, then attribute filament to each part.
  2. Concerning painting multiple objects, there is also more than one way, and easy, as:
    • Start by Arrnagin parts within the plate; select all or the ones who want to define the same colours; move the mouse to one of the selected files and right-click; select merge from the pop-up menu; now is one of the methods presented on 2 - changes (e.g. paint) are applied to both models
    • If, as you said, it is just the same object at a different scale in x and y, you can select your painted object, clone it, and redimensions x and y, which will not affect your layer colour settings.

Likely, more methods exist, so I warn you to ensure others understand your requests exactly.

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