GCODE mod for Skirt + Brim?

[TFMike]

Is there way to mod the gcode in Cura (or any way at all for that matter) so that I can have a skirt print first around an object which will also have a brim? I love this feature in Slic3r and I love the way Cura prints top layers so I would like to have the best of both worlds together somehow, if it is possible. Thanks

[teoman]

Probably not in gcode.

[TFMike]

Any way to do it at all? The only thing I can think of is to add a brim in Autodesk Inventor before I convert the file to STL and then using the skirt function on cura, seems kinda busch league to me and I was hoping there would be a better fix in cura itself....

[BrianC]

You could probably do it by combining g codes. Change the skirt offset so its out enough generate the code. Then change to brim and isnert just the skirt code into your brim code and there you go.

[Jimustanguitar]

Any way to do it at all? The only thing I can think of is to add a brim in Autodesk Inventor before I convert the file to STL and then using the skirt function on cura, seems kinda busch league to me and I was hoping there would be a better fix in cura itself....

A buddy of mine adds the brim to his models at the CAD step instead of a slicing program... You can do this, but it seems unnecessary to me.

[TFMike]

A buddy of mine adds the brim to his models at the CAD step instead of a slicing program... You can do this, but it seems unnecessary to me.

It's what I had to do unfortunately to get the priming effect of the skirt combined with the brim, which I feel helps keep the part stuck to the glass better - here is a pic of how it sliced up in the gcode, not exactly perfect but better than nothing.

[Audin]

Does it have to be around the part? You could add static gcode to prime the nozzle off to one side of the build plate...