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[[File:Slice Settings-ss.png|right|link=SETTINGS]]Welcome to the Slice Settings main page! Below you will find links to the categories, sub-categories, and sub-sections of settings for [[MatterSlice]], as well as information about the menus and options available. To access the Slice Settings menu from the MatterControl main screen, click [[File:Settings Controls.png|link=Settings & Controls]] --> [[File:Settings.png|link=SETTINGS]] The pane can be [[Pop out|popped out]] into its own window. [[File:Pop out.png|link=Pop out]]
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! <h2 style="text-align:left;">[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/General|General]]</h2> !! <h2 style="text-align:left;">[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/Filament|Filament]]</h2> !! <h2 style="text-align:left;">[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/Printer|Printer]]</h2>
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| style="width: 33%" | <big>'''[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/General/Layers-Surface|Layers/Surface]]'''</big>|| <big>'''[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/Filament/FilamentMaterial|FilamentMaterial]]'''</big> || <big>'''[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/Printer/Print AreaConnection|Print AreaConnection]]'''</big>
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| <big>'''[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/General/Infill|Infill]]'''</big> || <big>'''[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/Filament/ExtrusionTemperatures|ExtrusionTemperatures]]'''</big> || <big>'''[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/Printer/FeaturesPrint Area|FeaturesPrint Area]]'''</big>
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| <big>'''[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/General/Speed|Speed]]'''</big> || <big>'''[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/Filament/CoolingRetraction|CoolingRetraction]]'''</big> || <big>'''[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/Printer/Print LevelingFeatures|Print LevelingFeatures]]'''</big>
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| <big>'''[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/General/Skirt and Raft-Priming|Skirt and Raft/ Priming]]'''</big> || <big>'''[[SETTINGS/Filament/Extrusion|Extrusion]]'''</big> || <big>'''[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-CodePrint Leveling|Custom G-CodePrint Leveling]]'''</big>
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| <big>'''[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/General/Support Material|Support Material]]'''</big> || <big>'''[[SETTINGS/Filament/Cooling|Cooling]]'''</big> || <big>'''[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/Printer/ExtruderPrint Recovery|ExtruderPrint Recovery]]'''</big>
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| <big>'''[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/General/Output Options|Output Options]]'''</big> || || <big>'''[[SETTINGS/Printer/Custom G-Code|Custom G-Code]]'''</big>
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| <big>'''[[Slice SettingsSETTINGS/General/Multiple Extruders|Multiple Extruders]]'''</big> || || <big>'''[[SETTINGS/Printer/Extruder|Extruder]]'''</big>|-| <big>'''[[SETTINGS/General/Single Print|Single Print]]'''</big> || ||
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== Sync Behavior ==
Starting in version 1.6, settings are automatically synced between instances of MatterControl which are signed in to the same [[MatterHackers.com account]]. Updating a setting in one instance will automatically change the setting in all other instances.
== Overlays ==
Settings are highlighted for a couple of reasons:
=== Presets ===
[[File:Preset Highlights.png|right|framed|<center>Both a quality and material preset are applied.</center>]]When a preset is enabled, the affected settings are highlighted in the color associated with the type of preset. See the [[#Preset Menus|Preset Menus]] section below for more information.
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=== Change from default ===
[[File:Setting changed.gif|right|framed|<center>Changing a setting from the default will highlight it in blue.</center>]]Whenever a setting is manually changed from the profile default, a blue highlight appears over the setting and an 'X' icon appears to the right. Clicking the X will restore the default value.
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== Preset Menus ==
[[File:Preset Menus.png|right|framed|<center>The SETTINGS '''Preset Menus''', shown here with the default (no) presets selected.</center>]]These menus allow the user to save one or more settings as a preset list under one name instead of changing every setting for a particular material or desired quality individually.
Both menus essentially do the same thing; the difference is that the QUALITY menu is meant to hold presets of settings unique to different desired qualities and the MATERIAL menu is meant to hold presets of settings unique to different filaments. If a selected preset in both menus each contain the same setting, the setting specified in the MATERIAL preset menu trumps the one in the QUALITY menu.
=== Pre-configured Presets ===
Many printer profiles come pre-configured with presets for common filaments and quality settings. The availability of these presets varies widely depending on the printer manufacturers and MatterHackers' internal test and support department.
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== Show Help ==
[[File:Show Help-ss.png|framed|right|<center>'''Show Help''' enabled.</center>]]When checked, an explanation for each function will be revealedunderneath its name.
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== Settings Level Menu ==
[[File:Settings Level Menu.png|framed|right|<center>The '''Settings Level ''' Menu</center>]]This menu allows the user to choose between three levels of settings complexity:
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== Options... Menu ==
[[File:Options ... Menu.png|framed|right|<center>The '''Options... ''' Menu</center>]]The '''Options... ''' menu has two five functions: [[#Show Help|Show Help]], Import and , Export, Restore Settings, and Reset to defaults.
*'''Import''' allows the user to load a slice settings file (.slice, .ini, .printer) into MatterControl. Any existing values will be replaced by those in the file.
*'''Export''' allows the user to save all current slice settings values to file.
*'''Restore Settings''' opens the 'Restore Settings' window, allowing the user to select from the last ten automatically-saved configurations and restore one.
*'''Reset to defaults''' resets all settings back to their default values taken from the printer profile.
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