Temperature/Retraction Calibration Tower

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I've seen various temperature towers on here and some of the models have errors or arnt sized correctly. So I thought i'd design my own inspired by 3d maker noobs version. To get this working in Cura: 1. Import all 5 models 2. Centre the base model at X0, Y0, Z0 3. Take the next model (labeled _2) and move it to X0, Y0, Z12 - The next goes to Z22 - The next Z32 - The final at Z42 (this is assuming you've gone for 0.2mm layer height) Unfortunately you cannot use the per model system for changing temperature or retraction (annoying ey?) So instead we can use post processing scripts, but we can only use this to change the temperature... I really wish cura would add a few more settings for this. But onwards we soldier. To do this go to Extensions > Post Processing > Modify Gcode Now click add script and select ChangeAtZ. You want to add 4 of these, as we're going to change the temperature in 4 places. Once you've added 4 you can tell it which layers to apply this to. The first will be at layer 61 for 49 layers 2nd: 111 for 49 3rd: 161 for 49 4th: 211 for 49 You can configure your desired temperature for each one of those. What this essentially does is at those specified layer ranges Cura will change the temperature. Using this you can create a range in the tower to see how the temperature affects things like retraction and bridging. See the screenshots. If you get stuck add a comment and i'll help.