CP V6 bugs - Please add if you wish

Mrburns · January 5, 2025, 9:22pm

I have noticed a few issues with the above version of software and so I thought I would pen them. I know there is a big form within the forum but its long winded and I believe Creality do review these posts.

Overall I am happy with the V6, far superior to the V5.1 version :- however below are the issues I have noticed.

1 Title on top of project pages; Does not reflect the length of file name, therefore cannot determine what project is opened.

2 Slice times > remaining :- I have run a number of prints from 2 hrs thru to 10 hrs and the print returns to the cradle and drops the build plate and there is time still remaining on the schedule. This varies from 5 minutes thru to 12 minutes. Clearly a computational issue and in addition to the differences between slicing times 5.1 and V6 makes me wonder about overall accuracy.

3 On device page the Target chamber temperature does not reflect the K2 target temperature on the machine. Hot end and build plate do reflect live data.

4 When pressing auto mapping on the prepare page the result does not reflect what is registered in the CFS. See below example.
The CFS has registered
1a Hyper PLA black
1b Hyper PLA Blue
1c Petg Black
Automapping should reflect order and registered filament of the CFS

5 When you exit program via the x (top right) or select Quit in the menu you should be able to abandon. V6 automatically saves file.

6 V6 also autosaves periodically. Would prefer the ability to switch on or off via preferences.

7 Slicing computations. Having sliced a print that gave me a 10 hour print time I added outer brim only and re sliced. The print time REDUCED by 15 minutes therefore i question the re slicing computations. Maybe its me but I cannot see how it would reduce (no other parameters changed) . In V6 release notes Creality advises 50% increase in re slicing speed. Would prefer a complete re slice, appreciate others may disagree.

8 When you power up a K2 Plus and run the calibration from K2 menu (auto level etc) the next time you print via CP V6 the programme should NOT calibrate again. The variable should already be stored.

notafananymore · January 6, 2025, 1:27am

A couple issues, but don’t break the thing but are annoying:

They changed the top row Import button to Add, AND the button no longer shows most other allowed files, including gcode files even it created them and has them associated to the program when you look at the file directory in a Windows 10 folder.
When you do add in a Gcode file and prepare to print it doesn’t show the correct printing time for the item, however when it goes to the Device page and shows it printing the correct time is displayed. So it is not reading the file info correctly.
not directly related to the Software, but the Android app has been updated and cannot operate on data mode and must use local network, however it appears it can’t share that network while the software and printer are on it because the camera monitoring will not work in the app (but does work in the PC software) and has network error messages on the full app and the lite version. I had to sideload an APK of 5.12.x to get the app to work correctly again.

dchapma1 · January 6, 2025, 12:17pm

On a project that slices and prints fine in version 5.1 I get a Serialization NaN error and it will not slice.

Dick_F · January 14, 2025, 1:35pm

In CP 6 you can’t send your gcode and then select print with calibration as with previous versions, it’s greyed out as highlighted in the screenshot. The only way I can find to calibrate just prior to the print from CP 6 is to choose start print from the preview screen with the Print Calibration button on. If you choose send only, it does not seem to add the calibration to the gcode even if the print calibration button is on.