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Setup

Follow this guide to setup and confiure Dynamic Macros.

Install

Run in your terminal:

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cd ~
git clone https://github.com/3DCoded/DynamicMacros
cd DynamicMacros
sh install.sh
sudo service klipper restart

Add to your moonraker.conf:

moonraker.conf
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# DynamicMacros Update Manager
[update_manager DynamicMacros]
type: git_repo
path: ~/DynamicMacros
origin: https://github.com/3DCoded/DynamicMacros.git
primary_branch: main
is_system_service: False
install_script: install.sh

Updating

First, update via Moonraker's update manager. Then run in your terminal:

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cd ~/DynamicMacros
sh install.sh
sudo service klipper restart

Configuration

To configure Dynamic Macros, put in your printer.cfg (or a file included in it):

printer.cfg
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[dynamicmacros]
config_path: ~/printer_data/config # If you left your printer configuration path as the default, you don't need to specify this
configs: dynamic.cfg

Create a new file in the same folder as your printer.cfg called dynamic.cfg. In it, configure some macros like you normally would. Example:

dynamic.cfg
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[gcode_macro MYTEST]
gcode:
    M117 Hello world!

[gcode_macro HEAT_HOTEND]
gcode:
    {% set temp = params.TEMP|int %}
    M104 S{temp}

Restart Klipper.

Info

Updating the [dynamicmacros] config section requires a Klipper restart. The files listed in the macros: parameter must be present when Klipper restarts.

Testing

If you run the command MYTEST, the output should be: 

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Hello world!

If you runthe command HEAT_HOTEND TEMP=200, the hotend should start heating up.

Next, edit the MYTEST macro to output something else, like Test successful!

dynamic.cfg
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[gcode_macro MYTEST]
gcode:
    M117 Test successful!

Save the file, but do not restart Klipper.

Run MYTEST again, and the output should be: 

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Test successful!

Features

Tutorial

Follow the Tutorial.

When to Restart Klipper or Reload Dynamic Macros

Dynamic Macros provides a utility DYNAMIC_MACRO command to run macros manually, and to refresh the macros. Usage examples (assuming M900 is defined as a Dynamic Macro):

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DYNAMIC_MACRO MACRO=M900 K=0.035

is the same as:

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M900 K0.035

To refresh Dynamic Macros, just run DYNAMIC_MACRO with no parameters.

A Klipper restart is required if:

  • You changed the description
  • You changed the initial_duration
  • You changed the repeat

A DYNAMIC_MACRO refresh is required if:

  • You created a new macro
  • You renamed an existing macro
  • You changed the contents of a macro
  • You deleted an existing macro

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