i was playing around with our A10M and the possibilities of the mixing extruder lately. This included testing some gradients (see my Geeetech A10M Gradient Test Towers for reference). Up to this point i thought it's a pity that you have to choose between printing a gradient OR two separate colors OR one mix.
Until i heard about "virtual tools" and "direct mixing" that seem to let you define and print several colors or mixes. But now i'm stuck because i don't seem to find comprehensive information about that topic. Following questions have arisen since:
* Where are those "virtual tools" defined? Are they baked into the firmware or defined by the Gcode?
* Can one define the gradient Start/Stop and mixes via Gcode?
which ultimately led to the question
* Can one define a palette like:
T0: Gradient
T1: Gradient with reversed color ratios
T2: 100% E0/0% E1
T3: 75% E0/25% E1
T4: 50% E0/50% E1
T5: 25% E0/75% E1
T6: 0% E0/100% E1
which can be accessed like seperate colors in the slicer? According to my sparse information it should be possible but i didn't yet understand how.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance.
Cheers