Folder structure is as below:

--Root
|--dist (has the main sourcecode, everything that is installed)
|--drivers (Drivers to install in the setup process)
|--installer.nsi (Script for making the installer)
|--vcredist_x86.exe
|--README.md

1. How to generate the installer after making changes?

   • The installer is generated using a install packager called - NSIS

     • Install NSIS - http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Download

     • The NSIS script to generate the installer is available in the root folder (installer.nsi)

     • After installation of NSIS, right click on installer.nsi and press Compile NSIS Script to generate the setup file in the root folder

2. How to make changes to material profiles?

   • Material & Machine profiles are kept in the dist/resources/quickprint and dist/resources/machine_profiles folder

   • Simply replace these files and run the installer.nsi file to make the new installer

3. How to make changes to Cura?

   • dist/Cura/util folder is where the backend code is located

     • profile.py -> cura slicer setting defaults can be defined here

   • dist/Cura/gui is where the frontend code is located.

     • configWizard.py -> First time configuration wizard code is here
     • sceneView.py -> Base view, menu and buttons can be modified here
     • expertConfig.py & simpleMode.py -> Slicer cofig mode definitions can be found here

   • Wireless printing plugin files are inside dist/Cura/WirelessPrinting

   • Preview png generation uses dist/Cura/OpenScad to generate the image

   • Errors and Logging

     • error logs can be found in windows under -> Users/< user >/.3dk/< version >/output_log.txt

4. How to run while development?

   • Use the dist/3DK.bat file to run 3DK after making changes