CURAENGINE HELP

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PS C:\Program Files\Ultimaker Cura 5.2.1> .\CuraEngine.exe

Cura_SteamEngine version 5.2.1
Copyright (C) 2022 Ultimaker

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU Affero General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

usage:
CuraEngine help
        Show this help message

CuraEngine connect <host>[:<port>] [-j <settings.def.json>]
  --connect <host>[:<port>]
        Connect to <host> via a command socket,
        instead of passing information via the command line
  -v
        Increase the verbose level (show log messages).
  -m<thread_count>
        Set the desired number of threads. Supports only a single digit.

CuraEngine slice [-v] [-p] [-j <settings.json>] [-s <settingkey>=<value>] [-g] [-e<extruder_nr>] [-o <output.gcode>] [-l <model.stl>] [--next]
  -v
        Increase the verbose level (show log messages).
  -m<thread_count>
        Set the desired number of threads.
  -p
        Log progress information.
  -j
        Load settings.def.json file to register all settings and their defaults.
  -s <setting>=<value>
        Set a setting to a value for the last supplied object,
        extruder train, or general settings.
  -l <model_file>
        Load an STL model.
  -g
        Switch setting focus to the current mesh group only.
        Used for one-at-a-time printing.
  -e<extruder_nr>
        Switch setting focus to the extruder train with the given number.
  --next
        Generate gcode for the previously supplied mesh group and append that to
        the gcode of further models for one-at-a-time printing.
  -o <output_file>
        Specify a file to which to write the generated gcode.

The settings are appended to the last supplied object:
CuraEngine slice [general settings]
        -g [current group settings]
        -e0 [extruder train 0 settings]
        -l obj_inheriting_from_last_extruder_train.stl [object settings]
        --next [next group settings]
        ... etc.

In order to load machine definitions from custom locations, you need to create the environment variable CURA_ENGINE_SEARCH_PATH, which should contain all search paths delimited by a (semi-)colon.