Cura/cura/CuraApplication.py

# Copyright (c) 2018 Ultimaker B.V.
# Cura is released under the terms of the LGPLv3 or higher.

from PyQt5.QtCore import QObject, QTimer
from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QLocalServer
from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QLocalSocket

from UM.Qt.QtApplication import QtApplication
from UM.Scene.SceneNode import SceneNode
from UM.Scene.Camera import Camera
from UM.Math.Vector import Vector
from UM.Math.Quaternion import Quaternion
from UM.Math.AxisAlignedBox import AxisAlignedBox
from UM.Math.Matrix import Matrix
from UM.Platform import Platform
from UM.Resources import Resources
from UM.Scene.ToolHandle import ToolHandle
from UM.Scene.Iterator.DepthFirstIterator import DepthFirstIterator
from UM.Mesh.ReadMeshJob import ReadMeshJob
from UM.Logger import Logger
from UM.Preferences import Preferences
from UM.Scene.Selection import Selection
from UM.Scene.GroupDecorator import GroupDecorator
from UM.Settings.ContainerStack import ContainerStack
from UM.Settings.InstanceContainer import InstanceContainer
from UM.Settings.Validator import Validator
from UM.Message import Message
from UM.i18n import i18nCatalog
from UM.Workspace.WorkspaceReader import WorkspaceReader
from UM.Decorators import deprecated

from UM.Operations.AddSceneNodeOperation import AddSceneNodeOperation
from UM.Operations.RemoveSceneNodeOperation import RemoveSceneNodeOperation
from UM.Operations.GroupedOperation import GroupedOperation
from UM.Operations.SetTransformOperation import SetTransformOperation

from cura.Arranging.Arrange import Arrange
from cura.Arranging.ArrangeObjectsJob import ArrangeObjectsJob
from cura.Arranging.ArrangeObjectsAllBuildPlatesJob import ArrangeObjectsAllBuildPlatesJob
from cura.Arranging.ShapeArray import ShapeArray
from cura.MultiplyObjectsJob import MultiplyObjectsJob
from cura.Scene.ConvexHullDecorator import ConvexHullDecorator
from cura.Operations.SetParentOperation import SetParentOperation
from cura.Scene.SliceableObjectDecorator import SliceableObjectDecorator
from cura.Scene.BlockSlicingDecorator import BlockSlicingDecorator
from cura.Scene.BuildPlateDecorator import BuildPlateDecorator
from cura.Scene.CuraSceneNode import CuraSceneNode

from cura.Scene.CuraSceneController import CuraSceneController

from UM.Settings.SettingDefinition import SettingDefinition, DefinitionPropertyType
from UM.Settings.ContainerRegistry import ContainerRegistry
from UM.Settings.SettingFunction import SettingFunction
from cura.Settings.MachineNameValidator import MachineNameValidator

from cura.Machines.Models.BuildPlateModel import BuildPlateModel
from cura.Machines.Models.NozzleModel import NozzleModel
from cura.Machines.Models.QualityProfilesDropDownMenuModel import QualityProfilesDropDownMenuModel
from cura.Machines.Models.CustomQualityProfilesDropDownMenuModel import CustomQualityProfilesDropDownMenuModel
from cura.Machines.Models.MultiBuildPlateModel import MultiBuildPlateModel
from cura.Machines.Models.MaterialManagementModel import MaterialManagementModel
from cura.Machines.Models.GenericMaterialsModel import GenericMaterialsModel
from cura.Machines.Models.BrandMaterialsModel import BrandMaterialsModel
from cura.Machines.Models.QualityManagementModel import QualityManagementModel
from cura.Machines.Models.QualitySettingsModel import QualitySettingsModel
from cura.Machines.Models.MachineManagementModel import MachineManagementModel

from cura.Machines.Models.SettingVisibilityPresetsModel import SettingVisibilityPresetsModel

from cura.Machines.MachineErrorChecker import MachineErrorChecker

from cura.Settings.SettingInheritanceManager import SettingInheritanceManager
from cura.Settings.SimpleModeSettingsManager import SimpleModeSettingsManager

from cura.Machines.VariantManager import VariantManager

from . import PlatformPhysics
from . import BuildVolume
from . import CameraAnimation
from . import PrintInformation
from . import CuraActions
from cura.Scene import ZOffsetDecorator
from . import CuraSplashScreen
from . import CameraImageProvider
from . import MachineActionManager

from cura.Settings.MachineManager import MachineManager
from cura.Settings.ExtruderManager import ExtruderManager
from cura.Settings.UserChangesModel import UserChangesModel
from cura.Settings.ExtrudersModel import ExtrudersModel
from cura.Settings.MaterialSettingsVisibilityHandler import MaterialSettingsVisibilityHandler
from cura.Settings.ContainerManager import ContainerManager

from cura.ObjectsModel import ObjectsModel

from PyQt5.QtCore import QUrl, pyqtSignal, pyqtProperty, QEvent, Q_ENUMS
from UM.FlameProfiler import pyqtSlot
from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QIcon
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMessageBox
from PyQt5.QtQml import qmlRegisterUncreatableType, qmlRegisterSingletonType, qmlRegisterType

import sys
import os.path
import numpy
import copy
import os
import argparse
import json


numpy.seterr(all="ignore")

MYPY = False
if not MYPY:
    try:
        from cura.CuraVersion import CuraVersion, CuraBuildType, CuraDebugMode
    except ImportError:
        CuraVersion = "master"  # [CodeStyle: Reflecting imported value]
        CuraBuildType = ""
        CuraDebugMode = False


class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
    # SettingVersion represents the set of settings available in the machine/extruder definitions.
    # You need to make sure that this version number needs to be increased if there is any non-backwards-compatible
    # changes of the settings.
    SettingVersion = 4

    Created = False

    class ResourceTypes:
        QmlFiles = Resources.UserType + 1
        Firmware = Resources.UserType + 2
        QualityInstanceContainer = Resources.UserType + 3
        QualityChangesInstanceContainer = Resources.UserType + 4
        MaterialInstanceContainer = Resources.UserType + 5
        VariantInstanceContainer = Resources.UserType + 6
        UserInstanceContainer = Resources.UserType + 7
        MachineStack = Resources.UserType + 8
        ExtruderStack = Resources.UserType + 9
        DefinitionChangesContainer = Resources.UserType + 10
        SettingVisibilityPreset = Resources.UserType + 11
        CuraPackages = Resources.UserType + 12

    Q_ENUMS(ResourceTypes)

    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
        # this list of dir names will be used by UM to detect an old cura directory
        for dir_name in ["extruders", "machine_instances", "materials", "plugins", "quality", "quality_changes", "user", "variants"]:
            Resources.addExpectedDirNameInData(dir_name)

        Resources.addSearchPath(os.path.join(QtApplication.getInstallPrefix(), "share", "cura", "resources"))
        if not hasattr(sys, "frozen"):
            Resources.addSearchPath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), "..", "resources"))

        self._use_gui = True
        self._open_file_queue = []  # Files to open when plug-ins are loaded.

        # Need to do this before ContainerRegistry tries to load the machines
        SettingDefinition.addSupportedProperty("settable_per_mesh", DefinitionPropertyType.Any, default = True, read_only = True)
        SettingDefinition.addSupportedProperty("settable_per_extruder", DefinitionPropertyType.Any, default = True, read_only = True)
        # this setting can be changed for each group in one-at-a-time mode
        SettingDefinition.addSupportedProperty("settable_per_meshgroup", DefinitionPropertyType.Any, default = True, read_only = True)
        SettingDefinition.addSupportedProperty("settable_globally", DefinitionPropertyType.Any, default = True, read_only = True)

        # From which stack the setting would inherit if not defined per object (handled in the engine)
        # AND for settings which are not settable_per_mesh:
        # which extruder is the only extruder this setting is obtained from
        SettingDefinition.addSupportedProperty("limit_to_extruder", DefinitionPropertyType.Function, default = "-1", depends_on = "value")

        # For settings which are not settable_per_mesh and not settable_per_extruder:
        # A function which determines the glabel/meshgroup value by looking at the values of the setting in all (used) extruders
        SettingDefinition.addSupportedProperty("resolve", DefinitionPropertyType.Function, default = None, depends_on = "value")

        SettingDefinition.addSettingType("extruder", None, str, Validator)
        SettingDefinition.addSettingType("optional_extruder", None, str, None)
        SettingDefinition.addSettingType("[int]", None, str, None)

        SettingFunction.registerOperator("extruderValues", ExtruderManager.getExtruderValues)
        SettingFunction.registerOperator("extruderValue", ExtruderManager.getExtruderValue)
        SettingFunction.registerOperator("resolveOrValue", ExtruderManager.getResolveOrValue)

        ## Add the 4 types of profiles to storage.
        Resources.addStorageType(self.ResourceTypes.QualityInstanceContainer, "quality")
        Resources.addStorageType(self.ResourceTypes.QualityChangesInstanceContainer, "quality_changes")
        Resources.addStorageType(self.ResourceTypes.VariantInstanceContainer, "variants")
        Resources.addStorageType(self.ResourceTypes.MaterialInstanceContainer, "materials")
        Resources.addStorageType(self.ResourceTypes.UserInstanceContainer, "user")
        Resources.addStorageType(self.ResourceTypes.ExtruderStack, "extruders")
        Resources.addStorageType(self.ResourceTypes.MachineStack, "machine_instances")
        Resources.addStorageType(self.ResourceTypes.DefinitionChangesContainer, "definition_changes")
        Resources.addStorageType(self.ResourceTypes.SettingVisibilityPreset, "setting_visibility")
        Resources.addStorageType(self.ResourceTypes.CuraPackages, "cura_packages")

        ContainerRegistry.getInstance().addResourceType(self.ResourceTypes.QualityInstanceContainer, "quality")
        ContainerRegistry.getInstance().addResourceType(self.ResourceTypes.QualityChangesInstanceContainer, "quality_changes")
        ContainerRegistry.getInstance().addResourceType(self.ResourceTypes.VariantInstanceContainer, "variant")
        ContainerRegistry.getInstance().addResourceType(self.ResourceTypes.MaterialInstanceContainer, "material")
        ContainerRegistry.getInstance().addResourceType(self.ResourceTypes.UserInstanceContainer, "user")
        ContainerRegistry.getInstance().addResourceType(self.ResourceTypes.ExtruderStack, "extruder_train")
        ContainerRegistry.getInstance().addResourceType(self.ResourceTypes.MachineStack, "machine")
        ContainerRegistry.getInstance().addResourceType(self.ResourceTypes.DefinitionChangesContainer, "definition_changes")

        ##  Initialise the version upgrade manager with Cura's storage paths.
        #   Needs to be here to prevent circular dependencies.
        import UM.VersionUpgradeManager

        UM.VersionUpgradeManager.VersionUpgradeManager.getInstance().setCurrentVersions(
            {
                ("quality_changes", InstanceContainer.Version * 1000000 + self.SettingVersion):    (self.ResourceTypes.QualityChangesInstanceContainer, "application/x-uranium-instancecontainer"),
                ("machine_stack", ContainerStack.Version * 1000000 + self.SettingVersion):         (self.ResourceTypes.MachineStack, "application/x-cura-globalstack"),
                ("extruder_train", ContainerStack.Version * 1000000 + self.SettingVersion):        (self.ResourceTypes.ExtruderStack, "application/x-cura-extruderstack"),
                ("preferences", Preferences.Version * 1000000 + self.SettingVersion):              (Resources.Preferences, "application/x-uranium-preferences"),
                ("user", InstanceContainer.Version * 1000000 + self.SettingVersion):               (self.ResourceTypes.UserInstanceContainer, "application/x-uranium-instancecontainer"),
                ("definition_changes", InstanceContainer.Version * 1000000 + self.SettingVersion): (self.ResourceTypes.DefinitionChangesContainer, "application/x-uranium-instancecontainer"),
                ("variant", InstanceContainer.Version * 1000000 + self.SettingVersion):            (self.ResourceTypes.VariantInstanceContainer, "application/x-uranium-instancecontainer"),
            }
        )

        self._currently_loading_files = []
        self._non_sliceable_extensions = []

        self._machine_action_manager = MachineActionManager.MachineActionManager()
        self._machine_manager = None    # This is initialized on demand.
        self._extruder_manager = None
        self._material_manager = None
        self._quality_manager = None
        self._object_manager = None
        self._build_plate_model = None
        self._multi_build_plate_model = None
        self._setting_visibility_presets_model = None
        self._setting_inheritance_manager = None
        self._simple_mode_settings_manager = None
        self._cura_scene_controller = None
        self._machine_error_checker = None

        self._additional_components = {} # Components to add to certain areas in the interface

        super().__init__(name = "cura",
                         version = CuraVersion,
                         buildtype = CuraBuildType,
                         is_debug_mode = CuraDebugMode,
                         tray_icon_name = "cura-icon-32.png",
                         **kwargs)

        # FOR TESTING ONLY
        if kwargs["parsed_command_line"].get("trigger_early_crash", False):
            assert not "This crash is triggered by the trigger_early_crash command line argument."

        self._variant_manager = None

        self.default_theme = "cura-light"

        self.setWindowIcon(QIcon(Resources.getPath(Resources.Images, "cura-icon.png")))

        self.setRequiredPlugins([
            "CuraEngineBackend",
            "UserAgreement",
            "SolidView",
            "SimulationView",
            "STLReader",
            "SelectionTool",
            "CameraTool",
            "GCodeWriter",
            "LocalFileOutputDevice",
            "TranslateTool",
            "FileLogger",
            "XmlMaterialProfile",
            "PluginBrowser",
            "PrepareStage",
            "MonitorStage"
        ])
        self._physics = None
        self._volume = None
        self._output_devices = {}
        self._print_information = None
        self._previous_active_tool = None
        self._platform_activity = False
        self._scene_bounding_box = AxisAlignedBox.Null

        self._job_name = None
        self._center_after_select = False
        self._camera_animation = None
        self._cura_actions = None
        self.started = False

        self._message_box_callback = None
        self._message_box_callback_arguments = []
        self._preferred_mimetype = ""
        self._i18n_catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")

        self._update_platform_activity_timer = QTimer()
        self._update_platform_activity_timer.setInterval(500)
        self._update_platform_activity_timer.setSingleShot(True)
        self._update_platform_activity_timer.timeout.connect(self.updatePlatformActivity)

        self.getController().getScene().sceneChanged.connect(self.updatePlatformActivityDelayed)
        self.getController().toolOperationStopped.connect(self._onToolOperationStopped)
        self.getController().contextMenuRequested.connect(self._onContextMenuRequested)
        self.getCuraSceneController().activeBuildPlateChanged.connect(self.updatePlatformActivityDelayed)

        Resources.addType(self.ResourceTypes.QmlFiles, "qml")
        Resources.addType(self.ResourceTypes.Firmware, "firmware")

        self.showSplashMessage(self._i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:progress", "Loading machines..."))

        # Add empty variant, material and quality containers.
        # Since they are empty, they should never be serialized and instead just programmatically created.
        # We need them to simplify the switching between materials.
        empty_container = ContainerRegistry.getInstance().getEmptyInstanceContainer()
        self.empty_container = empty_container

        empty_definition_changes_container = copy.deepcopy(empty_container)
        empty_definition_changes_container.setMetaDataEntry("id", "empty_definition_changes")
        empty_definition_changes_container.addMetaDataEntry("type", "definition_changes")
        ContainerRegistry.getInstance().addContainer(empty_definition_changes_container)
        self.empty_definition_changes_container = empty_definition_changes_container

        empty_variant_container = copy.deepcopy(empty_container)
        empty_variant_container.setMetaDataEntry("id", "empty_variant")
        empty_variant_container.addMetaDataEntry("type", "variant")
        ContainerRegistry.getInstance().addContainer(empty_variant_container)
        self.empty_variant_container = empty_variant_container

        empty_material_container = copy.deepcopy(empty_container)
        empty_material_container.setMetaDataEntry("id", "empty_material")
        empty_material_container.addMetaDataEntry("type", "material")
        ContainerRegistry.getInstance().addContainer(empty_material_container)
        self.empty_material_container = empty_material_container

        empty_quality_container = copy.deepcopy(empty_container)
        empty_quality_container.setMetaDataEntry("id", "empty_quality")
        empty_quality_container.setName("Not Supported")
        empty_quality_container.addMetaDataEntry("quality_type", "not_supported")
        empty_quality_container.addMetaDataEntry("type", "quality")
        empty_quality_container.addMetaDataEntry("supported", False)
        ContainerRegistry.getInstance().addContainer(empty_quality_container)
        self.empty_quality_container = empty_quality_container

        empty_quality_changes_container = copy.deepcopy(empty_container)
        empty_quality_changes_container.setMetaDataEntry("id", "empty_quality_changes")
        empty_quality_changes_container.addMetaDataEntry("type", "quality_changes")
        empty_quality_changes_container.addMetaDataEntry("quality_type", "not_supported")
        ContainerRegistry.getInstance().addContainer(empty_quality_changes_container)
        self.empty_quality_changes_container = empty_quality_changes_container

        with ContainerRegistry.getInstance().lockFile():
            ContainerRegistry.getInstance().loadAllMetadata()

        # set the setting version for Preferences
        preferences = Preferences.getInstance()
        preferences.addPreference("metadata/setting_version", 0)
        preferences.setValue("metadata/setting_version", self.SettingVersion) #Don't make it equal to the default so that the setting version always gets written to the file.

        preferences.addPreference("cura/active_mode", "simple")

        preferences.addPreference("cura/categories_expanded", "")
        preferences.addPreference("cura/jobname_prefix", True)
        preferences.addPreference("view/center_on_select", False)
        preferences.addPreference("mesh/scale_to_fit", False)
        preferences.addPreference("mesh/scale_tiny_meshes", True)
        preferences.addPreference("cura/dialog_on_project_save", True)
        preferences.addPreference("cura/asked_dialog_on_project_save", False)
        preferences.addPreference("cura/choice_on_profile_override", "always_ask")
        preferences.addPreference("cura/choice_on_open_project", "always_ask")
        preferences.addPreference("cura/not_arrange_objects_on_load", False)
        preferences.addPreference("cura/use_multi_build_plate", False)

        preferences.addPreference("cura/currency", "€")
        preferences.addPreference("cura/material_settings", "{}")

        preferences.addPreference("view/invert_zoom", False)
        preferences.addPreference("view/filter_current_build_plate", False)
        preferences.addPreference("cura/sidebar_collapsed", False)

        self._need_to_show_user_agreement = not Preferences.getInstance().getValue("general/accepted_user_agreement")

        for key in [
            "dialog_load_path",  # dialog_save_path is in LocalFileOutputDevicePlugin
            "dialog_profile_path",
            "dialog_material_path"]:

            preferences.addPreference("local_file/%s" % key, os.path.expanduser("~/"))

        preferences.setDefault("local_file/last_used_type", "text/x-gcode")

        self.applicationShuttingDown.connect(self.saveSettings)
        self.engineCreatedSignal.connect(self._onEngineCreated)

        self.globalContainerStackChanged.connect(self._onGlobalContainerChanged)
        self._onGlobalContainerChanged()

        self._plugin_registry.addSupportedPluginExtension("curaplugin", "Cura Plugin")

        self.getCuraSceneController().setActiveBuildPlate(0)  # Initialize

        self._quality_profile_drop_down_menu_model = None
        self._custom_quality_profile_drop_down_menu_model = None

        CuraApplication.Created = True


    def _onEngineCreated(self):
        self._engine.addImageProvider("camera", CameraImageProvider.CameraImageProvider())

    @pyqtProperty(bool)
    def needToShowUserAgreement(self):
        return self._need_to_show_user_agreement

    def setNeedToShowUserAgreement(self, set_value = True):
        self._need_to_show_user_agreement = set_value

    ## The "Quit" button click event handler.
    @pyqtSlot()
    def closeApplication(self):
        Logger.log("i", "Close application")
        main_window = self.getMainWindow()
        if main_window is not None:
            main_window.close()
        else:
            self.exit(0)

    ##  Signal to connect preferences action in QML
    showPreferencesWindow = pyqtSignal()

    ##  Show the preferences window
    @pyqtSlot()
    def showPreferences(self):
        self.showPreferencesWindow.emit()

    ## A reusable dialogbox
    #
    showMessageBox = pyqtSignal(str, str, str, str, int, int, arguments = ["title", "text", "informativeText", "detailedText", "buttons", "icon"])

    def messageBox(self, title, text, informativeText = "", detailedText = "", buttons = QMessageBox.Ok, icon = QMessageBox.NoIcon, callback = None, callback_arguments = []):
        self._message_box_callback = callback
        self._message_box_callback_arguments = callback_arguments
        self.showMessageBox.emit(title, text, informativeText, detailedText, buttons, icon)

    showDiscardOrKeepProfileChanges = pyqtSignal()

    def discardOrKeepProfileChanges(self):
        has_user_interaction = False
        choice = Preferences.getInstance().getValue("cura/choice_on_profile_override")
        if choice == "always_discard":
            # don't show dialog and DISCARD the profile
            self.discardOrKeepProfileChangesClosed("discard")
        elif choice == "always_keep":
            # don't show dialog and KEEP the profile
            self.discardOrKeepProfileChangesClosed("keep")
        elif self._use_gui:
            # ALWAYS ask whether to keep or discard the profile
            self.showDiscardOrKeepProfileChanges.emit()
            has_user_interaction = True
        return has_user_interaction

    @pyqtSlot(str)
    def discardOrKeepProfileChangesClosed(self, option):
        global_stack = self.getGlobalContainerStack()
        if option == "discard":
            for extruder in global_stack.extruders.values():
                extruder.userChanges.clear()
            global_stack.userChanges.clear()

        # if the user decided to keep settings then the user settings should be re-calculated and validated for errors
        # before slicing. To ensure that slicer uses right settings values
        elif option == "keep":
            for extruder in global_stack.extruders.values():
                extruder.userChanges.update()
            global_stack.userChanges.update()

    @pyqtSlot(int)
    def messageBoxClosed(self, button):
        if self._message_box_callback:
            self._message_box_callback(button, *self._message_box_callback_arguments)
            self._message_box_callback = None
            self._message_box_callback_arguments = []

    showPrintMonitor = pyqtSignal(bool, arguments = ["show"])

    ##  Cura has multiple locations where instance containers need to be saved, so we need to handle this differently.
    #
    #   Note that the AutoSave plugin also calls this method.
    def saveSettings(self):
        if not self.started: # Do not do saving during application start
            return

        ContainerRegistry.getInstance().saveDirtyContainers()

    def saveStack(self, stack):
        ContainerRegistry.getInstance().saveContainer(stack)

    @pyqtSlot(str, result = QUrl)
    def getDefaultPath(self, key):
        default_path = Preferences.getInstance().getValue("local_file/%s" % key)
        return QUrl.fromLocalFile(default_path)

    @pyqtSlot(str, str)
    def setDefaultPath(self, key, default_path):
        Preferences.getInstance().setValue("local_file/%s" % key, QUrl(default_path).toLocalFile())

    @classmethod
    def getStaticVersion(cls):
        return CuraVersion

    ##  Handle removing the unneeded plugins
    #   \sa PluginRegistry
    def _removePlugins(self):
        self._plugin_registry.removePlugins()

    ##  Handle loading of all plugin types (and the backend explicitly)
    #   \sa PluginRegistry
    def _loadPlugins(self):
        self._plugin_registry.addType("profile_reader", self._addProfileReader)
        self._plugin_registry.addType("profile_writer", self._addProfileWriter)

        if Platform.isLinux():
            lib_suffixes = {"", "64", "32", "x32"} #A few common ones on different distributions.
        else:
            lib_suffixes = {""}
        for suffix in lib_suffixes:
            self._plugin_registry.addPluginLocation(os.path.join(QtApplication.getInstallPrefix(), "lib" + suffix, "cura"))
        if not hasattr(sys, "frozen"):
            self._plugin_registry.addPluginLocation(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), "..", "plugins"))
            self._plugin_registry.loadPlugin("ConsoleLogger")
            self._plugin_registry.loadPlugin("CuraEngineBackend")

        self._plugin_registry.loadPlugins()

        if self.getBackend() is None:
            raise RuntimeError("Could not load the backend plugin!")

        self._plugins_loaded = True

    @classmethod
    def addCommandLineOptions(self, parser, parsed_command_line = {}):
        super().addCommandLineOptions(parser, parsed_command_line = parsed_command_line)
        parser.add_argument("file", nargs="*", help="Files to load after starting the application.")
        parser.add_argument("--single-instance", action="store_true", default=False)

    # Set up a local socket server which listener which coordinates single instances Curas and accepts commands.
    def _setUpSingleInstanceServer(self):
        if self.getCommandLineOption("single_instance", False):
            self.__single_instance_server = QLocalServer()
            self.__single_instance_server.newConnection.connect(self._singleInstanceServerNewConnection)
            self.__single_instance_server.listen("ultimaker-cura")

    def _singleInstanceServerNewConnection(self):
        Logger.log("i", "New connection recevied on our single-instance server")
        remote_cura_connection = self.__single_instance_server.nextPendingConnection()

        if remote_cura_connection is not None:
            def readCommands():
                line = remote_cura_connection.readLine()
                while len(line) != 0:    # There is also a .canReadLine()
                    try:
                        payload = json.loads(str(line, encoding="ASCII").strip())
                        command = payload["command"]

                        # Command: Remove all models from the build plate.
                        if command == "clear-all":
                            self.deleteAll()

                        # Command: Load a model file
                        elif command == "open":
                            self._openFile(payload["filePath"])
                            # WARNING ^ this method is async and we really should wait until
                            # the file load is complete before processing more commands.

                        # Command: Activate the window and bring it to the top.
                        elif command == "focus":
                            # Operating systems these days prevent windows from moving around by themselves.
                            # 'alert' or flashing the icon in the taskbar is the best thing we do now.
                            self.getMainWindow().alert(0)

                        # Command: Close the socket connection. We're done.
                        elif command == "close-connection":
                            remote_cura_connection.close()

                        else:
                            Logger.log("w", "Received an unrecognized command " + str(command))
                    except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError as ex:
                        Logger.log("w", "Unable to parse JSON command in _singleInstanceServerNewConnection(): " + repr(ex))
                    line = remote_cura_connection.readLine()

            remote_cura_connection.readyRead.connect(readCommands)

    ##  Perform any checks before creating the main application.
    #
    #   This should be called directly before creating an instance of CuraApplication.
    #   \returns \type{bool} True if the whole Cura app should continue running.
    @classmethod
    def preStartUp(cls, parser = None, parsed_command_line = {}):
        # Peek the arguments and look for the 'single-instance' flag.
        if not parser:
            parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog = "cura", add_help = False)  # pylint: disable=bad-whitespace
        CuraApplication.addCommandLineOptions(parser, parsed_command_line = parsed_command_line)
        # Important: It is important to keep this line here!
        #            In Uranium we allow to pass unknown arguments to the final executable or script.
        parsed_command_line.update(vars(parser.parse_known_args()[0]))

        if parsed_command_line["single_instance"]:
            Logger.log("i", "Checking for the presence of an ready running Cura instance.")
            single_instance_socket = QLocalSocket()
            Logger.log("d", "preStartUp(): full server name: " + single_instance_socket.fullServerName())
            single_instance_socket.connectToServer("ultimaker-cura")
            single_instance_socket.waitForConnected()
            if single_instance_socket.state() == QLocalSocket.ConnectedState:
                Logger.log("i", "Connection has been made to the single-instance Cura socket.")

                # Protocol is one line of JSON terminated with a carriage return.
                # "command" field is required and holds the name of the command to execute.
                # Other fields depend on the command.

                payload = {"command": "clear-all"}
                single_instance_socket.write(bytes(json.dumps(payload) + "\n", encoding="ASCII"))

                payload = {"command": "focus"}
                single_instance_socket.write(bytes(json.dumps(payload) + "\n", encoding="ASCII"))

                if len(parsed_command_line["file"]) != 0:
                    for filename in parsed_command_line["file"]:
                        payload = {"command": "open", "filePath": filename}
                        single_instance_socket.write(bytes(json.dumps(payload) + "\n", encoding="ASCII"))

                payload = {"command": "close-connection"}
                single_instance_socket.write(bytes(json.dumps(payload) + "\n", encoding="ASCII"))

                single_instance_socket.flush()
                single_instance_socket.waitForDisconnected()
                return False
        return True

    def preRun(self):
        # Last check for unknown commandline arguments
        parser = self.getCommandlineParser()
        parser.add_argument("--help", "-h",
                            action='store_true',
                            default = False,
                            help = "Show this help message and exit."
                            )
        parsed_args = vars(parser.parse_args()) # This won't allow unknown arguments
        if parsed_args["help"]:
            parser.print_help()
            sys.exit(0)

    def run(self):
        self.preRun()

        container_registry = ContainerRegistry.getInstance()

        Logger.log("i", "Initializing variant manager")
        self._variant_manager = VariantManager(container_registry)
        self._variant_manager.initialize()

        Logger.log("i", "Initializing material manager")
        from cura.Machines.MaterialManager import MaterialManager
        self._material_manager = MaterialManager(container_registry, parent = self)
        self._material_manager.initialize()

        Logger.log("i", "Initializing quality manager")
        from cura.Machines.QualityManager import QualityManager
        self._quality_manager = QualityManager(container_registry, parent = self)
        self._quality_manager.initialize()

        Logger.log("i", "Initializing machine manager")
        self._machine_manager = MachineManager(self)

        Logger.log("i", "Initializing machine error checker")
        self._machine_error_checker = MachineErrorChecker(self)
        self._machine_error_checker.initialize()

        # Check if we should run as single instance or not
        self._setUpSingleInstanceServer()

        # Setup scene and build volume
        root = self.getController().getScene().getRoot()
        self._volume = BuildVolume.BuildVolume(self.getController().getScene().getRoot())
        Arrange.build_volume = self._volume

        # initialize info objects
        self._print_information = PrintInformation.PrintInformation()
        self._cura_actions = CuraActions.CuraActions(self)

        # Initialize setting visibility presets model
        self._setting_visibility_presets_model = SettingVisibilityPresetsModel(self)
        default_visibility_profile = self._setting_visibility_presets_model.getItem(0)
        Preferences.getInstance().setDefault("general/visible_settings", ";".join(default_visibility_profile["settings"]))

        # Detect in which mode to run and execute that mode
        if self.getCommandLineOption("headless", False):
            self.runWithoutGUI()
        else:
            self.runWithGUI()

        # Pre-load files if requested
        for file_name in self.getCommandLineOption("file", []):
            self._openFile(file_name)
        for file_name in self._open_file_queue:  # Open all the files that were queued up while plug-ins were loading.
            self._openFile(file_name)

        self.started = True
        self.initializationFinished.emit()
        self.exec_()

    initializationFinished = pyqtSignal()

    ##  Run Cura without GUI elements and interaction (server mode).
    def runWithoutGUI(self):
        self._use_gui = False
        self.closeSplash()

    ##  Run Cura with GUI (desktop mode).
    def runWithGUI(self):
        self._use_gui = True

        self.showSplashMessage(self._i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:progress", "Setting up scene..."))

        controller = self.getController()

        # Initialize UI state
        controller.setActiveStage("PrepareStage")
        controller.setActiveView("SolidView")
        controller.setCameraTool("CameraTool")
        controller.setSelectionTool("SelectionTool")

        t = controller.getTool("TranslateTool")
        if t:
            t.setEnabledAxis([ToolHandle.XAxis, ToolHandle.YAxis, ToolHandle.ZAxis])

        Selection.selectionChanged.connect(self.onSelectionChanged)

        # Set default background color for scene
        self.getRenderer().setBackgroundColor(QColor(245, 245, 245))

        # Initialize platform physics
        self._physics = PlatformPhysics.PlatformPhysics(controller, self._volume)

        # Initialize camera
        root = controller.getScene().getRoot()
        camera = Camera("3d", root)
        camera.setPosition(Vector(-80, 250, 700))
        camera.setPerspective(True)
        camera.lookAt(Vector(0, 0, 0))
        controller.getScene().setActiveCamera("3d")

        # Initialize camera tool
        camera_tool = controller.getTool("CameraTool")
        camera_tool.setOrigin(Vector(0, 100, 0))
        camera_tool.setZoomRange(0.1, 2000)

        # Initialize camera animations
        self._camera_animation = CameraAnimation.CameraAnimation()
        self._camera_animation.setCameraTool(self.getController().getTool("CameraTool"))

        self.showSplashMessage(self._i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:progress", "Loading interface..."))

        # Initialize QML engine
        self.setMainQml(Resources.getPath(self.ResourceTypes.QmlFiles, "Cura.qml"))
        self._qml_import_paths.append(Resources.getPath(self.ResourceTypes.QmlFiles))
        self.initializeEngine()

        # Make sure the correct stage is activated after QML is loaded
        controller.setActiveStage("PrepareStage")

        # Hide the splash screen
        self.closeSplash()

    def hasGui(self):
        return self._use_gui

    @pyqtSlot(result = QObject)
    def getSettingVisibilityPresetsModel(self, *args) -> SettingVisibilityPresetsModel:
        return self._setting_visibility_presets_model

    def getMachineErrorChecker(self, *args) -> MachineErrorChecker:
        return self._machine_error_checker

    def getMachineManager(self, *args) -> MachineManager:
        if self._machine_manager is None:
            self._machine_manager = MachineManager(self)
        return self._machine_manager

    def getExtruderManager(self, *args):
        if self._extruder_manager is None:
            self._extruder_manager = ExtruderManager.createExtruderManager()
        return self._extruder_manager

    def getVariantManager(self, *args):
        return self._variant_manager

    @pyqtSlot(result = QObject)
    def getMaterialManager(self, *args):
        return self._material_manager

    @pyqtSlot(result = QObject)
    def getQualityManager(self, *args):
        return self._quality_manager

    def getObjectsModel(self, *args):
        if self._object_manager is None:
            self._object_manager = ObjectsModel.createObjectsModel()
        return self._object_manager

    @pyqtSlot(result = QObject)
    def getMultiBuildPlateModel(self, *args):
        if self._multi_build_plate_model is None:
            self._multi_build_plate_model = MultiBuildPlateModel(self)
        return self._multi_build_plate_model

    @pyqtSlot(result = QObject)
    def getBuildPlateModel(self, *args):
        if self._build_plate_model is None:
            self._build_plate_model = BuildPlateModel(self)
        return self._build_plate_model

    def getCuraSceneController(self, *args):
        if self._cura_scene_controller is None:
            self._cura_scene_controller = CuraSceneController.createCuraSceneController()
        return self._cura_scene_controller

    def getSettingInheritanceManager(self, *args):
        if self._setting_inheritance_manager is None:
            self._setting_inheritance_manager = SettingInheritanceManager.createSettingInheritanceManager()
        return self._setting_inheritance_manager

    ##  Get the machine action manager
    #   We ignore any *args given to this, as we also register the machine manager as qml singleton.
    #   It wants to give this function an engine and script engine, but we don't care about that.
    def getMachineActionManager(self, *args):
        return self._machine_action_manager

    def getSimpleModeSettingsManager(self, *args):
        if self._simple_mode_settings_manager is None:
            self._simple_mode_settings_manager = SimpleModeSettingsManager()
        return self._simple_mode_settings_manager

    ##   Handle Qt events
    def event(self, event):
        if event.type() == QEvent.FileOpen:
            if self._plugins_loaded:
                self._openFile(event.file())
            else:
                self._open_file_queue.append(event.file())

        return super().event(event)

    ##  Get print information (duration / material used)
    def getPrintInformation(self):
        return self._print_information

    def getQualityProfilesDropDownMenuModel(self, *args, **kwargs):
        if self._quality_profile_drop_down_menu_model is None:
            self._quality_profile_drop_down_menu_model = QualityProfilesDropDownMenuModel(self)
        return self._quality_profile_drop_down_menu_model

    def getCustomQualityProfilesDropDownMenuModel(self, *args, **kwargs):
        if self._custom_quality_profile_drop_down_menu_model is None:
            self._custom_quality_profile_drop_down_menu_model = CustomQualityProfilesDropDownMenuModel(self)
        return self._custom_quality_profile_drop_down_menu_model

    ##  Registers objects for the QML engine to use.
    #
    #   \param engine The QML engine.
    def registerObjects(self, engine):
        super().registerObjects(engine)

        # global contexts
        engine.rootContext().setContextProperty("Printer", self)
        engine.rootContext().setContextProperty("CuraApplication", self)
        engine.rootContext().setContextProperty("PrintInformation", self._print_information)
        engine.rootContext().setContextProperty("CuraActions", self._cura_actions)

        qmlRegisterUncreatableType(CuraApplication, "Cura", 1, 0, "ResourceTypes", "Just an Enum type")

        qmlRegisterSingletonType(CuraSceneController, "Cura", 1, 0, "SceneController", self.getCuraSceneController)
        qmlRegisterSingletonType(ExtruderManager, "Cura", 1, 0, "ExtruderManager", self.getExtruderManager)
        qmlRegisterSingletonType(MachineManager, "Cura", 1, 0, "MachineManager", self.getMachineManager)
        qmlRegisterSingletonType(SettingInheritanceManager, "Cura", 1, 0, "SettingInheritanceManager", self.getSettingInheritanceManager)
        qmlRegisterSingletonType(SimpleModeSettingsManager, "Cura", 1, 0, "SimpleModeSettingsManager", self.getSimpleModeSettingsManager)
        qmlRegisterSingletonType(MachineActionManager.MachineActionManager, "Cura", 1, 0, "MachineActionManager", self.getMachineActionManager)

        qmlRegisterSingletonType(ObjectsModel, "Cura", 1, 0, "ObjectsModel", self.getObjectsModel)
        qmlRegisterType(BuildPlateModel, "Cura", 1, 0, "BuildPlateModel")
        qmlRegisterType(MultiBuildPlateModel, "Cura", 1, 0, "MultiBuildPlateModel")
        qmlRegisterType(InstanceContainer, "Cura", 1, 0, "InstanceContainer")
        qmlRegisterType(ExtrudersModel, "Cura", 1, 0, "ExtrudersModel")

        qmlRegisterType(GenericMaterialsModel, "Cura", 1, 0, "GenericMaterialsModel")
        qmlRegisterType(BrandMaterialsModel, "Cura", 1, 0, "BrandMaterialsModel")
        qmlRegisterType(MaterialManagementModel, "Cura", 1, 0, "MaterialManagementModel")
        qmlRegisterType(QualityManagementModel, "Cura", 1, 0, "QualityManagementModel")
        qmlRegisterType(MachineManagementModel, "Cura", 1, 0, "MachineManagementModel")

        qmlRegisterSingletonType(QualityProfilesDropDownMenuModel, "Cura", 1, 0,
                                 "QualityProfilesDropDownMenuModel", self.getQualityProfilesDropDownMenuModel)
        qmlRegisterSingletonType(CustomQualityProfilesDropDownMenuModel, "Cura", 1, 0,
                                 "CustomQualityProfilesDropDownMenuModel", self.getCustomQualityProfilesDropDownMenuModel)
        qmlRegisterType(NozzleModel, "Cura", 1, 0, "NozzleModel")

        qmlRegisterType(MaterialSettingsVisibilityHandler, "Cura", 1, 0, "MaterialSettingsVisibilityHandler")
        qmlRegisterType(SettingVisibilityPresetsModel, "Cura", 1, 0, "SettingVisibilityPresetsModel")
        qmlRegisterType(QualitySettingsModel, "Cura", 1, 0, "QualitySettingsModel")
        qmlRegisterType(MachineNameValidator, "Cura", 1, 0, "MachineNameValidator")
        qmlRegisterType(UserChangesModel, "Cura", 1, 0, "UserChangesModel")
        qmlRegisterSingletonType(ContainerManager, "Cura", 1, 0, "ContainerManager", ContainerManager.createContainerManager)

        # As of Qt5.7, it is necessary to get rid of any ".." in the path for the singleton to work.
        actions_url = QUrl.fromLocalFile(os.path.abspath(Resources.getPath(CuraApplication.ResourceTypes.QmlFiles, "Actions.qml")))
        qmlRegisterSingletonType(actions_url, "Cura", 1, 0, "Actions")

        for path in Resources.getAllResourcesOfType(CuraApplication.ResourceTypes.QmlFiles):
            type_name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(path))[0]
            if type_name in ("Cura", "Actions"):
                continue

            # Ignore anything that is not a QML file.
            if not path.endswith(".qml"):
                continue

            qmlRegisterType(QUrl.fromLocalFile(path), "Cura", 1, 0, type_name)

    def onSelectionChanged(self):
        if Selection.hasSelection():
            if self.getController().getActiveTool():
                # If the tool has been disabled by the new selection
                if not self.getController().getActiveTool().getEnabled():
                    # Default
                    self.getController().setActiveTool("TranslateTool")
            else:
                if self._previous_active_tool:
                    self.getController().setActiveTool(self._previous_active_tool)
                    if not self.getController().getActiveTool().getEnabled():
                        self.getController().setActiveTool("TranslateTool")
                    self._previous_active_tool = None
                else:
                    # Default
                    self.getController().setActiveTool("TranslateTool")

            if Preferences.getInstance().getValue("view/center_on_select"):
                self._center_after_select = True
        else:
            if self.getController().getActiveTool():
                self._previous_active_tool = self.getController().getActiveTool().getPluginId()
                self.getController().setActiveTool(None)

    def _onToolOperationStopped(self, event):
        if self._center_after_select and Selection.getSelectedObject(0) is not None:
            self._center_after_select = False
            self._camera_animation.setStart(self.getController().getTool("CameraTool").getOrigin())
            self._camera_animation.setTarget(Selection.getSelectedObject(0).getWorldPosition())
            self._camera_animation.start()

    def _onGlobalContainerChanged(self):
        if self._global_container_stack is not None:
            machine_file_formats = [file_type.strip() for file_type in self._global_container_stack.getMetaDataEntry("file_formats").split(";")]
            new_preferred_mimetype = ""
            if machine_file_formats:
                new_preferred_mimetype =  machine_file_formats[0]

            if new_preferred_mimetype != self._preferred_mimetype:
                self._preferred_mimetype = new_preferred_mimetype
                self.preferredOutputMimetypeChanged.emit()

    requestAddPrinter = pyqtSignal()
    activityChanged = pyqtSignal()
    sceneBoundingBoxChanged = pyqtSignal()
    preferredOutputMimetypeChanged = pyqtSignal()

    @pyqtProperty(bool, notify = activityChanged)
    def platformActivity(self):
        return self._platform_activity

    @pyqtProperty(str, notify=preferredOutputMimetypeChanged)
    def preferredOutputMimetype(self):
        return self._preferred_mimetype

    @pyqtProperty(str, notify = sceneBoundingBoxChanged)
    def getSceneBoundingBoxString(self):
        return self._i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info 'width', 'depth' and 'height' are variable names that must NOT be translated; just translate the format of ##x##x## mm.", "%(width).1f x %(depth).1f x %(height).1f mm") % {'width' : self._scene_bounding_box.width.item(), 'depth': self._scene_bounding_box.depth.item(), 'height' : self._scene_bounding_box.height.item()}

    def updatePlatformActivityDelayed(self, node = None):
        if node is not None and node.getMeshData() is not None:
            self._update_platform_activity_timer.start()

    ##  Update scene bounding box for current build plate
    def updatePlatformActivity(self, node = None):
        count = 0
        scene_bounding_box = None
        is_block_slicing_node = False
        active_build_plate = self.getMultiBuildPlateModel().activeBuildPlate
        for node in DepthFirstIterator(self.getController().getScene().getRoot()):
            if (
                not issubclass(type(node), CuraSceneNode) or
                (not node.getMeshData() and not node.callDecoration("getLayerData")) or
                (node.callDecoration("getBuildPlateNumber") != active_build_plate)):

                continue
            if node.callDecoration("isBlockSlicing"):
                is_block_slicing_node = True

            count += 1
            if not scene_bounding_box:
                scene_bounding_box = node.getBoundingBox()
            else:
                other_bb = node.getBoundingBox()
                if other_bb is not None:
                    scene_bounding_box = scene_bounding_box + node.getBoundingBox()

        print_information = self.getPrintInformation()
        if print_information:
            print_information.setPreSliced(is_block_slicing_node)

        if not scene_bounding_box:
            scene_bounding_box = AxisAlignedBox.Null

        if repr(self._scene_bounding_box) != repr(scene_bounding_box):
            self._scene_bounding_box = scene_bounding_box
            self.sceneBoundingBoxChanged.emit()

        self._platform_activity = True if count > 0 else False
        self.activityChanged.emit()

    # Remove all selected objects from the scene.
    @pyqtSlot()
    @deprecated("Moved to CuraActions", "2.6")
    def deleteSelection(self):
        if not self.getController().getToolsEnabled():
            return
        removed_group_nodes = []
        op = GroupedOperation()
        nodes = Selection.getAllSelectedObjects()
        for node in nodes:
            op.addOperation(RemoveSceneNodeOperation(node))
            group_node = node.getParent()
            if group_node and group_node.callDecoration("isGroup") and group_node not in removed_group_nodes:
                remaining_nodes_in_group = list(set(group_node.getChildren()) - set(nodes))
                if len(remaining_nodes_in_group) == 1:
                    removed_group_nodes.append(group_node)
                    op.addOperation(SetParentOperation(remaining_nodes_in_group[0], group_node.getParent()))
                    op.addOperation(RemoveSceneNodeOperation(group_node))
        op.push()

    ##  Remove an object from the scene.
    #   Note that this only removes an object if it is selected.
    @pyqtSlot("quint64")
    @deprecated("Use deleteSelection instead", "2.6")
    def deleteObject(self, object_id):
        if not self.getController().getToolsEnabled():
            return

        node = self.getController().getScene().findObject(object_id)

        if not node and object_id != 0:  # Workaround for tool handles overlapping the selected object
            node = Selection.getSelectedObject(0)

        if node:
            op = GroupedOperation()
            op.addOperation(RemoveSceneNodeOperation(node))

            group_node = node.getParent()
            if group_node:
                # Note that at this point the node has not yet been deleted
                if len(group_node.getChildren()) <= 2 and group_node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                    op.addOperation(SetParentOperation(group_node.getChildren()[0], group_node.getParent()))
                    op.addOperation(RemoveSceneNodeOperation(group_node))

            op.push()

    ##  Create a number of copies of existing object.
    #   \param object_id
    #   \param count number of copies
    #   \param min_offset minimum offset to other objects.
    @pyqtSlot("quint64", int)
    @deprecated("Use CuraActions::multiplySelection", "2.6")
    def multiplyObject(self, object_id, count, min_offset = 8):
        node = self.getController().getScene().findObject(object_id)
        if not node:
            node = Selection.getSelectedObject(0)

        while node.getParent() and node.getParent().callDecoration("isGroup"):
            node = node.getParent()

        job = MultiplyObjectsJob([node], count, min_offset)
        job.start()
        return

    ##  Center object on platform.
    @pyqtSlot("quint64")
    @deprecated("Use CuraActions::centerSelection", "2.6")
    def centerObject(self, object_id):
        node = self.getController().getScene().findObject(object_id)
        if not node and object_id != 0:  # Workaround for tool handles overlapping the selected object
            node = Selection.getSelectedObject(0)

        if not node:
            return

        if node.getParent() and node.getParent().callDecoration("isGroup"):
            node = node.getParent()

        if node:
            op = SetTransformOperation(node, Vector())
            op.push()

    ##  Select all nodes containing mesh data in the scene.
    @pyqtSlot()
    def selectAll(self):
        if not self.getController().getToolsEnabled():
            return

        Selection.clear()
        for node in DepthFirstIterator(self.getController().getScene().getRoot()):
            if not isinstance(node, SceneNode):
                continue
            if not node.getMeshData() and not node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # Node that doesnt have a mesh and is not a group.
            if node.getParent() and node.getParent().callDecoration("isGroup") or node.getParent().callDecoration("isSliceable"):
                continue  # Grouped nodes don't need resetting as their parent (the group) is resetted)
            if not node.isSelectable():
                continue  # i.e. node with layer data
            if not node.callDecoration("isSliceable") and not node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # i.e. node with layer data

            Selection.add(node)

    ##  Delete all nodes containing mesh data in the scene.
    #   \param only_selectable. Set this to False to delete objects from all build plates
    @pyqtSlot()
    def deleteAll(self, only_selectable = True):
        Logger.log("i", "Clearing scene")
        if not self.getController().getToolsEnabled():
            return

        nodes = []
        for node in DepthFirstIterator(self.getController().getScene().getRoot()):
            if not isinstance(node, SceneNode):
                continue
            if (not node.getMeshData() and not node.callDecoration("getLayerData")) and not node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # Node that doesnt have a mesh and is not a group.
            if only_selectable and not node.isSelectable():
                continue
            if not node.callDecoration("isSliceable") and not node.callDecoration("getLayerData") and not node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # Only remove nodes that are selectable.
            if node.getParent() and node.getParent().callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # Grouped nodes don't need resetting as their parent (the group) is resetted)
            nodes.append(node)
        if nodes:
            op = GroupedOperation()

            for node in nodes:
                op.addOperation(RemoveSceneNodeOperation(node))

                # Reset the print information
                self.getController().getScene().sceneChanged.emit(node)

            op.push()
            Selection.clear()

    ## Reset all translation on nodes with mesh data.
    @pyqtSlot()
    def resetAllTranslation(self):
        Logger.log("i", "Resetting all scene translations")
        nodes = []
        for node in DepthFirstIterator(self.getController().getScene().getRoot()):
            if not isinstance(node, SceneNode):
                continue
            if not node.getMeshData() and not node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # Node that doesnt have a mesh and is not a group.
            if node.getParent() and node.getParent().callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # Grouped nodes don't need resetting as their parent (the group) is resetted)
            if not node.isSelectable():
                continue  # i.e. node with layer data
            nodes.append(node)

        if nodes:
            op = GroupedOperation()
            for node in nodes:
                # Ensure that the object is above the build platform
                node.removeDecorator(ZOffsetDecorator.ZOffsetDecorator)
                if node.getBoundingBox():
                    center_y = node.getWorldPosition().y - node.getBoundingBox().bottom
                else:
                    center_y = 0
                op.addOperation(SetTransformOperation(node, Vector(0, center_y, 0)))
            op.push()

    ## Reset all transformations on nodes with mesh data.
    @pyqtSlot()
    def resetAll(self):
        Logger.log("i", "Resetting all scene transformations")
        nodes = []
        for node in DepthFirstIterator(self.getController().getScene().getRoot()):
            if not isinstance(node, SceneNode):
                continue
            if not node.getMeshData() and not node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # Node that doesnt have a mesh and is not a group.
            if node.getParent() and node.getParent().callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # Grouped nodes don't need resetting as their parent (the group) is resetted)
            if not node.callDecoration("isSliceable") and not node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # i.e. node with layer data
            nodes.append(node)

        if nodes:
            op = GroupedOperation()
            for node in nodes:
                # Ensure that the object is above the build platform
                node.removeDecorator(ZOffsetDecorator.ZOffsetDecorator)
                if node.getBoundingBox():
                    center_y = node.getWorldPosition().y - node.getBoundingBox().bottom
                else:
                    center_y = 0
                op.addOperation(SetTransformOperation(node, Vector(0, center_y, 0), Quaternion(), Vector(1, 1, 1)))
            op.push()

    ##  Arrange all objects.
    @pyqtSlot()
    def arrangeObjectsToAllBuildPlates(self):
        nodes = []
        for node in DepthFirstIterator(self.getController().getScene().getRoot()):
            if not isinstance(node, SceneNode):
                continue
            if not node.getMeshData() and not node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # Node that doesnt have a mesh and is not a group.
            if node.getParent() and node.getParent().callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # Grouped nodes don't need resetting as their parent (the group) is resetted)
            if not node.callDecoration("isSliceable") and not node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # i.e. node with layer data
            # Skip nodes that are too big
            if node.getBoundingBox().width < self._volume.getBoundingBox().width or node.getBoundingBox().depth < self._volume.getBoundingBox().depth:
                nodes.append(node)
        job = ArrangeObjectsAllBuildPlatesJob(nodes)
        job.start()
        self.getCuraSceneController().setActiveBuildPlate(0)  # Select first build plate

    # Single build plate
    @pyqtSlot()
    def arrangeAll(self):
        nodes = []
        active_build_plate = self.getMultiBuildPlateModel().activeBuildPlate
        for node in DepthFirstIterator(self.getController().getScene().getRoot()):
            if not isinstance(node, SceneNode):
                continue
            if not node.getMeshData() and not node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # Node that doesnt have a mesh and is not a group.
            if node.getParent() and node.getParent().callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # Grouped nodes don't need resetting as their parent (the group) is resetted)
            if not node.isSelectable():
                continue  # i.e. node with layer data
            if not node.callDecoration("isSliceable") and not node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # i.e. node with layer data
            if node.callDecoration("getBuildPlateNumber") == active_build_plate:
                # Skip nodes that are too big
                if node.getBoundingBox().width < self._volume.getBoundingBox().width or node.getBoundingBox().depth < self._volume.getBoundingBox().depth:
                    nodes.append(node)
        self.arrange(nodes, fixed_nodes = [])

    ##  Arrange Selection
    @pyqtSlot()
    def arrangeSelection(self):
        nodes = Selection.getAllSelectedObjects()

        # What nodes are on the build plate and are not being moved
        fixed_nodes = []
        for node in DepthFirstIterator(self.getController().getScene().getRoot()):
            if not isinstance(node, SceneNode):
                continue
            if not node.getMeshData() and not node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # Node that doesnt have a mesh and is not a group.
            if node.getParent() and node.getParent().callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # Grouped nodes don't need resetting as their parent (the group) is resetted)
            if not node.isSelectable():
                continue  # i.e. node with layer data
            if not node.callDecoration("isSliceable") and not node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                continue  # i.e. node with layer data
            if node in nodes:  # exclude selected node from fixed_nodes
                continue
            fixed_nodes.append(node)
        self.arrange(nodes, fixed_nodes)

    ##  Arrange a set of nodes given a set of fixed nodes
    #   \param nodes nodes that we have to place
    #   \param fixed_nodes nodes that are placed in the arranger before finding spots for nodes
    def arrange(self, nodes, fixed_nodes):
        job = ArrangeObjectsJob(nodes, fixed_nodes)
        job.start()

    ##  Reload all mesh data on the screen from file.
    @pyqtSlot()
    def reloadAll(self):
        Logger.log("i", "Reloading all loaded mesh data.")
        nodes = []
        has_merged_nodes = False
        for node in DepthFirstIterator(self.getController().getScene().getRoot()):
            if not isinstance(node, CuraSceneNode) or not node.getMeshData() :
                if node.getName() == "MergedMesh":
                    has_merged_nodes = True
                continue

            nodes.append(node)

        if not nodes:
            return

        for node in nodes:
            file_name = node.getMeshData().getFileName()
            if file_name:
                job = ReadMeshJob(file_name)
                job._node = node
                job.finished.connect(self._reloadMeshFinished)
                if has_merged_nodes:
                    job.finished.connect(self.updateOriginOfMergedMeshes)

                job.start()
            else:
                Logger.log("w", "Unable to reload data because we don't have a filename.")


    ##  Get logging data of the backend engine
    #   \returns \type{string} Logging data
    @pyqtSlot(result = str)
    def getEngineLog(self):
        log = ""

        for entry in self.getBackend().getLog():
            log += entry.decode()

        return log

    @pyqtSlot("QStringList")
    def setExpandedCategories(self, categories):
        categories = list(set(categories))
        categories.sort()
        joined = ";".join(categories)
        if joined != Preferences.getInstance().getValue("cura/categories_expanded"):
            Preferences.getInstance().setValue("cura/categories_expanded", joined)
            self.expandedCategoriesChanged.emit()

    expandedCategoriesChanged = pyqtSignal()

    @pyqtProperty("QStringList", notify = expandedCategoriesChanged)
    def expandedCategories(self):
        return Preferences.getInstance().getValue("cura/categories_expanded").split(";")

    @pyqtSlot()
    def mergeSelected(self):
        self.groupSelected()
        try:
            group_node = Selection.getAllSelectedObjects()[0]
        except Exception as e:
            Logger.log("d", "mergeSelected: Exception:", e)
            return

        meshes = [node.getMeshData() for node in group_node.getAllChildren() if node.getMeshData()]

        # Compute the center of the objects
        object_centers = []
        # Forget about the translation that the original objects have
        zero_translation = Matrix(data=numpy.zeros(3))
        for mesh, node in zip(meshes, group_node.getChildren()):
            transformation = node.getLocalTransformation()
            transformation.setTranslation(zero_translation)
            transformed_mesh = mesh.getTransformed(transformation)
            center = transformed_mesh.getCenterPosition()
            if center is not None:
                object_centers.append(center)

        if object_centers and len(object_centers) > 0:
            middle_x = sum([v.x for v in object_centers]) / len(object_centers)
            middle_y = sum([v.y for v in object_centers]) / len(object_centers)
            middle_z = sum([v.z for v in object_centers]) / len(object_centers)
            offset = Vector(middle_x, middle_y, middle_z)
        else:
            offset = Vector(0, 0, 0)

        # Move each node to the same position.
        for mesh, node in zip(meshes, group_node.getChildren()):
            transformation = node.getLocalTransformation()
            transformation.setTranslation(zero_translation)
            transformed_mesh = mesh.getTransformed(transformation)

            # Align the object around its zero position
            # and also apply the offset to center it inside the group.
            node.setPosition(-transformed_mesh.getZeroPosition() - offset)

        # Use the previously found center of the group bounding box as the new location of the group
        group_node.setPosition(group_node.getBoundingBox().center)
        group_node.setName("MergedMesh")  # add a specific name to distinguish this node


    ##  Updates origin position of all merged meshes
    #   \param jobNode \type{Job} empty object which passed which is required by JobQueue
    def updateOriginOfMergedMeshes(self, jobNode):
        group_nodes = []
        for node in DepthFirstIterator(self.getController().getScene().getRoot()):
            if isinstance(node, CuraSceneNode) and node.getName() == "MergedMesh":

                #checking by name might be not enough, the merged mesh should has "GroupDecorator" decorator
                for decorator in node.getDecorators():
                    if isinstance(decorator, GroupDecorator):
                        group_nodes.append(node)
                        break

        for group_node in group_nodes:
            meshes = [node.getMeshData() for node in group_node.getAllChildren() if node.getMeshData()]

            # Compute the center of the objects
            object_centers = []
            # Forget about the translation that the original objects have
            zero_translation = Matrix(data=numpy.zeros(3))
            for mesh, node in zip(meshes, group_node.getChildren()):
                transformation = node.getLocalTransformation()
                transformation.setTranslation(zero_translation)
                transformed_mesh = mesh.getTransformed(transformation)
                center = transformed_mesh.getCenterPosition()
                if center is not None:
                    object_centers.append(center)

            if object_centers and len(object_centers) > 0:
                middle_x = sum([v.x for v in object_centers]) / len(object_centers)
                middle_y = sum([v.y for v in object_centers]) / len(object_centers)
                middle_z = sum([v.z for v in object_centers]) / len(object_centers)
                offset = Vector(middle_x, middle_y, middle_z)
            else:
                offset = Vector(0, 0, 0)

            # Move each node to the same position.
            for mesh, node in zip(meshes, group_node.getChildren()):
                transformation = node.getLocalTransformation()
                transformation.setTranslation(zero_translation)
                transformed_mesh = mesh.getTransformed(transformation)

                # Align the object around its zero position
                # and also apply the offset to center it inside the group.
                node.setPosition(-transformed_mesh.getZeroPosition() - offset)

            # Use the previously found center of the group bounding box as the new location of the group
            group_node.setPosition(group_node.getBoundingBox().center)


    @pyqtSlot()
    def groupSelected(self):
        # Create a group-node
        group_node = CuraSceneNode()
        group_decorator = GroupDecorator()
        group_node.addDecorator(group_decorator)
        group_node.addDecorator(ConvexHullDecorator())
        group_node.addDecorator(BuildPlateDecorator(self.getMultiBuildPlateModel().activeBuildPlate))
        group_node.setParent(self.getController().getScene().getRoot())
        group_node.setSelectable(True)
        center = Selection.getSelectionCenter()
        group_node.setPosition(center)
        group_node.setCenterPosition(center)

        # Remove nodes that are directly parented to another selected node from the selection so they remain parented
        selected_nodes = Selection.getAllSelectedObjects().copy()
        for node in selected_nodes:
            if node.getParent() in selected_nodes and not node.getParent().callDecoration("isGroup"):
                Selection.remove(node)

        # Move selected nodes into the group-node
        Selection.applyOperation(SetParentOperation, group_node)

        # Deselect individual nodes and select the group-node instead
        for node in group_node.getChildren():
            Selection.remove(node)
        Selection.add(group_node)

    @pyqtSlot()
    def ungroupSelected(self):
        selected_objects = Selection.getAllSelectedObjects().copy()
        for node in selected_objects:
            if node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                op = GroupedOperation()

                group_parent = node.getParent()
                children = node.getChildren().copy()
                for child in children:
                    # Ungroup only 1 level deep
                    if child.getParent() != node:
                        continue

                    # Set the parent of the children to the parent of the group-node
                    op.addOperation(SetParentOperation(child, group_parent))

                    # Add all individual nodes to the selection
                    Selection.add(child)

                op.push()
                # Note: The group removes itself from the scene once all its children have left it,
                # see GroupDecorator._onChildrenChanged

    def _createSplashScreen(self):
        run_headless = self.getCommandLineOption("headless", False)
        if run_headless:
            return None
        return CuraSplashScreen.CuraSplashScreen()

    def _onActiveMachineChanged(self):
        pass

    fileLoaded = pyqtSignal(str)
    fileCompleted = pyqtSignal(str)

    def _reloadMeshFinished(self, job):
        # TODO; This needs to be fixed properly. We now make the assumption that we only load a single mesh!
        mesh_data = job.getResult()[0].getMeshData()
        if mesh_data:
            job._node.setMeshData(mesh_data)
        else:
            Logger.log("w", "Could not find a mesh in reloaded node.")

    def _openFile(self, filename):
        self.readLocalFile(QUrl.fromLocalFile(filename))

    def _addProfileReader(self, profile_reader):
        # TODO: Add the profile reader to the list of plug-ins that can be used when importing profiles.
        pass

    def _addProfileWriter(self, profile_writer):
        pass

    @pyqtSlot("QSize")
    def setMinimumWindowSize(self, size):
        self.getMainWindow().setMinimumSize(size)

    def getBuildVolume(self):
        return self._volume

    additionalComponentsChanged = pyqtSignal(str, arguments = ["areaId"])

    @pyqtProperty("QVariantMap", notify = additionalComponentsChanged)
    def additionalComponents(self):
        return self._additional_components

    ##  Add a component to a list of components to be reparented to another area in the GUI.
    #   The actual reparenting is done by the area itself.
    #   \param area_id \type{str} Identifying name of the area to which the component should be reparented
    #   \param component \type{QQuickComponent} The component that should be reparented
    @pyqtSlot(str, "QVariant")
    def addAdditionalComponent(self, area_id, component):
        if area_id not in self._additional_components:
            self._additional_components[area_id] = []
        self._additional_components[area_id].append(component)

        self.additionalComponentsChanged.emit(area_id)

    @pyqtSlot(str)
    def log(self, msg):
        Logger.log("d", msg)

    @pyqtSlot(QUrl)
    def readLocalFile(self, file):
        if not file.isValid():
            return

        scene = self.getController().getScene()

        for node in DepthFirstIterator(scene.getRoot()):
            if node.callDecoration("isBlockSlicing"):
                self.deleteAll()
                break

        f = file.toLocalFile()
        extension = os.path.splitext(f)[1]
        filename = os.path.basename(f)
        if len(self._currently_loading_files) > 0:
            # If a non-slicable file is already being loaded, we prevent loading of any further non-slicable files
            if extension.lower() in self._non_sliceable_extensions:
                message = Message(
                    self._i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:status",
                                       "Only one G-code file can be loaded at a time. Skipped importing {0}",
                                       filename), title = self._i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:title", "Warning"))
                message.show()
                return
            # If file being loaded is non-slicable file, then prevent loading of any other files
            extension = os.path.splitext(self._currently_loading_files[0])[1]
            if extension.lower() in self._non_sliceable_extensions:
                message = Message(
                    self._i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:status",
                                       "Can't open any other file if G-code is loading. Skipped importing {0}",
                                       filename), title = self._i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:title", "Error"))
                message.show()
                return

        self._currently_loading_files.append(f)
        if extension in self._non_sliceable_extensions:
            self.deleteAll(only_selectable = False)

        job = ReadMeshJob(f)
        job.finished.connect(self._readMeshFinished)
        job.start()

    def _readMeshFinished(self, job):
        nodes = job.getResult()
        filename = job.getFileName()
        self._currently_loading_files.remove(filename)

        self.fileLoaded.emit(filename)
        arrange_objects_on_load = (
            not Preferences.getInstance().getValue("cura/use_multi_build_plate") or
            not Preferences.getInstance().getValue("cura/not_arrange_objects_on_load"))
        target_build_plate = self.getMultiBuildPlateModel().activeBuildPlate if arrange_objects_on_load else -1

        root = self.getController().getScene().getRoot()
        fixed_nodes = []
        for node_ in DepthFirstIterator(root):
            if node_.callDecoration("isSliceable") and node_.callDecoration("getBuildPlateNumber") == target_build_plate:
                fixed_nodes.append(node_)
        arranger = Arrange.create(fixed_nodes = fixed_nodes)
        min_offset = 8
        default_extruder_position = self.getMachineManager().defaultExtruderPosition
        default_extruder_id = self._global_container_stack.extruders[default_extruder_position].getId()

        for original_node in nodes:

            # Create a CuraSceneNode just if the original node is not that type
            if isinstance(original_node, CuraSceneNode):
                node = original_node
            else:
                node = CuraSceneNode()
                node.setMeshData(original_node.getMeshData())

                #Setting meshdata does not apply scaling.
                if(original_node.getScale() != Vector(1.0, 1.0, 1.0)):
                    node.scale(original_node.getScale())


            node.setSelectable(True)
            node.setName(os.path.basename(filename))
            self.getBuildVolume().checkBoundsAndUpdate(node)

            is_non_sliceable = False
            filename_lower = filename.lower()
            for extension in self._non_sliceable_extensions:
                if filename_lower.endswith(extension):
                    is_non_sliceable = True
                    break
            if is_non_sliceable:
                self.callLater(lambda: self.getController().setActiveView("SimulationView"))

                block_slicing_decorator = BlockSlicingDecorator()
                node.addDecorator(block_slicing_decorator)
            else:
                sliceable_decorator = SliceableObjectDecorator()
                node.addDecorator(sliceable_decorator)

            scene = self.getController().getScene()

            # If there is no convex hull for the node, start calculating it and continue.
            if not node.getDecorator(ConvexHullDecorator):
                node.addDecorator(ConvexHullDecorator())
            for child in node.getAllChildren():
                if not child.getDecorator(ConvexHullDecorator):
                    child.addDecorator(ConvexHullDecorator())

            if arrange_objects_on_load:
                if node.callDecoration("isSliceable"):
                    # Only check position if it's not already blatantly obvious that it won't fit.
                    if node.getBoundingBox() is None or self._volume.getBoundingBox() is None or node.getBoundingBox().width < self._volume.getBoundingBox().width or node.getBoundingBox().depth < self._volume.getBoundingBox().depth:
                        # Find node location
                        offset_shape_arr, hull_shape_arr = ShapeArray.fromNode(node, min_offset = min_offset)

                        # If a model is to small then it will not contain any points
                        if offset_shape_arr is None and hull_shape_arr is None:
                            Message(self._i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:status", "The selected model was too small to load."),
                                    title=self._i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:title", "Warning")).show()
                            return

                        # Step is for skipping tests to make it a lot faster. it also makes the outcome somewhat rougher
                        node, _ = arranger.findNodePlacement(node, offset_shape_arr, hull_shape_arr, step = 10)

            # This node is deep copied from some other node which already has a BuildPlateDecorator, but the deepcopy
            # of BuildPlateDecorator produces one that's associated with build plate -1. So, here we need to check if
            # the BuildPlateDecorator exists or not and always set the correct build plate number.
            build_plate_decorator = node.getDecorator(BuildPlateDecorator)
            if build_plate_decorator is None:
                build_plate_decorator = BuildPlateDecorator(target_build_plate)
                node.addDecorator(build_plate_decorator)
            build_plate_decorator.setBuildPlateNumber(target_build_plate)

            op = AddSceneNodeOperation(node, scene.getRoot())
            op.push()

            node.callDecoration("setActiveExtruder", default_extruder_id)
            scene.sceneChanged.emit(node)

        self.fileCompleted.emit(filename)

    def addNonSliceableExtension(self, extension):
        self._non_sliceable_extensions.append(extension)

    @pyqtSlot(str, result=bool)
    def checkIsValidProjectFile(self, file_url):
        """
        Checks if the given file URL is a valid project file.
        """
        file_path = QUrl(file_url).toLocalFile()
        workspace_reader = self.getWorkspaceFileHandler().getReaderForFile(file_path)
        if workspace_reader is None:
            return False  # non-project files won't get a reader
        try:
            result = workspace_reader.preRead(file_path, show_dialog=False)
            return result == WorkspaceReader.PreReadResult.accepted
        except Exception as e:
            Logger.logException("e", "Could not check file %s", file_url)
            return False

    def _onContextMenuRequested(self, x: float, y: float) -> None:
        # Ensure we select the object if we request a context menu over an object without having a selection.
        if not Selection.hasSelection():
            node = self.getController().getScene().findObject(self.getRenderer().getRenderPass("selection").getIdAtPosition(x, y))
            if node:
                while(node.getParent() and node.getParent().callDecoration("isGroup")):
                    node = node.getParent()

                Selection.add(node)