web
You’re offline. This is a read only version of the page.
close
Skip to main content

Announcements

News and Announcements icon
Community site session details

Community site session details

Session Id :
Power Platform Community / Forums / Power Automate / get stl file from a fo...
Power Automate
Answered

get stl file from a folder and put it in ultimaker cura

(0) ShareShare
ReportReport
Posted on by 8

Hello, I'm new to Power Automate and am currently working on a project that will necessitate the use of this software. So, the procedure is that it will open the file location where all of the STL files are kept and send them to the UltiMaker Cura program to be 3D printed, as well as convert to Gcode and save it in the same folder.

kindly need some advice and guidance. 

I have the same question (0)
  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
    Most Valuable Professional on at

    If this "UltiMaker Cura" application is set as the default app for opening STL files, you can do the following:

    1. Use Get files in folder to get all your STL files into a list of files. This will generate a variable called %Files%.
    2. Use For each to iterate through the %Files%. This will generate a variable called %CurrentItem% which will hold a single file for each iteration.
      1. Use Run application and pass %CurrentItem% into the "Application path" field.
      2. Do any further steps that you need to do when the file is open
    3. End loop

    This will process all your STL files one by one.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    If I have answered your question, please mark it as the preferred solution. If you like my response, please give it a Thumbs Up.

    I also provide paid consultancy and development services using Power Automate. If you're interested, DM me and we can discuss it.

  • Ghost_Wolf Profile Picture
    8 on at

    Hello, Agnius. Thank you for the suggestion, however it does not appear to work.

  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
    Most Valuable Professional on at

    Can you please elaborate a bit more on what doesn't work? Are there errors being thrown or something?

    Also, can you share a screenshot of your flow?

  • Ghost_Wolf Profile Picture
    8 on at

    Ghost_Wolf_2-1701314852035.png

     

    Good day, Agnius. I constantly getting this issue, and I tried to solve it, but it still does not work.

  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
    Most Valuable Professional on at

    Can it be that your window contains the name of the file in its title? Or anything else that makes the window title different each time you run it?

  • Ghost_Wolf Profile Picture
    8 on at

    nope I set the drop-down function to select the same file type. Every time I run it, nothing changes. Is it a problem with the user interface?

  • Verified answer
    Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
    Most Valuable Professional on at

    It's not the dropdown that's the issue, nor is the vakue you're selecting. It's the window that's not being found. As mentioned in my previous reply, please check if the title of the entire window is the same for each file.

Under review

Thank you for your reply! To ensure a great experience for everyone, your content is awaiting approval by our Community Managers. Please check back later.

Helpful resources

Quick Links

Season of Sharing Community Challenge Winners!

Congratulations to our community stars!

Kudos to our 2025 Community Spotlight Honorees

Expanding mentorship, skilling, and AI innovation

Congratulations to the June Top 10 Community Leaders!

These are the community rock stars!

Leaderboard > Power Automate

#1
David_MA Profile Picture

David_MA 262 Super User 2026 Season 1

#2
11manish Profile Picture

11manish 167

#3
Haque Profile Picture

Haque 154

Last 30 days Overall leaderboard