From 29e7639933e29feaf58bc657e80c47e88716b02b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dim3nsioneer <Dim3nsioneer@gmx.ch>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 08:13:09 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add switch unused feeder(s) off

Having the non-active feeder motors powered on all the time is not
necessary. A feature to deactivate the unused feeder motors has been
implemented. The feature is enabled on default but can be switched off
in the configuration.
---
 Marlin/Configuration.h |  1 +
 Marlin/planner.cpp     | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Marlin/Configuration.h b/Marlin/Configuration.h
index 537ff7a29..5ee06d710 100644
--- a/Marlin/Configuration.h
+++ b/Marlin/Configuration.h
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ const bool Z_MAX_ENDSTOP_INVERTING = true; // set to true to invert the logic of
 #define DISABLE_Y false
 #define DISABLE_Z false
 #define DISABLE_E false // For all extruders
+#define DISABLE_UNSELECTED_E true //disable only not selected extruders and keep selected extruder active
 
 #define INVERT_X_DIR true    // for Mendel set to false, for Orca set to true
 #define INVERT_Y_DIR false    // for Mendel set to true, for Orca set to false
diff --git a/Marlin/planner.cpp b/Marlin/planner.cpp
index bfc71323f..db53a02cb 100644
--- a/Marlin/planner.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/planner.cpp
@@ -657,12 +657,24 @@ block->steps_y = labs((target[X_AXIS]-position[X_AXIS]) - (target[Y_AXIS]-positi
   if(block->steps_z != 0) enable_z();
 #endif
 
-  // Enable all
+  // Enable extruder(s)
   if(block->steps_e != 0)
   {
-    enable_e0();
-    enable_e1();
-    enable_e2(); 
+    if (DISABLE_UNSELECTED_E) //enable only selected extruder
+    {
+      switch(extruder)
+      {
+        case 0: enable_e0(); disable_e1(); disable_e2(); break;
+        case 1: disable_e0(); enable_e1(); disable_e2(); break;
+        case 2: disable_e0(); disable_e1(); enable_e2(); break;
+      }
+    }
+    else //enable all
+    {
+      enable_e0();
+      enable_e1();
+      enable_e2(); 
+    }
   }
 
   if (block->steps_e == 0)

From 8a32c5395bb51e06819716d02d3e57c44655f917 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dim3nsioneer <Dim3nsioneer@gmx.ch>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 14:07:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] renaming the disable inactive extruder feature

---
 Marlin/Configuration.h | 2 +-
 Marlin/planner.cpp     | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Marlin/Configuration.h b/Marlin/Configuration.h
index 5ee06d710..1355a7ab9 100644
--- a/Marlin/Configuration.h
+++ b/Marlin/Configuration.h
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ const bool Z_MAX_ENDSTOP_INVERTING = true; // set to true to invert the logic of
 #define DISABLE_Y false
 #define DISABLE_Z false
 #define DISABLE_E false // For all extruders
-#define DISABLE_UNSELECTED_E true //disable only not selected extruders and keep selected extruder active
+#define DISABLE_INACTIVE_EXTRUDER true //disable only inactive extruders and keep active extruder enabled
 
 #define INVERT_X_DIR true    // for Mendel set to false, for Orca set to true
 #define INVERT_Y_DIR false    // for Mendel set to true, for Orca set to false
diff --git a/Marlin/planner.cpp b/Marlin/planner.cpp
index db53a02cb..5b20f86f9 100644
--- a/Marlin/planner.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/planner.cpp
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ block->steps_y = labs((target[X_AXIS]-position[X_AXIS]) - (target[Y_AXIS]-positi
   // Enable extruder(s)
   if(block->steps_e != 0)
   {
-    if (DISABLE_UNSELECTED_E) //enable only selected extruder
+    if (DISABLE_INACTIVE_EXTRUDER) //enable only selected extruder
     {
       switch(extruder)
       {