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Getting a Setting Value
How Cura gets a setting's value is a complex endeavour that requires some explanation. The value property gets special treatment for this because there are a few other properties that influence the value. In this page we explain the algorithm to getting a setting value.
This page explains all possible cases for a setting, but not all of them may apply. For instance, a global setting will not evaluate the per-object settings to get its value. Exceptions to the rules for other types of settings will be written down.
Per Object Settings
Per-object settings, which are added to an object using the per-object settings tool, will always prevail over other setting values. They are not evaluated with the rest of the settings system because Cura's front-end doesn't need to send all setting values for all objects to CuraEngine separately. It only sends over the per-object settings that get overridden. CuraEngine then evaluates settings that can be changed per-object using the list of settings for that object but if the object doesn't have the setting attached falls back on the settings in the object's extruder. Refer to the CuraEngine chapter to see how this works.