G+_j r Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I'm new to 3-D printing just bought a Monoprice maker Select V-2 .Father R I heard you say what slicing program you like to use on when your episodes. I've been going back trying to find the episode I just can't find it.I thought it was your 3-D printing troubleshooting one. I was just wondering if you could just put a list up of what Slicing Program you like to use. Maybe on Of your episode's you could shows how to set the settings up for your print on your slicing program Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Hagberg Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I believe he mentioned tinkercad.com - Tinkercad | Create 3D digital designs with online CAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Peach Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Michael Hagberg?, TinkerCAD is a modeling program, which he definitely likes. +j r, I don't know what Padre said we his favorite, but I've been getting along fine with Cura. Any of them will take time to figure out, but when you do then you can take those skills to just about any slicer. Some certainly have more features than others. I like the simplicity of Cura and it works well for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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G+_Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Sorry about that... travelling... spotty connectivity. You're looking for "Cura" Made by Ultimaker, but works for any printer. (For you MP v2, use the i3 settings) https://ultimaker.com/en/products/cura-software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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G+_Michael Hagberg Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 So does Cura take a STL file and make a better optimized path STL file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_j r Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Installed cuda When I went to add a printer Clicked on others and I see a bunch of printers that have I3 in the name Not sure which one to pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Peach Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Michael Hagberg what Cura (and any other slicer) does is actually create the layers from an STL that the printer will print. The printer can't print a solid object all at once. It prints an object a layer at a time. Cura is the software that slices the STL into the individual layers. It does more than just slice though. It also is the software that creates the instructions for the printer. It tells the printer what temperature to set everything at and where to move the print head. It tells the printer how much filament to lay down as it travels from place to place on each slice. That code (the file that Cura makes) is called GCODE. You don't feed a printer an STL file directly. You have to slice it into a GCODE file. [That said, there are some printers that have their own slicer built in. So you do give it an STL file and it will do all the slicing and creation of the GCODE, but you have much less control on those printers as you do by doing it yourself.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Peach Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 j r, Of the choices you have in that picture, I would pick Prusa i3. If there are more choices further down, see if you can find a Wanhao Duplicator i3 v2 (or v2.1). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Hagberg Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Thank you. I've been taking my Openscad stl files to the library's MakerBot. I need to see if the MakerBot will accept gcode files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Peach Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I would say that if what you are doing now works for you, then there is no need to switch over to a separate slicer. The Makerbot desktop program handles the slicing for you. It probably has most of the settings you need, you just didn't know that you were using a slicer when using the Makerbot software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Shooter_FPV (Shooter_FP Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I use both the Cura version that came with the printer, and the free version from Cura's web site. For some reason, Cura decides to slow to a crawl on my PC (Corei5, 16GB RAM...)... even restarting it doesn't help. So when I need something quick I do it in the Monoprice Cura. Also, I am making an RC car now, and for some strange reason the free Cura couldn't print the rims for the tires properly. Did it in the Monoprice Cura and it printed great... weird... and I can't afford Simplify3D right now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Young Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 +1 for Cura, works great. I also might recommend Maker's Muse on YouTube, he has some excellent 3D printing videos, and specifically rates slicer programs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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