Stewards: Scott Silvers and Robert Johnson
We have both Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) and Stereolithography Stereolithography (SLA) printers at Makersmiths.
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Post a message to the #3dprinting Slack Channel.
Direct message to the 3D Printing Steward (sometimes they also have their phone number in slack to call)
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3D printing can be difficult. If you experience problems there are folks who can help. First, review the guides here and for the specific printer. If you still have a problem, post to the #3dprinting Slack channel. Even if you find the solution, let us know, so that we can be aware that it might be an issue for others, and try to prevent it from happening again.
Software
OctoPrint
Login: octouser
Password: makesomething2day
Ultimaker Cura
Ultimaker Cura is the slicer of choice for many open source-based 3D printers for it's relative ease of use
Recommend using v4.13.1 instead of latest 5.1.1 There are bugs in the 5 train of code that cause problems with layer thickness
| Skill Level | Novice to Advanced |
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| Support formats | input: .stl, .obj, .3mf, .gcode, .g, .x3d, output: .stl, .gcode, .3mf, .ufp, .obj |
| Download | https://ultimaker.com/en/products/ultimaker-cura-software |
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Elegoo has their own fork of Cura tuned for their printers.
Recommend using v4.13.1 instead of latest 5.1.1 There are bugs in the 5 train of code that cause problems with layer thickness
| Skill Level | Novice to Advanced |
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| Support formats | input: .stl, .obj, .3mf, .gcode, .g, .x3d, output: .stl, .gcode, .3mf, .ufp, .obj |
| Download | https://ultimakerwww.elegoo.com/en/products/ultimaker-cura-softwarepages/3d-printing-user-support |
Cura LulzBot Edition
Cura for LulzBot is an open source slicer based on Ultimaker Cura and tuned for LulzBot machines.
Latest version is 3.6.37, but there are issues with the installer. Install 3.6.23 first, then install 3.6.37
| Skill Level | Novice to Advanced |
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| Support formats | input: .stl, .obj, .3mf, .gcode, .g, .x3d, output: .stl, .gcode, .3mf, .ufp, .obj |
| Download | https://www.lulzbot.com/support/cura |
PrusaSlicer
PrusaSlicer is open source and can be difficult to use. For advanced users it has fine-grained control and can produce excellent prints.
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