3d Printing and the Future of Piracy
- Thread starter Adebisi
- Start date
rush02112
Golden Knight of the Realm
- 274
- 203
Ok I am looking at the settings between Cura and Prusa ed Slic3r and I want them to be as close as the same as possible and looking at the start and end g-code section, should I copy and past the g-code from Slic3r and paste it straight into Cura?
Slic3r
Cura
Slic3r
Cura
- 1
rush02112
Golden Knight of the Realm
- 274
- 203
So far I really like that I can save a project with all settings in tact from Cura. We have 3 in this office, two engineers and I the draftsman so being able to pull up a project and not have to guess on if the settings were changed or not is a huge plus. So far I like how the UI is way more than Slic3r PE. The only thing I found so far I do not like is when using Slic3r, the LCD would show time remaining on the print while with Cura it only shows current build time on the LCD. Not sure if there is a setting somewhere to change that but not a deal breaker for me at this time.
As far as the g-code stuff, at the very least I need to add an end line that sets the extruder to be at a higher height, right now it's home position is incredibly close to the bed and is making it hard to get the bed out without hitting the nozzle.
As far as the g-code stuff, at the very least I need to add an end line that sets the extruder to be at a higher height, right now it's home position is incredibly close to the bed and is making it hard to get the bed out without hitting the nozzle.
rush02112
Golden Knight of the Realm
- 274
- 203
So we were having some issues with the 1st layer yesterday and decided to re-do our calibrations. All of a sudden the Z axis was no longer passing. The Z carriage would start at 0, go all the way up to 210 then come back down and fail. The nozzle would be at 0 but the lcd was reporting 5. Long story short, my co worker accidentally flashed the firmware for the MK3S but we had the MK3. Re-flashed the firmware and we're back in business. Took a whole 1 1/2 days to figure it out with live chat support, man they are so slow.
Hex
Lord Nagafen Raider
- 404
- 389
Got my palette 2 delivered, it's not without its issues but it works so I can't complain. The only thing i'll need to pick up on is how to split models using Meshmixer because I have no experience with it and so far it's been frustrating as hell even with youtube tutorials.
Hateyou
Not Great, Not Terrible
- 16,265
- 42,262
I’ve been thinking about getting into 3D printing for a while, I’ve always liked the tech and it’s finally pretty cheap now. I’ve been eyeing and Ender 3 Pro due to how cheap and decent it is.
I’m kind of waiting for this IVI 3D to go live, anyone seen these yet? They have interchangeable heads where you can do SLA, routing bits, laser etching. I guess people went nuts for it at a demo. It’s going to retail at $799 but they have a kickstarter coming up where it will be $299.
If anyone’s interested, sign up with my link please...you get free shit the more people you get to sign up for the KS notification. I’ll probably make my decision based on the discussion during the KS if I’m going with that or an Ender.
ivi3d.com
I’m kind of waiting for this IVI 3D to go live, anyone seen these yet? They have interchangeable heads where you can do SLA, routing bits, laser etching. I guess people went nuts for it at a demo. It’s going to retail at $799 but they have a kickstarter coming up where it will be $299.
If anyone’s interested, sign up with my link please...you get free shit the more people you get to sign up for the KS notification. I’ll probably make my decision based on the discussion during the KS if I’m going with that or an Ender.
IVI: The Closed-Loop 3D Printer
Easily achieve high-res 3D printing, laser engraving, CNC carving with IVI, the 10 microns' repeatability, closed-loop 3d printer.
- 1
Hateyou
Not Great, Not Terrible
- 16,265
- 42,262
Picked up an Ender-3 from woot for $160. Been putting off buying one since I have a lot of hobbies already, although a printer will just add to my table top stuff like terrain.
Anyway, got it going tonight and printed a printer upgrade piece. This is so fucking cool. 3d printing is one of those things I’ve followed from the beginning and always thought it was interesting but never thought they’d ever be affordable and that I’d own one some day.
Anyway, got it going tonight and printed a printer upgrade piece. This is so fucking cool. 3d printing is one of those things I’ve followed from the beginning and always thought it was interesting but never thought they’d ever be affordable and that I’d own one some day.
- 1
Seananigans
Honorary Shit-PhD
- 11,917
- 29,003
So my company has some mechanical engineers/designers with a dearth of work this year due to a large project getting pushed back. They all have 3d modeling experience, and I’ve been wracking my brain to find ways to keep them busy.
Does anyone have any idea if just the modeling/design (not fab) portion of this type of thing could be marketed? Or is that a non-starter due to it being easy enough most anyone can do it?
Does anyone have any idea if just the modeling/design (not fab) portion of this type of thing could be marketed? Or is that a non-starter due to it being easy enough most anyone can do it?
Bandwagon
Kolohe
- 22,686
- 59,436
- 849
- 1,526
Get involved with one of those 3d prosthetic arms for kids organizations. I personally think that is one of the coolest fucking things that have come forth from the accessibility of 3d printing. Mark it as a Charitable Donation for the company and the brass should love it.
- 1
Hex
Lord Nagafen Raider
- 404
- 389
Likewise a lot of pet shelters are looking for people who can print prosthetic limbs for pets who are looking for adoption or need them. The design work could probably net some tax breaks as well.
Working on a mask project for Defcon 27 at the moment idea came from the Hack for Satan group and their art style for this years badge. Will probably be bringing it to the Homebrew hardware contest for some shits and giggles. I'm only part way through and i'm reprinting the shell so I can weld it again w/o the exterior ones.
(Sound is enabled for both)
Fire and doom:
Sound Reactive:
Working on a mask project for Defcon 27 at the moment idea came from the Hack for Satan group and their art style for this years badge. Will probably be bringing it to the Homebrew hardware contest for some shits and giggles. I'm only part way through and i'm reprinting the shell so I can weld it again w/o the exterior ones.
(Sound is enabled for both)
Fire and doom:
Sound Reactive:
- 4
Hateyou
Not Great, Not Terrible
- 16,265
- 42,262
So I’ve been playing with my Ender 3 for a couple weeks now and it’s pretty fun. My first print was fish fossilz just cause I liked the idea of a single piece articulating. I made a ton of printer upgrades before moving back into toys and gaming components. The best is a color changing flexi-rex. Kids like it, coworkers are requesting stuff now, fun to fidget with at work.
- 3
- 25,384
- 37,453
Im a CAD engineer/designer. Have been doing so for tha pst 27 yrs or so, im not sure I understand your question.
Seananigans
Honorary Shit-PhD
- 11,917
- 29,003
- 25,384
- 37,453
Well I mean sure. Lets say you need a pretty complex doo-dad to fix a broken one or come up with a solution to a problem (something not working properly). So while some people could struggle through some CAD program for a while and come up with a working 3D design, but most probably could not. And this is where a good CAD designer could step in and do this quick. The 3D printer would be used as a prototype tool to check if design is good or it needed further fixes, etc...
- 1