Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoYour slicer is a large part of why your parts don't print accurately.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up173arrow-down1imageYour slicer is a large part of why your parts don't print accurately.lemmy.worldBlue_Morpho@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square16linkfedilinkfile-text
https://youtu.be/7sAm3RtWh4M Investigation discovers the surprising result that slicers introduce more error into prints than the printer itself.
minus-squareKrackalot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·3 days agoPrusa. Stay away from fusion most of all.
minus-squareSatyrSack@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoIs there a Fusion slicer? I just know of Fusion360, the CAD software.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoFusion lets you print from the UI. I have never used it. I always export an stl or step and load that into the slicer.
minus-squareKyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoI’ve always used Cura, I liked the UI more (with some plugins) was anything said about it?
minus-squareKrackalot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoIn their tests, it introduced more errors into the print. Some version of prusa slicer is the best, but honestly, most of the time, the difference isn’t that crazy, but just another factor. Especially if you have other issues you may not know about.
Prusa. Stay away from fusion most of all.
Is there a Fusion slicer? I just know of Fusion360, the CAD software.
Fusion lets you print from the UI. I have never used it. I always export an stl or step and load that into the slicer.
I’ve always used Cura, I liked the UI more (with some plugins) was anything said about it?
In their tests, it introduced more errors into the print. Some version of prusa slicer is the best, but honestly, most of the time, the difference isn’t that crazy, but just another factor. Especially if you have other issues you may not know about.
Thanks!