From the course: Additive Manufacturing: Optimizing 3D Prints (2019)
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MatterControl
From the course: Additive Manufacturing: Optimizing 3D Prints (2019)
MatterControl
- [Narrator] MatterControl's a little unusual and has some basic design tools, a slicer, and a host, all in one program. It's maintained by MatterHackers, a 3D printer and filament retailer. MatterControl is available for free download at mattercontrol.com. On this main screen, you can see that MatterControl has a Hardware tab to keep track of your 3D printers. A tab for your design, or to input STL files, and a file system to store designs you create or buy. If we want to add a new printer, go to the Hardware tab and click the plus icon to add a printer. There's some printer definitions preloaded, or you can create your own. Click one of the printers to be ready to use its definitions to slice. To print a design, you can either use the open file icon, or drag one of the standard shapes onto this open platform Click Slice to slice the file. You can move the sliders to simulate the print build process, and see if…
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